Humanities and Social Sciences

Sociology Program

Honours Program

An honours information session for 2009 will be held:
Tuesday, 14th October, 11-12, MARB 488

• 2009 Honours/MA Prelim Handbook (pdf - 112 KB)
• Honours Application Form 2009 (Word - 37 KB)
  
  
• 2008 Honours Weekly Reading Guide (Word 36 KB)
• 2008 Sociology/Anthropology Honours/MA Prelim Handbook (pdf - 112 KB)
• Honours Information Meeting (conducted 11/12/07) (WAV file - 16 MB)
• Ethnographic Encounters Honours Elective (Word - 42 KB)
  

The course comprises a core unit (taught jointly with Anthropology), an elective or internship, a second-semester research seminar and a research thesis. The latter is an essay of 12,000 to 15,000 words. Research for the thesis extends through the honours year and is undertaken with the guidance of a supervisor.

The Sociology Program welcomes enquiries about the structure of the course, the elective units available, the internship program, and other aspects of the honours course.

Information for students considering enrolling in Honours in 2009

Entry into the Honours year is by application at the end of the student's third year of study. Students considered for admission will normally have at least an upper B average (75% above) in units of Sociology or Anthropology up to a total of 130 credit points. These units will normally include 20 credit points of subjects classified as Research Methods, and Current Issues in Sociology (SOC2CIS/SOC3CIS). Prospective Honours students are encouraged to take additional Sociology or Anthropology units beyond this minimum requirement, and to include SOC3PSS Practising Social Sciences in their major.

Sociology subjects will normally include:

• Introductory Sociology or Anthropology (30 credit points);
• 20 credit points of subjects classified as social theory (for students after 2001, completion of Current Issues in Sociology (SOC2CIS/SOC3CIS);
• 20 credit points of subjects classified as Research Methods;
• Any other units up to a total of 130 credit points in Sociology.

Anthropology subjects will normally include:

• Introductory Anthropology or Sociology (30 credit points);
• ANT2MQA OR ANT3MQA and ANT2CIA/ANT3CIA;
• Any other units up to a total of 130 credit points in Anthropology.

Applications from other students will be considered on their merits. Applicants must have met the requirements of a pass degree.