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Bachelor of Social Science

SOSC03

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts
Department:
Department of Sociology
Award:
Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc)
Study Mode:
Full-time, Part-time
Attendance Mode:
Internal
Candidature Length:
Full-time: 3 years
Study Period Offerings:
Session 1 (March), Session 2 (August)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points for the degree 69
Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above 39
Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above 21
Completion of a Qualifying Major for the Bachelor of Social Science
Completion of a designated People unit
Completion of a designated Planet unit
Completion of a designated PACE unit
Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below
Note:
Students must complete one designated People unit and one designated Planet unit. One of those units must be taken outside the Department administering the program of study or qualifying major which the student is admitted to, and the other unit must be taken outside the Faculty administering the program of study or qualifying major which the student is admitted to. Units which are already a required unit of the student's program of study or qualifying major will not satisfy the People unit requirement or Planet unit requirement.

In order to graduate students must ensure that they have satisfied all of the general requirements of the award: see the general requirements listed above.

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
either
or
 
Introduction to Social Science (3)
 
3
Introduction to Social Science (3)
 

200 level

Required
either
or
 
Methods of Social Research (3)
 
3
Survey Research in the Social Sciences (3)
 
Required
one of
 
Evaluation, Planning and Policy (3)
 
 
Evaluation in the Social Sciences (3)
 
3
Qualitative Inquiry in the Social Sciences (3)
 

300 level

Required
3 cp from
 
Advanced Social Research Methods (3)
C
 
Advanced Social Research Methods (3)
C
3
Evaluation and Applied Social Science (3)
C
Required
either
or
 
Internships in Social Research (6)
P
6
Internships in Social Research (6)
P
Note:
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
 
Units marked with a P are PACE units.