301499 v.2 Undergraduate Units/Minors Available in the Department of Social Sciences
Introduction
The following is a list of undergraduate units and minors offered within the School of Social Sciences. Students should consult the School to determine the availability of units in the current year.
| Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) | Hrs/Wk | Credits | |||
| 1436 | v.4 | Geography 111 - Natural Hazards - Geography of the Global Distribution, Causes and Impacts of Natural Hazards and Strategies Used to Minimise Risks | 4.5 | 25.0 | |
| 1437 | v.4 | Geography 112 - Global Change - Demography, Economic Development, Environment, Urbanisation and Social Inequality | 4.5 | 25.0 | |
| 1438 | v.4 | History 111 - History of India in the 17th Century | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 1439 | v.4 | History 112 - The Modern World - The Rise and Fall of British Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 1454 | v.4 | Geography 106 | 2.5 | 12.5 | |
| 1973 | v.4 | Anthropology 112 - Social and Cultural Anthropology in a Changing World | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 1974 | v.5 | Anthropology 215 - Traditional Aboriginal Anthropology | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2485 | v.5 | Anthropology 211 - Work, Economy, Environment - Global and Local Transformations | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2487 | v.5 | History 211 - Medieval Europe - Living and Dying and Remembering | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2488 | v.5 | History 212 - History of the First Industrial Revolution - The British Experience | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2491 | v.4 | Geography 211 - Rural and Regional Australia - Land Use Trends, Technological Change, Environmental Degradation, Demography, Inequality and Planning | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2492 | v.4 | Geography 212 - Research Perspectives in Geography | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2493 | v.4 | Geography 213 - Australian Cultural Landscapes - Exploration, Settlement, Development and Cultural Landscape Production in Australia | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2494 | v.5 | Geography 214 - Urban Development and Planning in Australia and Europe - Historical, Political and socioeconomic Perspectives | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2653 | v.7 | Sociology 215 - Sociology of Deviance, Normality and Social Control | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2654 | v.7 | Sociology 223 - Sociology of the Arts - Arts, Institutions and the State | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2722 | v.4 | Politics 111 - Australia's Government and Constitution - Workings of a Liberal Democracy | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2723 | v.4 | Politics 112 - Australia - Political Ideas and Traditions, World Politics - Comparing Experiences | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2724 | v.5 | Anthropology 391 - Special Topic Unit | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 2725 | v.5 | Anthropology 392 - Special Topic Unit | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 2728 | v.4 | Geography 391 | 4.0 | 50.0 | |
| 2729 | v.4 | Geography 392 - Special Topic Unit | 4.0 | 50.0 | |
| 2730 | v.5 | History 391 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 2732 | v.5 | Politics 391 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 2733 | v.5 | Politics 392 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 2816 | v.4 | Social Organisation 283 | 2.0 | 12.5 | |
| 2838 | v.5 | History 219 - Australian Colonial History 1788-1900 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2840 | v.5 | History 220 - Social and Cultural History of the Working Class in Australia Since World War II | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2877 | v.5 | History 215 - History of the Middle East in the 19th and 20th Centuries | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2878 | v.5 | History 216 - The Making of Modern India - Historical Narratives of Indian Nationalism | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2879 | v.5 | History 217 - Australian History - The Twentieth Century | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2880 | v.5 | History 218 - Western Australian History since 1829 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2955 | v.5 | History 231 - The History of Indonesia in the 19th and 20th Centuries | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2958 | v.5 | Politics 241 - Comparative Poltics of Japan, China and Australia | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 3410 | v.5 | Anthropology 311 - Work, Economy, Environment - Global and Local Transformations | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3412 | v.5 | History 311 - Medieval Europe - Living and Dying and Remembering | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3418 | v.4 | Geography 311 Rural and Regional Australia - Land Use Trends, Technological Change, Environmental Degradation, Demography, Inequality and Planning | 5.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3419 | v.4 | Geography 312 - Research Perspectives in Geography | 5.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3420 | v.4 | Geography 313 - Australian Cultural Landscapes - Exploration, Settlement, Development and Cultural Landscape Production in Australia | 5.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3421 | v.4 | Geography 314 - Urban Development and Planning in Australia and Europe - Historical, Political and socioeconomic Perspectives | 5.