312329 v.1 Anthropology and Sociology Major

Introduction

This major introduces students to the study of human societies, their origins, development, interactions and contemporary variations. It enables students to understand how contemporary local, regional and national societies and cultures are affected by, and respond to, processes of global change such as industrialisation, urbanisation, increasing inter-ethnic contacts, environmental transformation and new modes of communication.

Major combinations within the BA

Students choosing this major within the Bachelor of Arts degree will also choose another or an elective stream. Choosing a second major allows students to study in an additional discipline area. Choosing an elective stream allows students to undertake further study in the discipline of their first major or choose from a variety of units from around the University. Combinations of majors are listed in the handbook at http://handbook.curtin.edu.au/courses/31/311921.html.

Course Entry Requirement

Students should complete Self, Culture and Society 111 and Global Change in Australia and its Region 112 in first year.

Course Structure			Hrs/Wk	Credit
Year 2 Semester 1
312603	v.1	Private Lives and Public Issues 211	3.0	25.0
		SELECT 1 OPTION		25.0
				50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
312600	v.1	Social Inequality: Possibilities for Change 212	3.0	25.0
		SELECT 1 OPTION		25.0
				50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
312321	v.1	Understanding Social Research 311	3.0	50.0
				50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
312322	v.1	Doing Social Research 312	3.0	50.0
				50.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 2			Hrs/Wk	Credit
312580	v.1	Contested Knowledges: Truth, Lies and Memories 222	3.0	25.0
312582	v.1	Human Rights and Social Justice 223	3.0	25.0
312584	v.1	Ethnographies of the City 221	3.0	25.0
312587	v.1	International Political Economy 222	3.0	25.0
312592	v.1	Islam in Contemporary Asia 225	3.0	25.0
312597	v.1	Sustainability: Sociocultural Perspectives 223	3.0	25.0