Social Science Studies

Social Sciences include the disciplines of sociology, history, anthropology and political science. It introduces students to intellectual frameworks for interpreting, understanding and researching social behaviour and the cultural and intellectual, moral and historical background to socio-political structures and actions in Western and non-Western societies.

List of Units that can be studied. Please note that not all units are offered every year.

Units

Introductory

HX501 Introduction to Social Enquiry (Social Enquiry [SE], Cross Cultural [CC] and Communication Majors)

Further Units

HI 503 Australia and the Asia Pacific Region (SE, CC, MMM)

HS623 Family, Policy and Multiculturalism (SE, CC)

HS624 The Changing World of Work (SE, Communication)

HW614 Social Policy and Social Change in Australia (SE)

HW661 Rural Australia (SE)

HW724 Working in Human Services Organisations (SE)

HX505 Youth Studies (SE)

HX506 Urban Anthropology (SE, CC)

HX507 The Western Tradition and the Contemporary World (SE, Myth, Meaning & Memory [MMM])

HX508 World Empires and Cultures (SE, CC)

HX509 Japan Economy and Society (SE, CC)

HX516 Health and Citizenship (SE)

HX518 Going Global: Making Sense of Globalisation (SE, CC)

HX519 The Global Community and Mobile Citizens (SE, CC)

HX520 Aboriginal Affairs and Indigenous Activism

HX521 Indigenous Societies and Contemporary Australia (SE, CC, MMM)

HX 522 Indigenous Culture (SE, CC, MMM)

HX523 Aboriginal Affairs and Indigenous Activism (SE, CC, MMM)

HX529 Indigenous Movements in South-East Asia and the Pacific (SE, CC, MMM)

HX601 BA Major Project: Design and Methodology ]

HX611 BA Major Project: Creative Fieldwork, Presentation, Research or Textual/Theoretical Studies

[Third Year]

Capstone Program