Handbook - Sociology and Anthropology

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Learning Outcomes

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Explain the significance of appropriate research strategies and methods in the construction of sociological and anthropological knowledge.

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Recognise the particularity of different times, places, cultures and people, and the connectedness of all forms of life.

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Undertake rigorous and engaged scholarly enquiry and analysis

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Collaborate effectively with others.

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Communicate and debate complex ideas in a range of different contexts using a variety of suitable media

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Exhibit initiative and self-direction

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Critically and creatively employ disciplinary bodies of knowledge and appraise disciplinary perspectives in professional practice and/or scholarship.

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Justify a position in relation to foundational aspects of society, culture and/or the arts

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Engage proactively with complex problems in professional practice and/or scholarship.

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Continuously acquire knowledge and skills and reflect on existing knowledge and skills for personal and career fulfilment.

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Act ethically, respectfully and responsibly

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Identify a range of concepts and theoretical approaches within and between sociology and anthropology.

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Graduate Capabilities

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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts

Bachelor of Social Research and Policy - BSRP3420 - Social Research and Policy

Bachelor of Arts and Business - BArts (Bus)3444 - Arts and Business

Specialisation Structure
60 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 60 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

Rethinking the Social

Culture, Experience and Change

Level 2 Core Courses

You must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

Power and Powerlessness

Level 2 Prescribed Electives

You must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

Citizens, Action and Dissent

Living and dying

Doing Fieldwork: Ethnography in Place

Culture and Emotion

Understanding the Self

Technologies, Culture, Society

Level 3 Courses

You must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

Debates and Controversies in Sociology and Anthropology

Decolonising Research Methods

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

You must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

Forensic Sociology

Culture and Human Rights

Personhood in Asia

Trauma and Violence

Living Social Justice: Experience and Practice

Note: Social Work (Honours)/Arts

If you are enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts you will complete ARTS1753 Culture, Experience and Change (6 UOC) as part of your Social Work core requirement. If you choose a major or minor in Sociology and Anthropology you must complete an additional 6 UOC UNSW … For more content click the Read More button below.

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