Sociology Co-Major - 2010

Co-Major

Description

Sociology is the study of people in groups - from the family to whole societies. It investigates how individual and group behaviour shapes groups and society, and in turn, how behaviour is shaped by society and its institutions. Sociology looks at the different ways social group behaviour can be explained, and the methods which can be used to get a better understanding of the social world. The Sociology Professional Major prepares students for careers in research, government, non-profits and other human-focused fields. The sociology curriculum emphasises research skills training, in particular research design and qualitative research methods. Students will design and carry out original research, providing them with critical real-world project management, research design, and report-writing skills.

Career opportunities

Sociology prepares you for careers in research, government, non-profits and other human-focused fields.

Structure

A Co-Major is a sequence of study focused on a specific discipline while assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the student. It is usually self-contained, in that it includes any requisite foundation studies. Where a student has studied a Co-Major they are not normally eligible to apply to graduate with the associated tagged degree outcome. Co-Majors contain up to one elective choice and are made up of 8 units (100cps).

Units

Co-major
HAS111 Sociological Foundations
HAS319 Race, Ethnicity and Migration OR HAS290 Sociology of the Body (pre 2012) / HAS292 Sociology of Sport (2012 onwards)
HAS203 Families, Relationships and Sexuality
HAS202 eSociety: Sociology of the Electronic Age
HAS201 Sociological Perspectives
HAS204 Sociology of Young People
HAS317 Qualitative Research Methods
HAS303 Genetics and Society

Further information

Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
Tel: +61 3 9214 8859
Fax: +61 3 9214 5921
Email: lssinfo@swin.edu.au
Website: www.swinburne.edu.au/lss/

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