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Second/third-year subjects
Fourth year Honours subjects
Subjects not offered in 1999
Second/third-year subjects not offered in 1999
Third-year subjects not offered in 1999
Fourth year Honours subjects not offered in 1999
Convener: Dr John Rundell
Social Theory is an interdepartmental program which analyses the ways in which social life is organised and, sometimes, transformed. It questions the everyday assumptions which shape our lives and reflects in a systematic manner about such issues as the division of power, the nature of identity, forms of agency and rationality and our experiences as pre-modern, modern or postmodern subjects.
The Ashworth Centre for Social Theory is housed in the History and Philosophy of Science department. The four themes of inquiry emphasised at the Centre are:
contemporary critical theories
psychoanalysis, social theory and identities
social theory and the analysis of social and political relations
critical theories, science and technologies
The interdisciplinary scope of the Social Theory program provides a context where the theoretical and substantive issues raised in such disciplines as Sociology, History, Women's Studies, Political Science, Anthropology and Cultural Studies can be further explored and critically reflected upon. This makes Social Theory an appropriate choice for students with a critical interest in any of the social or human sciences.
The Social Theory program commences at second year. The general prerequisite for entry is the completion of 50 points of first year in any area of study within the Arts Faculty.
A Major in Social Theory consists of nine 12.5 point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:
Two first-year subjects in any area of study (25 points), and;
Seven second/third-year subjects in Social Theory totalling 87.5 points, which must include the following four core subjects:
And three subjects from the list of optional subjects below.
| Core subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| 136-077 Psychoanalysis and Social Theory | 1 | |
| 136-073 Critical Theories | 2 | |
| 136-074 Theoretical Foundations of Sociology | 2 | |
| 136-075 Identities in Conflict | Not Offered | |
There is no pure Honours program in Social Theory. This means that students must combine fourth year Honours in Social Theory with another area of study, such as English, History or Political Science.
The prerequisite for entry to combined Honours in Social Theory are:
Completion of all the requirements for the BA, and;
Completion of a Major in Social Theory, and;
An average grade of H2A or higher over the second/third-year subjects within the Major, and;
Admission to Honours in another area of study within the Arts Faculty.
Entry to Honours must be approved by the convenor of Social Theory and the Faculty of Arts Honours course adviser.
Students undertaking combined Honours in Social Theory and another area of study must complete:
136-081 Social Theory Honours Thesis (37.5 points), and;
136-080 Theories of Modernity, the program's compulsory Honours subject (12.5 points), and;
One Honours subject in Social Theory from the list of core Honours subjects below (12.5 points), and;
Three Honours subjects in the combined area of study (equivalent to 37.5 points).
or
Honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points)
Two Honours subjects in the combined area of study (equivalent to 25 points), and;
136-080 Theories of Modernity, the program's compulsory Honours subject (12.5 points), and;
Two Honours subjects from the lists of core or optional Honours subjects below (equivalent to 25 points)
| Core Honours subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Social Theory | Semester | |
| 136-082 Imagined Societies | 1 | |
| 136-080 Theories of Modernity | 2 | |
| 136-079 Reading Texts in Social Theory | Not Offered | |
| Political Science | ||
| 166-060 Postcolonial Concerns, Postmodern Theory | 1 | |
| Optional Honours subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| History and Philosophy of Science | Semester | |
| 136-069 Disease and Culture | Not Offered | |
| 136-066 Risk, Environment and Modernity | Not Offered | |
Ashworth Centre for Social Theory
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Ground Floor, rms 147 & 146B
Old Arts Building
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria 3052
Tel. +61 3 9344 7168
Fax. +61 3 9344 7959
Email: johnfr@truck.its.unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.hps.unimelb.edu.au
136-073 Critical Theories
136-074 Theoretical Foundations of Sociology
136-077 Psychoanalysis and Social Theory
166-034 An/Other China: Theorising Everyday Life
136-081 Social Theory Honours Thesis
136-080 Theories of Modernity
136-082 Imagined Societies
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