Single degrees
Bachelor of Social Sciences (ABSS) – Melbourne (Bundoora)
The degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences may be awarded either as a pass degree or as a degree with honours and can be studied on a full-time or part-time basis. The pass degree requires completion of 360 credit points and, if taken full-time, is designed to be completed in three years with students completing 120 credit points at each year level. The course allows students to major in one of the social science disciplines and complete units in policy and social research methods.
First year (120 credit points)
In their first year, students study six introductory social sciences units from List A below and in addition complete two Elective units, as follows. In first year, each unit is worth 15 points.
| Teaching period | Requirements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | List A unit | List A unit | List A unit | Elective unit |
| TE-SEM-2 | List A unit | List A unit | List A unit | Elective unit |
List A
| Teaching period | Area / unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Culture and Globalisation: introduction to anthropology | ANT1CAG |
| TE-SEM-2 | Our Global Village: introduction to anthropology | ANT1FET |
| Asian studies | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Asia: Japan and Indonesia | AST1IJI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Asian culture and traditions | AST1BCE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introduction to Asia: China and India | AST1ICI |
| Legal Studies | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Law and Society | LST1LAS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Crime and Criminology | LST1CCR |
| Politics | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Australian Politics: government and society | POL1AUP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Representation and Participation in Australian Politics | POL1RAP |
| Sociology | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Self and Community: introduction to sociology | SOC1SAC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Australia and Beyond: introduction to sociology | SOC1AAB |
Second year (120 credit points)
In second year, students select a core discipline from anthropology, politics, or sociology and complete the following:
- two second year units (40 credit points) from their chosen core discipline, including any designated core units (see below)
- the unit SOC2MSR Introduction to Social Research Methods (20 credit points)
- one second year policy unit (20 credit points) from List A below, and
- two second year Elective units (40 credit points).
The following is an example of a second year program.
| Teaching period | Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Social Science core discipline unit | SOC2MSR | Elective unit |
| TE-SEM-2 | Social Science core discipline unit | policy unit from List A | Elective unit |
Second year core disciplines
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following units.
| Area / unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | |
| Aboriginal Australia | ANT2ABA |
| Anthropological Concepts and Practice | ANT2ACP |
| Applied Anthropology | ANT2APA |
| Australian Aboriginal History | HIS2AAH |
| Body, Mind and Culture | ANT2BMC |
| Childhood and Culture | ANT2CAC |
| Current Issues in Anthropology2 | ANT2CIA |
| Kinship, Gender and Marriage | ANT2KAM |
| Postcolonial Perspectives | ANT2PCP |
| Psychological Anthropology | ANT2PSA |
| Symbols, Psyche and Society | ANT2SPS |
| Legal Studies | |
| Aborigines and the Law in Australia | LST2ALA |
| Crime and Psychology | LST2CAP |
| Crime, Law and Culture | LST2CLC |
| Discrimination and the Law | LST2DAL |
| Law, Rights and Social Justice | LST2LSJ |
| Punishment in Context | LST2PIC |
| Politics | |
| Australian Political Culture2 | POL2APC |
| Nations and States2 | POL2NAS |
| Sociology | |
| Community Studies | SOC2CMS |
| Comparative Social Movements | SOC2CSM |
| Current Issues in Sociology2 | SOC2CIS |
| Deviance, Criminality and Social Control | SOC2DCS |
| Disintegration and Dread in Modern Society | SOC2DDM |
| Food, Drink and World History: ancient world to modern Australia | HIS2FDA |
| Gender and Sexuality: contemporary debates | SOC2GES |
| Heritage Sites and Landscapes in Australia | HIS2HSL |
| Migration to Australia in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | HIS2MTA |
| New Religious Movements | SOC2NRM |
| Society and State in Japan and China | AST2EAS |
| Sociological Theories of Deviance | SOC2STD |
| Sociology and Everyday Life | SOC2SEL |
| Sociology of Culture | SOC2SOC |
| Theory, Culture and Society | SOC2TCS |
- Key: 2 Core unit.
