Undergraduate USA-SOCU2018-2022
(Dis)abling Societies: The Sociologies of Ageing and Disability
$2,050 $2,875
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
10 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 19 Sep 2022
QS RANKING 2022
20
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
23
Subject details
By the end of this 10-week course, you’ll be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of key historical and contemporary sociological theories and concepts of disability and ageing.
- Examine the relationship between society and its institutions, disability and ageing.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity and complexity in the experiences of disability and ageing, and the ways that multiple categories of identity intersect in these experiences.
- Evaluate how diverse categories of identity including gender and sexuality, ‘race’ and ethnicity, socio-economic status and age intersect in the representation, imagining and experience of disability and ageing.
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- Introduction to the sociology of disability
- Social theory and disability
- Disability policy in Australia: the neoliberal context
- Sexuality and disability
- Disability and exclusion
- Introduction to ageing studies
- Ageing and policy
- Ageing and exclusion
- Identity and market rationalities
- Reimagining disability and telling stories of age
No eligibility requirements
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Develop a critical understanding of disability and ageing as a sociological phenomenon. Examine key sociological theories of disability and ageing, and explore the relationships between society, its institutions, and the social constructions of disability and ageing. Explore the ways that disability and ageing intersect with diverse social (and identity) categories of gender and sexuality, ‘race’ and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The skills and knowledge you develop throughout this course will greatly enhance your practice approaches to working with lived experiences of disability and ageing in dynamic (and often challenging) professional and social contexts.
UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.
Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.
This is a second-year course from UniSA Online’s Psychological Science and Sociology degree. Please note: you are responsible for completing any relevant prerequisite courses before enrolling in this course.
Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.
- Continuous assessment (60%)
- Major essay (40%)
Current study term: 18 Sep 22 to 25 Nov 22
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