Sociology and Anthropology - SOCAD13961
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of Social Sciences
Contact: School of Social Sciences
Program: 3961 - Engineering (Honours) / Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Major)
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Stream Outline
THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2016.
Sociology and Anthropology will appeal to you if you are interested in the social and cultural relations through which we live. A major in Sociology and Anthropology will give you a broad and deep appreciation of the disciplines, it will support you in developing your own interests in particular facets of social life, and it will prepare you for employment as a social researcher. Along the way, it will change the way you see the world and allow you to examine the way you live.
Sociology and Anthropology will appeal to you if you are interested in the social and cultural relations through which we live. A major in Sociology and Anthropology will give you a broad and deep appreciation of the disciplines, it will support you in developing your own interests in particular facets of social life, and it will prepare you for employment as a social researcher. Along the way, it will change the way you see the world and allow you to examine the way you live.
Learning Outcomes for Sociology and Anthropology
Upon successful completion of a Sociology and Anthropology stream, you will be able to:
- recognise both the particularity of different times, different places and different cultures, and the connectedness of all forms of life.
- understand and work with the key concepts and theoretical approaches that have developed and are developing within and between Sociology and Anthropology.
- appreciate and appropriately use research strategies and methods to gain sociological and anthropological knowledge.
- question cultural assumptions, and think critically, imaginatively and creatively.
- analyse the ethical issues in social research and in public and private life.
Stream Structure
If you wish to gain a major stream in Sociology and Anthropology you must complete 60 units of credit including 12 UOC of core courses at Level 1, at least 18 UOC at Level 2 including the 6 UOC Level 2 core course and at least 18 UOC at Level 3.
Level 1
You must complete the following Level 1 core courses:
- ARTS1870 Rethinking the Social (6 UOC)
- ARTS1871 Cultural Experience (6 UOC)
Level 2
You must complete the following Level 2 core course:
- ARTS2871 Power and Powerlessness (6 UOC)
And at least 12 UOC from the following:
- ARTS2870 Global Citizens (6 UOC)
- ARTS2872 Living and dying (6 UOC)
- ARTS2873 People and Place (6 UOC)
- ARTS2874 Culture and Emotion (6 UOC)
- ARTS2875 Society and Desire (6 UOC)
- ARTS2876 Understanding the Self (6 UOC)
- ARTS2877 Technologies, Culture, Society (6 UOC)
Level 3
You must complete 6 UOC from the following:
- ARTS3870 Debates in SOCA (6 UOC)
- ARTS3875 Researching Culture & Society (6 UOC)
And at least 12 UOC from the following:
- ARTS3870 Debates in SOCA (6 UOC)
- ARTS3871 Forensic Sociology (6 UOC)
- ARTS3872 Media Publics (6 UOC)
- ARTS3874 Culture and Human Rights (6 UOC)
- ARTS3875 Researching Culture & Society (6 UOC)
- ARTS3883 Exploring the Life-Course (6 UOC)
- ARTS3885 Trauma and Violence (6 UOC)
- ARTS3886 Living Social Justice (6 UOC)
Note to students in the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts:
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts will complete ARTS1871 Cultural Experience (6 UOC) as part of their Social Work core requirement. Students who choose a major or minor in Sociology and Anthropology must complete an additional 6 UOC UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Elective.
