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.