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3484 | v.7 | Sociology 321 - Sociology of Organisation, Bureaucracy and Corporations | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3528 | v.7 | Sociology 322 - Sociology of Community and Environment | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3680 | v.6 | Social History 111 - Social Welfare History, Australia and Great Britain | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 3764 | v.5 | History 315 - History of the Middle East in the 19th and 20th Centuries | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3765 | v.5 | History 316 - The Making of Modern India - Historical Narratives of Indian Nationalism | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3766 | v.5 | History 317 - Australian History - The Twentieth Century | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3767 | v.5 | History 318 - Western Australian History since 1829 | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3802 | v.5 | Anthropology 316 - State and Society in Buddhist Southeast Asia | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3803 | v.5 | History 362 - The History of South Asia 1500 BC-1700 AD | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3805 | v.5 | History 341 - History of Japanese Modernisation Since 1868 | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3824 | v.5 | History 319 - Australian Colonial History 1788-1900 | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3825 | v.5 | History 320 - Social and Cultural History of the Working Class in Australia Since World War II | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3869 | v.5 | Anthropology 313 - Race and Public Policy | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3870 | v.5 | Anthropology 314 - Religion, Ritual and Celebration | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3871 | v.6 | Anthropology 315 - Traditional Aboriginal Anthropology | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3873 | v.5 | Anthropology 318 - Contemporary Aboriginal Anthropology | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 4392 | v.3 | Geography 319 - Regional Development - International Perspectives - Australia, Japan and Europe | 4.0 | 50.0 | |
| 5219 | v.7 | Sociology 214 - Sociology of the Family - Challenges, Changes and the Family | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 5220 | v.4 | Geography 215 - Social and Environmental Sustainability in Southeast Asia | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 5221 | v.5 | Geography 216 - Environmental Gemorphology - Geomorphic Processes and Human Impacts in the Context of the River Catchment | 5.5 | 25.0 | |
| 5222 | v.4 | Geography 217 - South Asia - An Examination of Oceanography, Climate, Demography, Land Use, Resources and Economic Development | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 5223 | v.5 | Geography 218 - Natural Hazards and Environmental Planning | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 5225 | v.4 | Geography 315 - Social and Environmental Sustainability in Southeast Asia | 4.0 | 50.0 | |
| 5226 | v.5 | Geography 316 - Environmental Gemorphology - Geomorphic Processes and Human Impacts in the Context of the River Catchment | 5.5 | 50.0 | |
| 5227 | v.4 | Geography 317 - South Asia - An Examination of Oceanography, Climate, Demography, Land Use, Resources and Economic Development | 4.0 | 50.0 | |
| 5228 | v.5 | Geography 318 - Natural Hazards and Environmental Planning | 5.0 | 50.0 | |
| 7367 | v.4 | Anthropology 111 - The Anthropological Imagination | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7369 | v.5 | Anthropology 213 - Race and Public Policy | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7370 | v.5 | Anthropology 214 - Religion, Ritual and Celebration | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7934 | v.5 | Politics 224 - Introduction to Comparative Politics - Emergence of the Modern State | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7935 | v.5 | Politics 217 - Electoral Choice and Voting Behaviour in Australia | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7936 | v.5 | Politics 218 - International Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7937 | v.5 | Politics 219 - Liberals and Conservatives - from Hobbes and Burke to the Present | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7938 | v.5 | Politics 220 - The Politics of Development - A Comparative Study | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7939 | v.5 | Politics 223 - Politics in India - Class, Caste, Religion and Region | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7940 | v.5 | Politics 225 - Europe in International Politics - Britain, Germany, European Union | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7941 | v.5 | Politics 226 - Critical Security Studies | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7945 | v.6 | Sociology 211 - Social Change, Globalisation and Uneven Development | 2.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7946 | v.6 | Sociology 212 - Sociology of Asian Media, Culture and Society | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7947 | v.6 | Sociology 221 - Sociology of Organisation, Bureaucracy and Corporations | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7948 | v.6 | Sociology 222 - Sociology of Community and Environment | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7949 | v.6 | Sociology 224 - Sociology of Human Futures, Society and Technological Change | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 7985 | v.3 | Geography 219 - Regional Development - International Perspectives - Australia, Japan and Europe | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 8208 | v.5 | Politics 221 - International Relations | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 8209 | v.5 | Politics 222 - Politics in Southeast Asia - Focus on Indonesia | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 8375 | v.6 | History 262 - The History of South Asia 1500 BC-1700 AD | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 8436 | v.7 | Politics 341 - Comparative Poltics of Japan, China and Australia | 4.0 | 50.0 | |
