Pass courses

Minor and major sequences in sociology are offered on all Monash campuses. While there is some variation in the nature and content of subjects offered, the essential structure of the program, the intellectual orientation and the skills acquired are the same on each campus.

First-year sequence

A first year sequence consists of twelve points of first-year sociology subjects. They will be labelled SCY1XXX.

Minor sequence

A minor sequence in sociology normally consists of a first-year sequence in sociology and a minimum of sixteen points of second level sociology subjects. Second-level sociology subjects will be labelled SCY2XXX. It is possible to take eight points of some comparative societies second-year subjects (labelled COS2XXX) as part of a sociology minor sequence.

Major sequence

From 1996 a major sequence in sociology consists of the following features: a first-year sequence in sociology, with sixteen points at second-year level, followed by twenty-four points at third-year level. It is a requirement that students take a theory subject (see List A) and a research methods subject (see List B) in second or third-year. Some second and third-year subjects are dual-listed to add to the range of student choice. At Clayton, for dual-listed subjects at second and third-year students enrol under special codes (listed under second and third-year options). There are no dual-listed subjects at Peninsula but all second and third-year subjects at Caulfield are dual-listed. Students may, with the permission of the third-year coordinator, take the options required for a major from the cross-listed COS third-year subjects.

List A: Theory options

• SCY2100 Marx, Weber and Durkheim: sociological perspectives (Clayton) (8 points)
• SCY2210 Gender and sociology (Clayton) (8 points)
• SCY3000 Gender and sociology (Clayton) (8 points)
• COS2130 Culture and society (Clayton) (8 points)
• SCY2101/3101 Sociological theory and methodology (Caulfield) (8 points)
• SCY2102/3102 Sociological theory and methodology (Peninsula) (8 points)

• SCY2150 Sociological research techniques (Clayton) (8 points)
• SCY3000 Data appreciation (Clayton) (8 points)
• SCY3000 The research process (Clayton) (8 points)
• SCY3000 The joy of `X': computer data processing and analysis using SPSS-X (Clayton) (8 points)
• SCY2261/3261 Social research methods (Caulfield) (8 points)
• SCY2262/3262 Social research methods (Peninsula) (8 points)

Caulfield/Peninsula campuses

Students enrolled on the Caulfield and Peninsula campuses should refer to the main sociology entry for information on regulations for doing a major or a minor sequence in the department.

BA(SocSc)

Students enrolled in the BA (SocSc) (course code 0418) should contact the department secretary at Caulfield or Peninsula for further information.

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