Sociology
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
| Offered by | See Faculty of Arts Honours Coordinators School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences |
| Coordinator | See Faculty of Arts Honours Coordinators |
| Campus | Clayton, Gippsland, Off Campus |
Description
Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising of a thesis and two coursework units.
The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the Sociology honours coordinator.
Units
The units available differ between campuses. Please refer to the individual campus entries below.
Clayton
Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry
Thesis
- SCY4580A Honours Thesis in Sociology Part A
- SCY4580B Honours Thesis in Sociology Part B
Coursework Units
Compulsory Honours in Sociology Seminar:
- SCY4540 Theory and Practice of Sociology
12 points from:
- SYM4005: Qualitative Research Strategies
- SYM4045: Analysing Quantitative Data
- SYM4055: Data Analysis Software for Social Research
- GND4010: Theorising Gender (Semester 1, Clayton)
- SYM4015: Secondary Analysis of Official Statistics
- SYM4025: Survey Research
- SYM4065: Issues in Public Policy
- GND4020: Feminist Research
Gippsland and Off-campus
Offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences
Thesis
Students complete the following two units:
- HUM4000(A) Honours Dissertation A
- HUM4000(B) Honours Dissertation B
Coursework Units
Students complete the following two units:
- SCY4801 Theory and practice in sociology
- HUM4002 Selected topics in theory and practice
Relevant Courses
- 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
- 0204 Honours degree of Bachelor of Letters
- 0082 The honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
2011 Information
The University Handbook for 2011 will be available from 1 October 2010.