Entry requirementsStudents who are enrolled in a non-Melbourne Model degree course at the University of Melbourne.
Academic titleDiploma in Arts (Sociology)
Course descriptionSociology at the University of Melbourne explores the social patterns characterising contemporary societies. The program also equips students with a range of research skills that allow them to design and carry out data collection and analysis, from in-depth interviewing techniques to computer-based data analysis. Many subjects involve a fieldwork emphasis that underpins the professionally oriented skills that students develop. Majoring students may undertake an internship in a public, corporate or community sector organisation. The program has a strong research identity, with international links to North America, Asia and Europe. Sociology graduates are able to choose a variety of career paths that draw on the substantive areas of their study as well as research skills. Students interested in expanding their interests and knowledge are provided with an articulated structure of higher degree options at the University of Melbourne.
The discipline of sociology involves the study of social practices and relationships. The program at the University of Melbourne focuses on major areas of social change and professional employment. These include the social patterns and issues involved in terrorism, community and place, media and communications, work and organisations, cyberspace, family transformation, youth issues, health and illness, as well as contemporary forms of social policy, social movement and social problems from drug use to poverty. The program in sociology also includes subjects offered through the anthropology, political science, criminology, geography and social theory programs.