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Sociology
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Ashley Barnwell
Email: ashley.barnwell@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time
The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:
- Two compulsory subjects (25 points)
- Core subjects (12.5 points to 25 points)
- Elective subjects (50 points to 62.5 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: students can only take a maximum 12.5 points of Level 1 subjects
Subject Options
Compulsory subjects (25 points):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCI90018 | Indigenous Policy Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH40001 | Emotions in Society | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Core subjects (12.5 points to 25 points):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCI20019 | Talking with People: Doing Interviews | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20023 | Survey Design and Analysis | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI90005 | Social Research Design and Evaluation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective subjects (50 points to 62.5 points):
Please note: students can only take a maximum 12.5 points of Level 1 subjects
| 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 |
| SOCI20017 | Sex in Society | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS20035 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH20002 | Classical Sociological Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20020 | Environmental Sociology: Warming Planet | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI20022 | Medicine, Sickness and Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| 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 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 16 January 2026