Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Arts

Sociology major sequence

The following is the program of study [November, 2008] for a 33-unit major sequence in Sociology within a Bachelor of Arts and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the BA.

First Year

9 units from the following:

SOCI1002

Introduction to Social Analysis

4.5

SOCI1004

Youth, Consumerism and Social Identity: An Introduction to Sociology

4.5

SOCI1005

Emotions, Bodies and Society: An Introduction to Sociology

4.5

SOCI1006

Media, Culture and Society: An Introduction to Sociology

4.5

SOCI1007

Crime, Deviance and Social Control: An Introduction to Sociological Ideas

4.5

SOCI1008

Self and Society: An Introduction to Micro-Sociology

4.5

SOCI1009

Many Societies, One World: An Introduction to Sociology

4.5

Second and Third Years

24 units chosen from the following topics, including at least 6 units from Group A and 6 units from Group B. Topics which appear in both groups may be used to fulfil only one of these requirements.

For admission to the honours program in sociology students will normally be required to have included in their program one topic from SOCI2008, SOCI2009, SOCI2014 and one topic from SOCI2005, SOCI2010.

	Group A - Conceptual Approaches
SOCI2008	Love, Death and Power: An Introduction to Sociological Theory	6
SOCI2009	Shaping the Future: Social Change in the New Century	6
SOCI2012	Sociology of Work	6
SOCI2014	Modernisation and Globalisation	6
SOCI3005	Sociology of Developing Societies	6
SOCI3006	Political Sociology	6
SOCI3007	Global Climate Change - Social, Political and Economic Impacts and Responses	6
SOCI3014	Sociology of Deviance	6
SOCI3016	Sociology of Intimacy	6
SOCI3019	Sociology of Health and Illness	6
SOCI3026	Sociology of Law	6
SOCI3028	Culture and Society	6
SOCI3037	Nations and the Challenges of Multiculturalism and Globalisation	6
SOCI3041	Sociology of Islam	6
SOCI3044	Race and Ethnic Relations	6
SOCI3045	Gender and Sexuality	6
SOCI3046	Business and Society in Australia	6
	Group B - Research Strategies
SOCI2005	Skills in Social Research*	6
SOCI2010	Knowing the Social World	6
SOCI2012	Sociology of Work	6
SOCI2013	Research Methods in Criminal Justice*	6
SOCI3004	Sociological Methods	6
SOCI3014	Sociology of Deviance	6
SOCI3017	Urban Sociology	6
SOCI3028	Culture and Society	6
SOCI3031	Contemporary Social Problems	6
SOCI3037	Nations and the Challenges of Multiculturalism and Globalisation	6
SOCI3039	Criminology	6
SOCI3043	Evaluation Research	6
SOCI3045	Gender and Sexuality	6

* Students may not count both SOCI2005 and SOCI2013 towards their degree.