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Masters Qualifying in Anthropology and Sociology with a research component

Course code: 1988 + Course abbreviation: MQualwresearchcomp + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

This course is designed for students with a bachelors degree who want to expand and deepen their knowledge in one or more areas of anthropology and sociology by undertaking coursework and a research project.

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a pass degree at credit level or above in the relevant discipline.

Course structure

Students complete 48 points including ASM4000 (Research project) and three additional units chosen from the following and selected in accordance with the student’s research project:

SYM4005 Qualitative research strategies
SYM4015 Secondary analysis of official statistics
SYM4025 Survey research
SYM4055 Application of computer techniques
SYM4045 Applied statistics
SYM4065 Issues in public policy
ASM4100 Violences
ASM4230 Culture in Indonesia
ASM4290 Into the field: the theory and practice of ethnography
ASM4380 Women, psychiatry and madness
ASM4430 The third world
ASM4440 Asia and the West
SM4800 Special ASM unit
RLM4100 Religion in Australian society
WSM4020 Feminist research

Articulation

The program, with a grade of H2A or above, qualifies students to apply for entry into PhD or MA programs in the area.

For further information on the research programs in this discipline, see the discipline entry under ‘Research programs’.

Contact details

Course coordinator

Dr Jan van Bommel and Dr Brett Hough

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