List A
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following units.
| Policy unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|
| Asian-Pacific Cities | SOC2APC |
| Critical Social Policy | SOC2CSP |
| Development, Globalisation and Culture | ANT2DGC |
| Ethnicity and Identity: social and political approaches | SOC2EAI |
| Families and Change | SOC2FAC |
| International Law and International Organisation | POL2ILO |
| Politics and the Economy | POL2PAE |
| The Politics of Economic Regions | POL2PER |
| Sex, Gender and Work | SOC2SGW |
| Social Policy, Welfare and the State | SOC2SWS |
| Sociology of Health and Illness | SOC2SHI |
| Sociology of Health and Medicine | SOC2SHM |
Third year (120 credit points)
In third year, students complete the following:
- two third year units (40 credit points) from the chosen core discipline below
- one research methodology unit (20 credit points) from List B below
- one third year policy unit (20 credit points) from List A below, and
- two third year level Elective units (40 credit points).
The following is an example of a third year program.
| Teaching period | Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Social Science core discipline unit | policy unit from List A | Elective unit |
| TE-SEM-2 | Social Science core discipline unit | research methodology unit from List B | Elective unit |
Third year core disciplines
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following units.
| Area / unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | |
| Aboriginal Australia | ANT3ABA |
| Anthropological Concepts and Practice | ANT3ACP |
| Applied Anthropology | ANT3APA |
| Body, Mind and Culture | ANT3BMC |
| Childhood and Culture | ANT3CAC |
| Displacement, Flight and Refuge | ANT3DFR |
| Kinship, Gender and Marriage | ANT3KAM |
| Postcolonial Perspectives | ANT3PCP |
| Psychological Anthropology | ANT3PSA |
| Symbols, Psyche and Society | ANT3SPS |
| Legal Studies | |
| Aborigines and the Law in Australia | LST3ALA |
| Crime and Psychology | LST3CAP |
| Crime, Law and Culture | LST3CLC |
| Discrimination and the Law | LST3DAL |
| Law, Rights and Social Justice | LST3LSJ |
| Punishment in Context | LST3PIC |
| Politics | |
| Australia, Asia and the World | POL3AAW |
| Contemporary Australian Politics | POL3CAP |
| From Lenin to Stalin: the first decades of Soviet society | HIS3FLS |
| International Relations of the Middle East | POL3IME |
| Introduction to American Politics | POL3IAP |
| Liberalism and its Critics | POL3LAC |
| Peace and Change | POL3PAC |
| Peasants and Politics in Latin America | HIS3PPL |
| South-East Asian Politics: change and conflict | POL3SEA |
| Theories of World Politics | POL3TWP |
| Sociology | |
| Community Studies | SOC3CMS |
| Comparative Social Movements | SOC3CSM |
| Deviance, Criminality and Social Control | SOC3DCS |
| Disintegration and Dread in Modern Society | SOC3DDM |
| Food, Drink and World History: ancient world to modern Australia | HIS3FDA |
| Gender and Sexuality: Contemporary Debates | SOC3GES |
| Gender Relations in Australian Society | HIS3GRA |
| Genocides and Holocaust: Nazi Europe, Central America, Africa | HIS3GAH |
| New Religious Movements | SOC3NRM |
| Society and State in Japan and China | AST3EAS |
| Sociological Theories of Deviance | SOC3STD |
| Sociology and Everyday Life | SOC3SEL |
| Sociology of Culture | SOC3SOC |
| Theory, Culture and Society | SOC3TCS |
List A
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following units.
| Area / unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|
| Policy units | |
| Asian-Pacific Cities | SOC3APC |
| Critical Social Policy | SOC3CSP |
| Development, Globalisation and Culture | ANT3DGC |
| Ethnicity and Identity: social and political approaches | SOC3EAI |
| Families and Change | SOC3FAC |
| International Law and International Organisation | POL3ILO |
| Politics and the Economy | POL3PAE |
| The Politics of Economic Regions | POL3PER |
| Sex, Gender and Work | SOC3SGW |
| Sociology of Health and Illness | SOC3SHI |
| Sociology of Health and Medicine | SOC3SHM |
List B
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following units.
| Area / unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|
| Research methodology units | |
| Introduction to Ethnographic Research | ANT3MQA |
| Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods | SOC3MQB |
| Quantitative Methods in Social Research | SOC3MTB |