| 8569 | v.4 | History 214 - Research Methods for Historians | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 8572 | v.7 | Anthropology 216 - State and Society in Buddhist Southeast Asia | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 8782 | v.5 | Anthropology 218 - Contemporary Aboriginal Anthropology | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 9408 | v.5 | Sociology 391 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9411 | v.5 | Sociology 392 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9532 | v.6 | History 241 - History of Japanese Modernisation Since 1868 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 9672 | v.5 | History 313 - South Africa - The Politics of Memory | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9673 | v.4 | History 314 - Research Methods for Historians | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9674 | v.6 | History 331 - The History of Indonesia in the 19th and 20th Centuries | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9738 | v.4 | Politics 215 - Australia's Government and Constitution - Workings of a Liberal Democracy | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 9739 | v.6 | Politics 214 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 9825 | v.5 | Politics 324 - Introduction to Comparative Politics - Emergence of the Modern State | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9826 | v.5 | Politics 317 - Electoral Choice and Voting Behaviour in Australia | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9827 | v.5 | Politics 318 - International Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9828 | v.5 | Politics 319 - Liberals and Conservatives - from Hobbes and Burke to the Present | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9829 | v.5 | Politics 320 - The Politics of Development - A Comparative Study | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9830 | v.5 | Politics 321 - International Relations | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9831 | v.5 | Politics 322 - Politics in Southeast Asia - Focus on Indonesia | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9832 | v.5 | Politics 323 - Politics in India - Class, Caste, Religion and Region | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9833 | v.5 | Politics 325 - Europe in International Politics - Britain, Germany, European Union | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9834 | v.5 | Politics 326 - Critical Security Studies | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9839 | v.7 | History 323 - An Introduction to the Philosophy of History - From Herodotus to Foucault | 5.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9840 | v.6 | Sociology 311 - Social Change, Globalisation and Uneven Development | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9841 | v.6 | Sociology 312 - Sociology of Asian Media, Culture and Society | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9842 | v.6 | Sociology 323 - Sociology of the Arts - Arts, Institutions and the State | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9843 | v.6 | Sociology 324 - Sociology of Human Futures, Society and Technological Change | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9910 | v.4 | Anthropology 312 - Gender, Ethnicity and Class - A Comparative Analysis | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9912 | v.4 | Anthropology 317 - Applied Anthropology | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 9914 | v.4 | Anthropology 217 - Applied Anthropology | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 10019 | v.3 | Politics 314 | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 10020 | v.2 | Sociology 113 - Social Construction of Identity - Introduction to Doing Sociology | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 10021 | v.2 | Sociology 114 - Australian Society in the Global Economy | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 10022 | v.3 | Sociology 351 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 10023 | v.3 | Sociology 352 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 10470 | v.3 | Anthropology 220 - Sport and Contemporary Culture | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 10471 | v.3 | Anthropology 320 - Sport and Contemporary Culture | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 10472 | v.3 | History 213 - South Africa - The Politics of Memory | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 10473 | v.3 | History 222 - Modern History of the Scientific Ideal of Interpretation | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 10474 | v.3 | History 223 - An Introduction to the Philosophy of History - From Herodotus to Foucault | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 10482 | v.3 | History 322 - Modern History of the Scientific Ideal of Interpretation | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 10794 | v.3 | Sociology 216 - Demography - Population and Social Development | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 11296 | v.3 | Sociology 217 - Sociology of Health and Fitness | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 11297 | v.3 | Sociology 218 - Sociology of Youth - Culture, Identity and Conflict | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 11298 | v.4 | Sociology 225 - Sociology of Media and Communications - Institutions, Texts, Audiences | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 11299 | v.3 | Sociology 226 - Sociology of Education - Education, Society and the State | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 11300 | v.3 | Sociology 317 - Sociology of Health and Fitness | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 11301 | v.3 | Sociology 325 - Sociology of Media and Communications - Institutions, Texts, Audiences | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 11302 | v.3 | Sociology 326 - Sociology of Education - Education, Society and the State | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 11306 | v.3 | Anthropology 331 - Cultures and Societies of South Asia | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 11342 | v.3 | Sociology 314 - Sociology of the Family - Challenges, Changes and the Family | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 11343 | v.3 | Sociology 315 - Sociology of Deviance, Normality and Social Control | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 11344 | v.3 | Sociology 316 - Demography - Population and Social Development | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 11345 | v.3 | Sociology 318 - Sociology of Youth - Culture, Identity and Conflict | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 11346 | v.2 | Anthropology 231 - Cultures and Societies of South Asia | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 11544 | v.3 | Geography 320 - Sustainable Rural Development in the Third World | 4.0 | 50.0 | |
