Course overview
Through practical applications, case studies, and hands-on tasks, students will develop the sociological skills to be a catalyst for positive social change. Students will develop skills in identifying and appraising quality sources of information and how to harness these to produce unique insights for pressing social issues and aspects of everyday life; including those that challenge dominant and 'common sense' understandings of the social world. A key skill developed in this course is the ability to communicate complex ideas and research in accessible ways to promote fuller understandings of social life and more equitable societies.
- Social Research As A Practice: Shaping & Understanding Societies Through Sociology
- Social Intelligence For A Changing World
- Investigating Contemporary Social Issues
Course learning outcomes
- Recognise key sociological concepts and approaches
- Identify, appraise and use quality sources of information for sociological analysis and argument
- Demonstrate the relevance of a sociological perspective for real world applications
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 57122
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 54427
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 28
Class number 54426
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 54423
Section TU06
Size 30
Available 29
Magill
Class number 55329
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 56965
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 30
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