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In recent years, there have been considerable developments in anthropology in
the theorising of culture, feminist studies, epistemological questions relating
to postcolonialism and its effects upon anthropological forms of research and
knowledge. These developments are reflected in subjects such as 'Asia and the
West', 'Feminism cross-culturally' and 'The Third World and the comparative
study of South and Southeast Asian cultures'. Specialist supervision can be
offered for MA and PhD theses with regard to these fields as well as
contemporary Indonesia, ethnicity and nationalism, disability studies, the role
and identity of women in the Pacific, as well as the complex historico-cultural
transformations of modernity and the contemporary forms of theorising
culture.
The focus of sociology is the study of industrial and post-industrial
societies. It involves the investigation of human groups, communities,
institutions and organisations, and the networks of meaning and association
which link individuals and groups to the broader social structures of such
societies. There is a wide range of subjects at the graduate level which
provide opportunities to explore broad theoretical and methodological issues,
to acquire research skills, and to develop an understanding of the institutions
and processes of industrial and post-industrial society. Emphasis is placed on
the research process (the careful description of human social order, the
development of theories and research strategies designed to test and apply
theories) as the means by which sociology as a discipline advances; and on the
development of theoretical ideas to explain social processes. The discipline
has a special interest in the application of sociological knowledge to
contemporary public issues.
Anthropology and sociology offers the PhD and Master of Arts by research (100
per cent). See the front of the Arts postgraduate section for course details.
See also the entry for 'Humanities, communications and social sciences'
(Gippsland campus). Coursework programs aim to provide students with a broad
range of research skills and equip them for careers in social research,
government, industry and the public service.
Course
code: 0017 · Course fees: Local students - HECS; international students -
$A12,000 pa · Coordinator: Jan van Bommel
This course provides students who already have an honours degree in
anthropology, sociology or other cognate disciplines with the opportunity to
expand, update and deepen their knowledge and understanding. Other students may
gain entry to this masters course by first completing an MQual with a research
component. Students may choose such a program for various reasons, including
the desire to pursue their own intellectual interests, to gain more specialised
and detailed understanding of a particular area, to acquire technical and
applied skills and knowledge or to prepare themselves for a PhD and a career in
research and teaching. The course takes one-and-a-half years full-time or three
years part-time.
Applicants should have an honours degree with a grade of H2A or above in a relevant discipline (or equivalent qualification) or an MQual with a research component in anthropology and sociology with an overall grade of H2A or above as well as a distinction or above in the research component.
The course comprises two 12-point subjects selected from those listed below and a thesis of 25,000 to 35,000 words (66 per cent). Alternative subjects may be taken with the approval of the school graduate coordinator.
Note that the minimum pass grade for subjects in the Master of Arts in Anthropology and Sociology is 60 C, that is, a grade of credit or above is required in every subject and for the thesis.
Program
code: 1988 · Program fees: Local students - HECS; international students -
$A12,000 · Coordinator: Ulla Svensson
This program is designed for students with a bachelors degree who want to
expand and deepen their knowledge in one or more areas by undertaking
coursework and a research project. The MQual in Anthropology and Sociology,
with a grade of H2A or above, qualifies students to apply for entry into the
PhD or MA programs. The program may be taken over one year full-time or two
years part-time.
For entry to the MQual in Anthropology and Sociology, applicants should have a pass degree at credit level or above in the relevant discipline.
All students must take ASM4000 (Research project) and three additional subjects chosen from the following list:
Three of the following 12-point subjects, which should be selected in accordance with the student's research project:
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