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514 Master of Arts (Sociology/Anthropology)

Note: This course is under review for 2004 and may be replaced.  Please contact the School of International, Cultural and Community Studies.

 

Master of Arts

 

INTRODUCTION

The Master of Arts is a two year course for graduates with a relevant Bachelor of Arts degree.  The first year consists of some coursework and a substantial component of research; the second year is entirely research and is devoted to the preparation of a thesis.

 

The School of International, Cultural and Community Studies offers the following fields of study in the Master of Arts degree:

 

      Aboriginal and Intercultural Studies

      English

      Geography

      History

      Politics and Government

      Religious Studies

      Sociology/Anthropology

      Writing

Sociology/Anthropology

Course Code 514

 

The Master of Arts (Sociology/Anthropology) requires two years of full-time or equivalent part-time study.  The program is intended to equip students with the knowledge and skills commensurate with high level analysis in some specific area of Sociology or Anthropology.  The thesis will be expected to demonstrate a broad competence in theory and methodology and a capacity for original contributions to knowledge.

 

COURSE LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY

The course is available by full-time or part-time study on Mount Lawley campus.

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must have completed a bachelor degree with a substantial component of Sociology and/or Anthropology or some related discipline.  In some cases, bridging units may be required.  Students holding an appropriate honours degree or with proven extensive research in the public/private sector, may be eligible for advanced standing.  Students holding a Graduate Diploma of Arts in Aboriginal and Intercultural Studies or Religious Studies (in addition to a good first degree with a substantial component of Sociology and/or Anthropology) will also be eligible to enter the degree.

 
 
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
SSD5100 Directed Study in the Social Sciences 20 
 
And, in consultation with the principal supervisor, two units chosen from the following:
 
FAR5111 Social Sciences Research Seminar 20 
HIS5105 Historiography 20 
HIS5108 Historical Methodologies 20 
RES5101 Research Preparation: Methods of Research 20 
RES5102 Research Preparation: Qualitative Approaches 20 
RES5103 Research Preparation: Quantitative Research Methods 20 
RES5104 Research Preparation: Textual Research 20 
RES5105 Research Preparation:The Context of Research 20 
RES5109 Research Preparation: Social Theory, Politics and Research 20 
RES5111 Research Preparation: Strategies of Evaluation 20 
 
or, with the approval of the Sociology/Anthropology coordinator, another unit chosen to support the research project.
 
Semester 2
SAN5201 Research Project 20 
SAN5202 Research Project 20 
SAN5203 Research Project 20 
 
YEAR TWO
 
SAN6200 Masters Thesis 0 
 
The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and equivalent to 1 year of full-time study. Each semester students nominate if they wish to enrol into research thesis unit: SAN6200 at 25, 50, 75 or 100% of full-time enrolment.
 
Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis component of their study until the thesis is submitted for examination.
 
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
Students may proceed to Stage 2 of the Master of Arts (Sociology/Anthropology) provided that:
 
(a) the Head of School, in consultation with the postgraduate coordinator, approves the transition;
 
(b) a minimum average of 65 per cent has been achieved by the student.
 
Students who are unable to proceed to Stage 2 may be eligible to graduate with a Post Graduate Diploma of Arts (Sociology/Anthropology).
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 18/11/2004