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Postgraduate handbook 2004
Arts

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Research

Course code: 2845 + Caulfield + Mid-year entry available + Coordinator: Anita Harris

Synopsis

This course, which is offered full-time over one year or part-time over two years, seeks to develop practical skills in social research techniques. The course is designed for those with an undergraduate degree in the social sciences who wish to deepen their knowledge of social research techniques and the different kinds of evidence used to investigate contemporary social issues.

Students who complete the course with a grade of credit average or above are eligible to apply for entry into the Master of Applied Social Research (see above), which involves the undertaking of a team research project on a policy issue.

Entry requirements

The minimum requirement for entry is one of the following: a three-year bachelors degree in sociology or any cognate discipline with at least a credit average in the final year; or a three-year bachelors degree with demonstrable professional experience at senior level in a relevant area (such applicants will need to supply a CV, a 1000-word statement and names of two professional referees).

Course structure

Students must complete 48 points of units at level 4 from the following list:

Or approved 12-point level 4 elective chosen from the Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, or Information Technology

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