Credit points
80
Major available at
- Blacktown
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Strathfield
Note:
Blacktown- Not on offer (2022)
Additional information
Sociology is one of the most relevant disciplines for understanding complex social, cultural, and political phenomena today. Often cited as the "Queen of Disciplines" due to it producing a number of key ideas used by many subjects that study society and culture, sociology offers students a range of exciting theoretical, methodological, and conceptual tools for an understanding of human action, social and systemic change, institutions, and the deeper meanings of life. With subject matter such as globalisation, religion, health, work and economy, social movements, gender, and culture, sociologists are often crucially involved in a number of key debates around the ideas and events that impact on real people and their communities. All of these areas are a part of the sociology sequence at the ACU. Operating in both government and private industry, sociologists are employed in a variety of roles that centre on people and their environments including community project officers, policy planners and researchers, marketers and social media publicists. Sociology at the ACU helps students acquire high-order transferrable skills in reasoning, theorising, communicating, and research to do with a broader and deeper perspective of events, all of which are highly sought after by employers.
Admission requirements
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission.
Completion requirements
A student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. 10 cp from 100-level units (Part A);
b. at least 40 cp from 200-level units (Part B);
c. at least 20 cp from 300-level units (Part C)
Part A : 100-level units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCS100 | Introduction to Sociology | 10 | |
| OR | |||
| SOCS108 | Contemporary Society and Change | 10 | |
Part B : 200-level units
Complete at least 40 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCS207 | Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively | 10 | Compulsory unit |
| SOCS200 | All the Feels Emotions Society Culture | 10 | |
| SOCS201 | Social Justice and the New Economy | 10 | |
| SOCS202 | Culture: Rights, Representation, Resistance | 10 | |
| SOCS206 | Globalisation, Religion and Modernity | 10 | |
| SOCS208 | The Power of Social Connection: Social Capital Revealed | 10 | |
| SOCS209 | Race and Ethnicity: Australian and Global Perspectives | 10 | |
| SOCS210 | The Social and Cultural Life of Fijian Young People | 10 | |
| SOCS226 | Global Youth Cultures | 10 | |
| SOCS234 | Sociological Theory and Practice | 10 | |
| SOCS235 | Health, Illness and Wellbeing | 10 | |
| SOCS239 | Sociology of Gender and Sexuality | 10 | |
| SOCS243 | Global Health | 10 | |
| SOCS244 | Difference and Diversity: Social and Sexual Health | 10 |
Part C : 300-level units
Complete at least 20 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCS302 | People Count: Researching Globally with Quantitative Methods | 10 | Compulsory unit |
| SOCS300 | Power Wealth and Welfare: Social Issues and Policy | 10 | |
| HUMA332 | Arts and Humanities Special Project | 10 |
Restriction requirement for HUMA332. A quota applies to this unit. An application process applies for special projects on offer and academic merit will be considered. The student must have a GPA of at least 5.5 and be undertaking a major taught by the National School of Arts and Humanities (not including Education Studies, Mathematics and Technology). Permission from the National Head of School is required prior to enrolling in this unit.