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UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS

The requirements for each of the three possible majors are laid out below.

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Major in Sociology

For a major in Sociology, students must complete a total of 48 credit points comprised of all of the following:

  1. 12 Junior credit points:
    1. SCLG1001 Introduction to Sociology 1
    2. SCLG1002 Introduction to Sociology 2
  2. 12 credit points of compulsory senior units:
    1. SCLG2601 Sociological Theory and
    2. Either SCLG2602 Social Inquiry: Qualitative Methods or SCLG3603 Quantitative Methods for Social Science
  3. At least 4 units of study (24 credit points) of senior elective units of study selected from the units offered, including cross-listed units in other departments

Major in Social Policy

For a major in Social Policy, students must complete a total of 48 credit points comprised of all of the following:

  1. 12 credit points of compulsory junior units in Sociology:
    1. SCLG1001 Introduction to Sociology 1
    2. SCLG1002 Introduction to Sociology 2
  2. 30 credit points of compulsory senior units in Sociology:
    1. SCPL2601 Australian Social Policy
    2. SCPL2602 The Principles of Social Policy
    3. SCLG2611 Welfare States: A Comparative Analysis
    4. SCLG2601 Sociological Theory
    5. Either SCLG2602 Social Inquiry: Qualitative Methods or SCLG3603 Quantitative Methods for Social Science
  3. At least 1 senior elective unit of study (6 credit points) selected from the units offered.

Major in Socio-legal Studies

For a major in Socio-Legal Studies, students must complete a total of 48 credit points comprised of all of the following:

  1. 12 credit points of compulsory junior units in Socio-Legal Studies:
    1. SLSS1001 Introduction to Socio-Legal Studies
    2. SLSS1003 Law and Contemporary Society
  2. 24 credit points of compulsory senior units in Socio-Legal Studies:
    1. SCLG2601 Sociological Theory
    2. SLSS2601 Socio-Legal Research
    3. SLCG2615 Law and Social Theory
    4. PHIL2645 Philosophy of Law
  3. At least 2 units of study (12 credit points) of senior elective units of study selected from the units offered.