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Honours unit of study table

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Honours

Honours in Sociology requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 6 credit points of 4000-level core Honours seminar units
(ii) 6 credit points of 4000-level selective Honours seminar units
(iii) 36 credit points of 4000-level Honours thesis units
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Honours core seminar units of study

SCLG4101
Advanced Sociological Theory
6  

Honours selective seminar units of study

SSPS4402
Philosophy of Social Science Research
6  
SSPS4403
Research Methods for the Social Sciences
6  
SSPS4404
Social Research Ethics
6 N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003 or SSPS6004

Honours thesis units of study

SCLG4103
Sociology Honours Thesis 1
12  
SCLG4104
Sociology Honours Thesis 2
24 C FASS4000
FASS4000
Final Honours Mark
0  

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
27/11/2026

Requirements published as:

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(ii) 6 credit points of 4000-level core Honours seminar units

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Requirements amended to:

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(ii) 6 credit points of 4000-level selective Honours seminar units

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