The Brave New World of Work
UndergraduateMAQ-SOCX22002027
Course information for 2027 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 18 July 2027
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 26 July 2027
- Price from
- $2,355
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
The Brave New World of Work
About this subject
On successful completion, a student will be able to
- Explain how technological, economic, and organisational change is transforming work and employment.
- Describe key sociological concepts for understanding workplaces, organisation, and professional life.
- Apply sociological perspectives to analyse contemporary developments in work, organisations, and labour markets.
- Communicate sociological thinking on work and employment for academic, public and professional audiences.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
The Brave New World of Work explores how work is changing in the 21st century. From automation and artificial intelligence to the gig economy and remote work, technological innovation is transforming how organisations operate and how people build careers. This unit examines how science, technology, and economic change are reshaping employment, professional life, and workplaces around the world. Using sociological perspectives, students investigate how new forms of work create opportunities, inequalities, and new expectations about productivity, flexibility, and identity. By analysing contemporary workplaces and organisations, students develop the skills to understand the social forces shaping the future of work and their own place within it.
- Communicate sociological thinking on work and employment for academic, public and professional audiences. (30%)
- Topic statement (30%)
- Infographic (40%)
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Entry requirements
Others
Pre-requisite 40cp at 1000 level or above
NCCW (pre-2020 units) SOC295
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
SOCI2200 The Brave New World of Work
SOCI2040 Economic Life, Inequality and Society
SOCX2040 Economic Life, Inequality and Society
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
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