Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts
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Convenor: Mark Considine (Dept of Political Science)
The Faculty of Arts offers a program in Sociology which deals with issues such as the way individual identities are formed, the role of the group, the nature of socialisation, the role of local and mass culture, differences in family and kinship systems, class and social stratification, relations between societies and their natural environments, the role of social movements, and problems of social change.
The program assists students to develop skills in sociological methods and to learn to become effective social researchers in their own right. The emphasis of the program is upon the application of sociological theory and methods to practical problems and contemporary issues such as unemployment, homelessness, violence against women, AIDS, Americanisation of local cultures, and problems of race and ethnicity.
The Interdepartmental Program is located in the Department of Political Science, and includes contributions from Anthropology, Criminology, Geography, Education and Social Theory. Students normally take a common first-year and may then choose from a range of second and third year core units and electives.
The general prerequisite for all second and third year subjects in the ID program in Sociology is 25 points of first year Sociology subjects. Students with a 12.5 point Sociology subject and another first year subject from Anthropology, Criminology, Political Science or Geography may also proceed.
To complete a major in Sociology students will normally take a minimum of two core units (totalling 33.3 points) and three electives (totalling 50 points) at second and third year level. A major in Sociology requires the completion of five subjects at second and third year level for a total of 83.3 points. Students not undertaking a major may enrol in second and third year subjects, provided they meet the normal prerequisites noted above. No student may take more than two semester-length subjects from any one of the five contributing departments.
Students must take a minimum of two of the following core subjects:
Department of Political Science
Social Theory (Department of History and Philosophy of Science)
Anthropology (Department of History and Philosophy of Science)
Department of Criminology
Department of Geography
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 10 1995 Last modified: Oct 10 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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