Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2009

Bachelor of Social Science

Part A

Core - Compulsory

Year 1

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS1102 2 Introduction to Politics & Public Policy
SOSC1001 2 Social Being: Personal & Social Identities
SOSC1011 2 Social Being: Power, Structures & Agency

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Course Code Units Course Title
ECON1010 2 Introductory Microeconomics
ECON1020 2 Introductory Macroeconomics
ECON1120 2 The Economics of Social Issues

Year 2

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS2703 2 Principles of Research
SOCY2049 2 Introducing Qualitative Research
SOCY2339 2 Introducing Quantitative Research

Year 3

Course Code Units Course Title
SOSC3201 2 Research, Planning and Design
SOSC3211 2 Project

Part B

Majors

Development

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Course Code Units Course Title
ANTH2060 2 Ethnoecology: Knowledge, Resources and Rights
ANTH3019 2 Development Practice & Social Impact
POLS1701 2 Introduction to International Inequality & Development
POLS2404 2 Politics of Development
POLS3504 2 Conflict Prevention & Resolution

and #2 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
SOCY2020 2 Sociology of the Environment
SOCY2220 2 Globalisation & Development in Post-Colonial Societies
SWSP2288 2 Community Development: Local and International Practices

Social and Public Policy

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Course Code Units Course Title
POLS3102 2 Governance & Australian Public Policy
POLY2000 2 Australian Social Policy
POLY3000 2 Analysis and Practice in Social Policy
SWSP1011 2 The Welfare of Australians

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Course Code Units Course Title
POLS2101 2 Indigenous Politics & Policy
POLS2115 2 Environmental Politics & Policy [1]
POLS2401 2 Politics & the Economy
POLY2001 2 Health Care Policy in Australia
SWSP3086 2 Social Work Practice and Housing [1]

Health and Society

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Course Code Units Course Title
POLY2001 2 Health Care Policy in Australia
SOCY1030 2 Introduction to Health, Illness and Society
SOCY3020 2 Health and Social Justice in Global Contexts

and #2 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
HPRM3000 2 Health Promotion: Perspectives & Practice
PUBH3001 2 Health Services Planning & Evaluation

and #4 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ABTS3020 2 Working with Indigenous People
ANTH2010 2 Anthropology of Aboriginal Australia
ECON2460 2 Health Economics
HLTH2000 2 eHealthcare
PSYC1030 2 Introduction to Psychology: Developmental, Social & Clinical Psychology
PSYC3132 2 Health Psychology [2]
PUBH1103 2 Health Systems & Policy
PUBH2004 2 Understanding Health Behaviours
SOCY2179 2 Sex, Drugs and Disease: Health of the Marginalised
SOCY2190 2 Human Bodies, Culture and Society
SOCY2350 2 Sociology of Health Communication [1]

Criminal Justice

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Course Code Units Course Title
CRIM1019 2 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIM3070 2 Crime and Public Policy
SOCY1050 2 Introduction to Sociology

and #4 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
CRIM2011 2 Crime, Victims and Justice
CRIM2100 2 Corrections: Perspectives on Punishing and Treating Offenders [1]
CRIM2200 2 Police and Society
POLS2101 2 Indigenous Politics & Policy
POLS2116 2 Politics of Law & Justice in Australia
PSYC2361 2 Psychology of Law & Justice

and #2 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BESC3008 2 Youth Justice Practice [3] [1]
CRIM3001 2 Community Crime Prevention [1]
CRIM3002 2 Victimology

Part C

Minors

Communities and Social Change

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Course Code Units Course Title
[ SOCY1050 2 Introduction to Sociology
[ or
[ SOCY1060 2 Gender, Sexuality and Society: An Introduction

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Course Code Units Course Title
GEOG2205 2 Global Population Issues
SOCY2040 2 Families & Households [1]
SOCY2210 2 Migration, Culture and Identity
SOCY2220 2 Globalisation & Development in Post-Colonial Societies
SOCY2340 2 Urban and Rural Sociology [1]
SWSP2288 2 Community Development: Local and International Practices

Cultural Heritage

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Course Code Units Course Title
ANTH1008 2 Introduction to Anthropology: People, Cultures and Societies
ANTH1030 2 Anthropology of Current World Issues: An Introduction

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Course Code Units Course Title
ANTH2098 2 Aboriginal Heritage: Anthropological and Archaeological Perspectives
ANTH3090 2 Ethnographic Fieldwork
ARCA2020 2 Archaeology of Australasia [1]
ARCA2118 2 Cultural Heritage Management
HIST2705 2 Family & Local History: People & Place [1]
LPWM2008 2 Cultural Heritage Management
PLAN1003 2 Local Planning, Landscape & Heritage

Environment and Society

#2 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ANTH1008 2 Introduction to Anthropology: People, Cultures and Societies
GEOS1100 2 Environment & Society

and #6 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ANTH2060 2 Ethnoecology: Knowledge, Resources and Rights
ARCA2025 2 Archaeology of the Pacific Islands
ARCS3040 2 Environmental Archaeology
ENVM2200 2 Resource Management & Environmental Planning
ENVM3523 2 Natural Resource Management
GEOS3102 2 Global Change: Problems and Prospects [1]
POLS2115 2 Environmental Politics & Policy [1]
SOCY2020 2 Sociology of the Environment

Past Civilisations

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Course Code Units Course Title
ARCA1001 2 Doing Archaeology

and #6 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ANCH2290 2 Art & Archaeology of Ancient Greece
ARCA2020 2 Archaeology of Australasia [1]
ARCA2025 2 Archaeology of the Pacific Islands
ARCS2000 2 Science in Archaeology
ARCS3040 2 Environmental Archaeology
GEOG1000 2 Human Settlements

Globalisation & Int'l Political Economy

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Course Code Units Course Title
[ POLS1501 2 Introduction to Peace & Conflict Analysis
[ or
[ POLS1701 2 Introduction to International Inequality & Development

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Course Code Units Course Title
POLS2402 2 Globalisation & International Political Economy
POLS2501 2 Human Rights & International Politics
POLS2603 2 World Women: International Perspectives on Politics & Culture
SOCY2210 2 Migration, Culture and Identity
SOCY2220 2 Globalisation & Development in Post-Colonial Societies

End notes

  • [1] Not offered in 2009.
  • [2] Students choosing this course should choose additional second level PSYC courses as electives to meet recommended prerequisites.
  • [3] Course offered on the Ipswich campus.