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Study humanities & social science online with Griffith University through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

Bachelor of Arts

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Developing Research and Analytical Skills

Great Books

A History of Crime and Punishment

Creating Better Business

Sociology of Youth

A History of Terrorism and Political Violence

Thinking Ethically

Understanding Narrative Fiction

Aboriginal Political Histories

Histories of Sexuality

Comprehend crime in a social context. Foster an understanding of the dynamic relationship between the individual and society. Apply these perspectives to social problems in everyday life: illegal drug use, domestic violence, terrorism and pollution.

Understanding Social Problems

Comprehend major 19th and 20th century theories of crime, their historical antecedents and ideological dimensions. In particular, investigate street and white-collar crime, and violence between inmates. Apply criminological theories to social research.

Sociology of Crime

Take a more rigorous approach to researching academic pieces. Begin to implement improved structural, citation and referencing practices. Size up sources for credibility and bias. Produce essays that are more professional and impartial.

An introduction to applied statistics for students in criminal justice fields. Learn to identify appropriate techniques and how to perform, interpret and present these analyses. Explore descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS for Windows.

Statistics for Social Research

Punch up your academic writing skills. Grapple with the building blocks that inform effective essay writing. Consider the importance of structuring your arguments. Strengthen your ability to work with sources and to reference accurately.

Academic Writing

Take a magnifying glass to issues like race, sexuality, class and family. Scrutinise them from three different sociological perspectives. Analyse how sociological theories can have an impact on social life. Dig into what makes society tick.

Understanding the Social World

Understand how Indigeneity and ethnicities impact crime, victimisation and the criminal justice system. Develop knowledge of innovative justice practices and new forms of crime prevention for Indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities.

Race, Crime and Justice

Comprehend the logic of quantitative and qualitative research methodology in the social sciences. Articulate a problem, formulate hypotheses, determine relevant methodologies, and carry out research. Then analyse and write criminal justice policies.

Social Science Research Methods

Open up the concept of narrative fiction for analysis. Delve into the styles and forms that characterise literary realism. Pick apart short stories and novellas. Kit yourself up with the analytical tools you’ll need to engage more deeply with fiction.

Enhance your ability to study and reflect on narrative fiction. Discover new tools to aid with literary analysis. Unpack key literary subjects. Probe into some of the developments that shook prose fiction during the reign of 20th century modernism.

Australian Literature and History 1890 to 1929

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