Sociology // Structure
Sociology
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Ashley Barnwell
Email: ashley.barnwell@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
This major requires the completion of:
- 25 credit points of Level 1 electives and Arts Discovery subjects including:
- A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives (SOCI10001 highly recommended)
- 12.5 credit points of Level 2 core subjects
- 25 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone subjects
- 25 credit points of Level 3 electives
SOCI and SOTH coded subjects are recommended for both Level 2 and 3 electives
The subjects MULT20003 is compulsory in the Criminology, Politics and International Studies, and Sociology majors. Students who are completing two majors in any two of these disciplines can only count MULT20003 towards one major. One additional Level 2 subject must be completed for the other major.
*Notes:
Please note: Students must undertake an Arts Discovery subject as part of the course requirements and the Arts Discovery subject can be counted in one major only. For this major, you will need to complete two Level 1 subjects.
If you are completing a double major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: An Arts Discovery subject and one Level 1 Elective subject for the first major and two Level 1 Elective subjects for the second major.
Level 1 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SOCI10001 | Understanding Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI10003 | Inequalities: Future Challenges | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 core subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT20003 | Critical Analytical Skills | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT20008 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20014 | Sociology of Youth | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20016 | Sociology of Culture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20017 | Sex in Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20018 | Families, Relationships and Society | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
SOCI20019 | Talking with People: Doing Interviews | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOTH20002 | Classical Sociological Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20020 | Environmental Sociology: Warming Planet | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20021 | Digital Technology and Social Change | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SOCI30016 | Social Sustainability | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SOCI30001 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI30005 | Sociology Internship |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
25 |
SOCI30009 | Living in a Risk Society | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI30013 | Survey Design and Analysis | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
SOCI30014 | Race and Racism in Australia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI30015 | Work, Labour and Society | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI30017 | Medicine, Sickness and Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/study-areas/sociology-social-policy-and-social-theory
Last updated: 13 February 2025