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 166-089 Sociology Internship Research Project

Note

Formerly available as 166-265/365. Students who have completed 166-265/365 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Entry to this subject is by quota, with a maximum of 15 students enrolled at any one time.

Availability

3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

K McDonald, J-S Chang & T Marjoribanks

Prerequisites

Students wishing to enrol in this subject must have completed Sociology 1A and 1B and 166-086 (166-258/358) Sociological Research Methods.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

To be determined in consultation with the departmental supervisor and relevant organisation

Subject Description

In this subject a student, under academic supervision from the Sociology Program, undertakes a sociological research project in an organisation outside the university - such as trade unions, social movements, women's organisations, welfare service providers, Government or non-government organisations or business organisation. The project will be determined jointly by the student and the organisation concerned.

Assessment

A research report of 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • Y Wadsworth, Do it yourself Social Research. (2nd ed) Allen & Unwin 1997.
  • C Hakim, Research Design: strategies and choices in the design of social research. Allen & Unwin 1987.
  • T Sullivan, Applied Sociology: research and critical thinking. Macmillan 1992..
  • J Gubrium & D Silverman (eds), The Politics of field research: sociology beyond enlightenment. Sage 1989.
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