Department of Sociology and Social Policy

Faculty of Arts

Graduate Diploma in Arts (Social Policy)
Postgraduate Coursework 2008

Duration

This qualification is normally completed in 1 year of full time study or up to 3 years part time.

Entry Requirements

A Bachelor degree with a major in Sociology or Social Policy or equivalent.

Completion Requirements

6 units of study (totalling 36 credit points) comprising 2 core units and 4 electives from the postgraduate Sociology and Social Policy program.

Units of Study

Semester

Credit Pts

Core

Doing Social Research

1

6

Social Policy International Perspectives

1

6

Elective

Ethnographic Method

1

6

Development: Critical Perspectives A

1

6

Development: Critical Perspectives B

2

6

Professional Practice in Development

2

6

Rethinking Poverty

1

6

Cosmopolitanism and Community

1

6

Professional Ethics

2

6

Citizenship Rights and Social Movements

2

6

Ethics and Private Life

2

6

Independent Study and Report *

1, 2

6

Dissertation Part 1 *

1, 2

6

Dissertation Part 2 *

1, 2

6

Human Rights Advocacy and Strategies

2

6

Rights in International Development

1

6

National Health and Welfare Systems

2

6

Australian Society: Place in the Region

1

6

Notes:
*	Department permission required

Attendance Pattern

Classes are predominantly scheduled in the evenings to accommodate those students with daytime commitments.

Further Study

Candidates in the Graduate Diploma (Social Policy) program may choose to transfer to the Masters program with full credit once they have passed the required units.

Related Info

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Prospective Postgraduates
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arts.pg@arts.usyd.edu.au

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