Sociology Minor
Sociology Minor - Overview
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ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences |
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Sociology is the study of social relationships in their various forms and of the social institutions and organisations that make up society. Sociologists study significant changes in the contemporary world including transformations in work arrangements, family life, growing inequalities between groups of people, and the impacts of global environmental change on everyday life. Emphasis is placed on the social forces and constraints which influence the way both small groups and large institutions work. By studying sociology, students learn to understand how individuals and groups shape and are shaped by their social world. Additionally, students learn methodologies and techniques that help them, as independent researchers, in developing skills necessary to study social change.
Learning outcomes
Completion of this minor will enable students to:
- Understand key dimensions of social experience such as ethnicity, class, gender, age, sexual preference, religion, and nationality.
- Use sociological concepts to understand and interpret social issues.
- Develop more advanced reading, information literacy, research, presentation and writing skills.
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
A maximum of 12 units from the completion of 1000-level courses from the following list:
SOCY1002 – Self and Society (6 units)
SOCY1004 – Introduction to Social Psychology (6 units)
A minimum of 12 units from the completion of 2000-level courses from the following list:
GEND2023 – Gender, Sex and Sexuality: An Introduction to Feminist Theory (6 units)
GEND2025 – Gender, Health and Embodiment (6 units)
GEND2026 – Technoculture and the Body (6 units)
POLS2096 – Genocide Studies (6 units)
POLS2100 – Genocide - Post 1945 (6 units)
POPS2001 – Population and Society (6 units)
POPS2002 – Population Analysis (6 units)
SOCY2008 – The Sociology of Disaster (6 units)
SOCY2021 – Education and Society (6 units)
SOCY2022 – Environment and Society (6 units)
SOCY2026 – Excessive Appetites: Sociocultural Perspectives on Addiction, Drug Use and Gender (6 units)
SOCY2030 – Sociology of Third World Development (6 units)
SOCY2032 – Population and Australia (6 units)
SOCY2038 – Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods (6 units)
SOCY2040 – Classical Sociological Theory (6 units)
SOCY2043 – Qualitative Research Methods (6 units)
SOCY2044 – Sex, Gender and Society (6 units)
SOCY2053 – Imagining the Future: The Social Origins of Utopias and Science Fiction (6 units)
SOCY2054 – Social Networks: Critical Structure and Processes in Modern Society (6 units)
SOCY2055 – Social Inequality in Comparative Perspective (6 units)
SOCY2056 – Sociology of Work and Employment (6 units)
SOCY2057 – Relationships, Marriage and Family (6 units)
SOCY2058 – Studies in Social Problems (6 units)
SOCY2059 – Sociology of Resistance (6 units)
SOCY2060 – Mobile Societies (6 units)
SOCY2061 – Contemporary Chinese Society (6 units)
SOCY2062 – Crime and Punishment in Australia (6 units)
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