| 11545 | v.2 | Geography 220 - Sustainable Rural Development in the Third World | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12111 | v.2 | Politics 227 - Liberty and Equality - Development of Modern Political Ideologies | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12651 | v.2 | Anthropology 292 - Special Topic Unit | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12652 | v.2 | Anthropology 323 - Life in the City - Urban Anthropology | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 12653 | v.2 | Anthropology 232 - Social Change in Southeast Asia | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12654 | v.2 | Anthropology 332 - Social Change in Southeast Asia | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 12685 | v.2 | Field School 390 | 18.0 | 50.0 | |
| 12686 | v.2 | Geography 291 - Special Topic Unit | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12687 | v.2 | Geography 292 - Special Topic Unit | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12688 | v.2 | History 291 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12689 | v.2 | History 292 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12690 | v.2 | History 230 - Witches, Sangomas and Heretics - Demonization in Theory and Practice | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12691 | v.2 | History 330 - Witches, Sangomas and Heretics - Demonization in Theory and Practice | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 12692 | v.2 | Politics 291 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12693 | v.2 | Politics 292 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12694 | v.2 | Politics 327 - Liberty and Equality - Development of Modern Political Ideologies | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 12695 | v.2 | Sociology 291 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12696 | v.2 | Sociology 292 - Special Topics | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12697 | v.2 | Sociology 235 - Sociology of Gender - Society, Institutions and Gender Debates | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12698 | v.2 | Sociology 335 - Sociology of Gender - Society, Institutions and Gender Debates | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 12699 | v.2 | Study Tour 290 | 14.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12700 | v.2 | Study Tour 390 | 14.0 | 50.0 | |
| 12701 | v.2 | Social Science 390 | 1.0 | 12.5 | |
| 12714 | v.2 | Anthropology 223 - Life in the City - Urban Anthropology | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12715 | v.2 | History 235 - Histories of the Future - Utopias, Millennarianism, Technology and Science Fiction | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 12716 | v.2 | History 335 - Histories of the Future - Utopias, Millennarianism, Technology and Science Fiction | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 13204 | v.3 | Applied Reasoning 300 | 4.0 | 50.0 | |
| 13205 | v.3 | Applied Reasoning 500 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 13206 | v.2 | Anthropology 351 | 2.0 | 25.0 | |
| 13207 | v.2 | Anthropology 361 | 2.0 | 25.0 | |
| 13208 | v.2 | Anthropology 283 - China - Culture and Society | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 13209 | v.2 | Anthropology 383 - China - Culture and Society | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 13210 | v.2 | Geography 221 - Environmental Conservation - History of Environmentalism, Development of Public Policy and Practice in Environmental Planning | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 13211 | v.2 | Geography 321 - Environmental Conservation - History of Environmentalism, Development of Public Policy and Practice in Environmental Planning | 5.0 | 50.0 | |
| 13212 | v.2 | Geography 222 - Tourism and Recreation - Cultural, Economic and Environmental Impacts and the Implications for Development and Planning | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 13213 | v.2 | Geography 322 - Tourism and Recreation - Cultural, Economic and Environmental Impacts and the Implications for Development and Planning | 5.0 | 50.0 | |
| 13403 | v.2 | Politics 240 - Japanese Political Economy | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 13404 | v.2 | Politics 340 - Japanese Political Economy | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 13443 | v.2 | Anthropology 229 - World of Women - Their Position in Contemporary Societies | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 13444 | v.2 | Anthropology 329 - World of Women - Their Position in Contemporary Societies | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 301555 | v.2 | Anthropology 224 - Approaches to Development | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 301556 | v.2 | Anthropology 324 - Approaches to Development | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 301557 | v.2 | Geography 223 - Approaches to Development | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 301558 | v.2 | Geography 323 - Approaches to Development | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 301561 | v.2 | Anthropology 225 - Development Policy in Practice | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 301562 | v.2 | Anthropology 325 - Development Policy in Practice | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 301563 | v.2 | Geography 224 - Development Policy in Practice | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 301564 | v.2 | Geography 324 - Development Policy in Practice | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 302330 | v.2 | Australian Studies 222 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 307807 | v.1 | Geography 210 - Political Geography - Geopolitics | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 307819 | v.1 | Geography 310 - Political Geography - Geopolitics | 5.0 | 50.0 | |
| 300489 | v.2 | Gender Studies Minor | 100.0 | ||
| 301409 | v.2 | International Relations Minor | 100.0 | ||
| 301456 | v.2 | Globalisation Studies Minor | 100.0 | ||
| 301547 | v.2 | Development Studies Minor | 100.0 | ||
| 301815 | v.2 | Anthropology Minor | 100.0 | ||
| 301816 | v.2 | Geography Minor | 100.0 | ||
| 301817 | v.2 | History Minor | 100.0 | ||
| 301818 | v.2 | Politics Minor | 100.0 | ||
| 301819 | v.2 | Sociology Minor | 100.0 | ||
| 301820 | v.2 | South Asian Studies Minor | 100.0 | ||
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