SOCIOLOGY HONOURS THESIS

SOC4HON

2017

Credit points: 60

Subject outline

Students will undertake work towards the completion of a 12,000-15,000 word thesis on a topic developed with the guidance of the thesis supervisor

School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 60

Subject Co-ordinator: Nicholas Smith

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Enrolment in the Sociology Honours Program (AHA)

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Identify a field of knowledge and focus on a research question that emerges from engagement with that field

Activities:: Preparation and completion of a thesis
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Writing(Writing); Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning); Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research); Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking); Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)

02. Organise and synthesise diverse information into a coherent argument

Activities:: Preparation and completion of a thesis
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Writing(Writing); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving); Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness); Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning); Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research); Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)

03. Undertake and complete a large research project

Activities:: Preparation and completion of a thesis
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving); Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking); Writing(Writing); Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning); Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)

04. Write a research thesis across multiple chapters

Activities:: Preparation and completion of a thesis
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking); Writing(Writing); Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research); Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness); Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving); Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Nicholas Smith

Class requirements

Supervisor ConsultationWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours supervisor consultation other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
12,000-15,000 word thesis	To be discussed with Honours Convenors and Supervisor	100	01, 02, 03, 04

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 2, Day