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Sociology and Anthropology
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Description

Sociology and Anthropology is an area of study for students with a special interest in human relationships and the multiplicity of interactive cooperation, conflict and communication which constitutes any society.

Both Sociology and Anthropology explore the social and cultural realities of human life. The earlier distinction between these two disciplines, the former focusing on Western societies and the latter on non-Western societies, has tended to disappear in a globalising world. Societies and cultures have become so linked, through migration, communications, mass consumerism and capital flows, that the borders of social and cultural life have been radically changed.

At UNSW, the School of Social Sciences offers a diverse program where students may choose courses in sociology, social anthropology, cultural theory, cultural studies, sociological approaches to communication and the public media, political sociology and policy-related studies.

The study of Sociology and Anthropology is a good preparation for working in any field where observation, critical analysis and evaluation, and the presentation of written and spoken communication are important. After graduation, your work could be in research, policy, planning, management, teaching or administration. You could be employed in a large government or a non-government organisation, in media and communications, in a public or private research unit, in a large corporation or a small business.

Studying Sociology and Anthropology at UNSW

The School of Social Sciences (http://ssis.arts.unsw.edu.au/) offers a major sequence in Sociology within the Bachelor of Arts program and a number of other programs based in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.



Sociology can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3400 Arts Major SOCAA13400
3402 Media and Communications Major SOCAA13402
   

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Sociology and Anthropology can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3403 Arts Minor
Major
Honours
SOCAA23403
SOCAB13403
SOCABH3403
3420 Social Science Major
Honours
SOCAB13420
SOCABH3420
3427 Music/Arts Minor
Major
Honours
SOCAA23427
SOCAB13427
SOCABH3427
3522 Commerce/Arts Minor
Major
SOCAA23522
SOCAB13522
3539 Commerce (Liberal Studies) Major SOCAB13539
3552 Economics/Arts Minor
Major
SOCAA23552
SOCAB13552
3704 Engineering / Arts Minor
Major
SOCAA23704
SOCAB13704
3845 Arts / Medicine Minor
Major
SOCAA23845
SOCAB13845
3930 Science/Arts Minor
Major
SOCAA23930
SOCAB13930
3931 Advanced Science/Arts Minor
Major
SOCAA23931
SOCAB13931
3933 Advanced Mathematics/Arts Minor
Major
SOCAA23933
SOCAB13933
3935 Science/Social Science Major SOCAB13935
3936 Adv Science/Social Science Major SOCAB13936
4037 Social Work/Arts Minor
Major
Honours
SOCAA24037
SOCAB14037
SOCABH4037
4038 Social Work/Social Science Major
Honours
SOCAB14038
SOCABH4038
4054 Arts / Education (Secondary) Minor
Major
Honours
SOCAA24054
SOCAB14054
SOCABH4054
4760 Arts / Law Minor
Major
SOCAA24760
SOCAB14760
4761 Social Science / Law Major SOCAB14761
4806 Art Theory/Arts Major SOCAB14806
4807 Art Theory/Social Science Major SOCAB14807
4812 Fine Arts/Arts Major SOCAB14812
   

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