UNSW Handbook Plan - Social Science and Policy

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Social Science and Policy - SLSPAH3420


	Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
	School: School of Social Sciences
	Contact: School of Social Sciences
	Program: 3420 - Social Science
	Award(s):
	Bachelor of Social Science (Honours)

Plan Outline

The Honours program in Social Science and Policy requires the completion of 48 uoc (the equivalent of one year full-time study or two years part-time study). Combined Honours may be undertaken with another major or minor stream.

The Honours program involves seminars and the completion of a research project or thesis. It consists of 18 uoc of coursework and 30 uoc of thesis/project. The 18 uoc of coursework includes one List A (Faculty) coursework (6 uoc) and two List B (Area of Study) courses (12 uoc).

Plan Structure

Students must complete ARTS4264 B: Honours Thesis Workshop and ARTS4160/ARTS4265 Doing Qualitative Research Honours Workshop. If students complete Doing Qualitative Research Honours Workshop as a List A course they can choose another course from List B. In case students complete it as a List B course than they can choose another course from List A.

List A Courses (6 uoc)

ARTS4100 A: Research Meth in Humanities (6 UOC)
ARTS4140 A: Key Concepts (6 UOC)
ARTS4141 A: What is Philosophy (6 UOC)
ARTS4160 A: Doing Qualitative Research (6 UOC)

List B Courses (6 uoc)

ARTS4260 B: Politics, Law and Justice (6 UOC)
ARTS4261 B: Global Civil Society (6 UOC)
ARTS4262 B: Currents in Social Theory (6 UOC)
ARTS4265 B: Doing Qualitative Research (6 UOC)

Plus Thesis Workshop

ARTS4264 B: Honours Thesis Workshop (6 UOC)

Honours Thesis (30 uoc)

Sample Program

Full-time Honours (1 year)

Semester 1

List A course (6 UOC)

ARTS4264 B: Honours Thesis Workshop (6 UOC)
ARTS4265 B: Doing Qualitative Research (6 UOC)
SLSP4051 Social Science &Policy Honours (6 UOC)

Semester 2

SLSP4054 Social Science &Policy Honours (24 UOC)

Part-time Honours (2 years)

Year 1 Semester 1

ARTS4264 B: Honours Thesis Workshop (6 UOC)
ARTS4265 B: Doing Qualitative Research (6 UOC)

Year 1 Semester 2

SLSP4052 Social Science &Policy Honours (12 UOC)

Year 2 Semester 1

List A course (6 UOC)

SLSP4051 Social Science &Policy Honours (6 UOC)

Semester 2 Year 2

SLSP4052 Social Science &Policy Honours (12 UOC)

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