This emphasis on fieldwork-based study underpins the professionally oriented skills students will develop. Students are encouraged to undertake internship placements in public, corporate or community sector organisations. The program has a strong research identity, with international links to North America, Asia and Europe. Graduates of sociology are able to choose from a variety of career pathways that draw on the analytical and research knowledge gained in this area of study. Students interested in expanding their interests and knowledge in sociology are provided with an articulated structure of higher degree options at the University of Melbourne.
Sociology is the study of social and cultural questions at the centre of contemporary life.
The discipline addresses the phenomena of social action, identity and social movements and investigates the forms of crisis evident in contemporary social problems such as addiction or social dislocation. Investigations proceed from a range of perspectives, including family, sexual identity, urban life and new forms of work, and draw substantially upon interdisciplinary frameworks of analysis. Prerequisites The program commences at first year and there are no prerequisites for entry at this level. Requirements for a major A major in sociology usually consists of nine 12.5 point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. First year Students take two of the following first year subjects towards a major in sociology.