Sociology and Anthropology - SOCAD23409
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of Social Sciences
Contact: School of Social Sciences
Program: 3409 - Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Minor)
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Stream Outline
This stream structure is for the following students:
• Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts and Business, and Bachelor of Media students commencing from 2016
• Bachelor of International Studies students commencing from 2017
Sociology and Anthropology will appeal to you if you are interested in the social and cultural relations through which we live. If you are doing a major in the humanities, Sociology and Anthropology as a minor will give you an invaluable social and cross-cultural perspective. If you are majoring in a specialist social science, most of which grew from Sociology and Anthropology, a minor in Sociology and Anthropology will give greater depth and cross-cultural breadth. If you are majoring in a discipline that is concerned with social and cultural trends, a minor in Sociology and Anthropology will improve your analytical skills, your conceptual understanding and your appreciation of ethical relations.
• Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts and Business, and Bachelor of Media students commencing from 2016
• Bachelor of International Studies students commencing from 2017
Sociology and Anthropology will appeal to you if you are interested in the social and cultural relations through which we live. If you are doing a major in the humanities, Sociology and Anthropology as a minor will give you an invaluable social and cross-cultural perspective. If you are majoring in a specialist social science, most of which grew from Sociology and Anthropology, a minor in Sociology and Anthropology will give greater depth and cross-cultural breadth. If you are majoring in a discipline that is concerned with social and cultural trends, a minor in Sociology and Anthropology will improve your analytical skills, your conceptual understanding and your appreciation of ethical relations.
Stream Learning Outcomes
You should achieve the following learning outcomes upon the successful completion of the stream:
- Identify key concepts and theoretical approaches within and between the disciplines of sociology and anthropology
- Recognise the significance of appropriate research strategies and methods in the construction of sociological and anthropological knowledge
- Recognise the particularity of different times, places, cultures and people, and the connectedness of all forms of life
Stream Structure
If you wish to gain a minor stream in Sociology and Anthropology you must complete 24 units of credit including 12 UOC of core courses at Level 1, and a 6 UOC core course at Level 2.
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)
You may complete 6 UOC from the following:
- ARTS2870 Global Citizens (6 UOC)
- ARTS2872 Living and Dying (6 UOC)
- ARTS2873 Doing Fieldwork (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 may complete 6 UOC from the following:
- ARTS3871 Forensic Sociology (6 UOC)
- ARTS3872 Media Publics (6 UOC)
- ARTS3874 Culture and Human Rights (6 UOC)
- ARTS3883 Personhood in Asia (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.
