SY4006:04
Directed Readings in Sociology
Townsville, Cairns
Prerequisites: Admission to Sociology Honours program on recommendation of HoS
Inadmissable Subject Combination: SY4016
First semester.
Available to Sociology honours students (see SY4001 above for details on eligibility).
Staff: a Sociology staff member under the coordination of Professor S Crook.
The subject gives students the opportunity to explore the literature in a theoretical or substantive area of Sociology under the guidance of a Sociology staff member. A choice of reading programs is normally available.
Learning Objectives:
- enhance skills relevant to accessing, reviewing and evaluating research literatures;
- understand the major themes, findings and debates in an area of Sociology;
- inform the development of students’ own research interests.
Assessment by written-up group presentation or annotated bibliography (30%); written assignment of 4,000 words (70%).