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Sociological Foundations

Undergraduate | SWI-SOC10004 | 2018

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Identify ways that social structures can affect the development of individuals and groups. Consider factors like gender, race, environment and mass media. Read up on key theoretical arguments. Establish the groundwork for your studies in sociology.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
13 weeks

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Sociological Foundations

About this subject

  • Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:

    1. Apply a sociological perspective to the social world around them
    2. Identify and differentiate between the major theoretical perspectives employed by sociologists
    3. Define and use a range of key sociological concepts to appraise the ways in which social processes and social structures shape individuals and groups in contemporary society
    4. Discuss and critique published work and communicate this through informed written argument
    5. Undertake successful library-based research
    6. Identify and utilise the referencing style required by this discipline.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • SWI-PSS100 (Not currently available)

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
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