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The Bachelor of Applied Sociology (Specialisation) is a unique new degree offering you the opportunity to specialise in either Australian Society or Social Research, or both. You will acquire specialist skills, allowing for enhanced career progression and flexibility of employment in the study and understanding of society and human behaviour, social research and political theory.

As future national and global trends will change and develop, such as an ageing population and climate change; community needs will change, grow and diversify. Upon graduation you will be equipped to critically understand social issues, develop research methods to further identify the core concerns and advise best practice in managing these issues.

At CQUniversity, the Bachelor of Applied Sociology (Specialisation) is designed to offer you flexibility with many study options. Most courses are offered across all three terms allowing you to fast-track your degree.

Choose to study on-campus at CQUniversity Brisbane*, Bundaberg, Rockhampton or by distance education.

AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY

According to The Australian Sociological Association (TASA), sociology focuses on the organisation of social life. It looks at how people’s lives are influenced by their opportunities and experiences; and the impact that people have on society through taking action and creating change. Sociology provides insights into the ways factors such as class, wealth, race, gender, ethnicity, age, sexuality, disability and religion shape people’s lives, but this is only one part of it. Sociologists question the common-sense and popular explanations of social life and look at the dynamics of power and inequality in everyday life. The Australian Society specialisation will be the lens that students use to apply their sociological knowledge and skills to wider Australian society.

SOCIAL RESEARCH

There is a growing demand in Australia and internationally for people with graduate qualifications in social research methods. Upon graduation you will have practical skills in social science research that can be applied in government, NGOs (non-government organisations), and private organisations. Graduates will gain a solid foundation for undertaking, overseeing and evaluating research within the employment sector or for further studies within the social sciences. In particular, students taking this major will develop knowledge and understanding of research methods, analysis and statistical techniques.

Entry Requirements

N/A

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Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

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The Bachelor of Arts provides graduates with the ability to understand and study human society. It develops high levels of written and oral communication skills in the Humanities and Social Sciences, including History, English Literature, Greek, Chinese (Mandarin) and Indonesian Studies, Political Science and Sociology. It prepares graduates for research training at honours and postgraduate level. It is available for external and internal modes of study.

The course includes a common year one, providing an excellent foundation for further study in either of our core specialist areas of history, political science or English Literature (must select one or a combination of the two). A second specialist pathway of study is available in Languages, Creative Arts and Industries, English Literature, Communications, Business Administration, Psychology, Economics, Marketing, Indigenous Knowledge Systems or Creative Writing. Combinations of these specialist areas of study provide graduates with distinctive qualifications that lead to interesting and rewarding careers. The course builds on the University's unique location in northern Australia, adjacent to South-East Asia. Employment opportunities include federal, State and Territory government, land councils, museums, non-government agencies and the corporate sector, particularly where these organisations engage with central and northern Australia and Asia.

Entry Requirements

N/A

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

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The Master of Arts Degree by Research is a program of supervised research and study leading to the submission of a thesis which makes a contribution to knowledge. The program is governed by the Program Rules for Masters Degrees by Research, which provide details regarding all aspects of admission, progression, submission and examination of the thesis. Consultation with the university will assist you to determine eligibility for admission, to identify the proposed areas of research and to ascertain the availability of suitable supervisors.

CQUniversity offers Masters Degree by Research programs in the areas of communication and media studies, human welfare studies and services, language and literature, law, master of arts, political science and studies and studies in human society.

Entry Requirements

You may be considered for admission to candidature for the Masters degree if you:

hold an honours degree from the University or any other approved institution in a relevant discipline; or

hold a three (3) year undergraduate degree and a graduate diploma at a high level of academic performance in a relevant discipline; or

hold a three (3) year undergraduate degree at a high level of academic performance in a relevant discipline, plus a minimum of one year's relevant work experience; or

hold a three (3) year undergraduate degree with a credit level Grade Point Average (GPA); or

hold a four (4) year undergraduate degree at a high level of academic performance; or

hold an alternative qualification deemed by the Panel to be of equivalent scope and standard.

If you hold only a pass degree, and who do not satisfy any of those criteria specified above, you will be required to undertake a Masters qualifying/enabling program, normally of one (1) year's (full-time) duration, as specified in the University's resolution on Masters qualifying programs.

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Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

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This course enables students to pursue their passion and career goals simultaneously with a choice of majors spanning traditional and contemporary arts and humanities disciplines.

Students will have a unique opportunity to design a focused or cross-disciplinary course according to their personal interests, in areas that cover historical, critical, political, theoretical and creative practices that underpin our global cultures and industries.

This multi-skilled approach is essential in contextualising and applying knowledge and experience in a broad range of employment fields. We also encourage work-related placement. To help students create exactly the undergraduate experience they want for their anticipated professional life, we provide ongoing, professional support throughout the course.

Students can major in the following Arts disciplines:
- Contemporary Fashion & Textiles
- English
- French (Introductory and Post ATAR)
- History
- Japanese (Introductory and Post ATAR)
- Politics & International Relations
- Visual Arts
- Visual Arts Immersion
- Writing

Entry Requirements

Contemporary Fashion & Textiles Major: Students will be required to have a folio interview for this major.

French and Japanese Majors: Applicants for the Post ATAR language majors will require WACE 3A/3B, or equivalent language skills in the relevant language. Native speakers of Japanese who have completed their compulsory education in Japan and/or in a Japanese educational institution overseas (e.g. six years at primary and three years at junior high school) are not eligible to enrol in a Japanese Major or Minor.

Visual Arts and Visual Arts Immersion Major: Students will be required to have a folio interview for these majors.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

Notes

From 2016 onwards: Native speakers of French who have completed their compulsory education in France and/or in a French educational institution overseas (e.g. six years at primary and three years at junior high school), are not eligible to enrol in a French major or minor.

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Bachelor of Arts at the Faculty of Arts with combination of any three (3) of the following subjects and later specializing on one or two:

Geography and Environmental Studies
Economics
Kiswahili
English Language& Linguistics
Arabic
Literature in English and Communication
Religious Studies and Philosophy
History and Tourism and Hospitality
Political Science and Public Administration
Sociology and Social Work
Psychology & Counselling

The study materials for these programmes have been developed and written by high and unequaled academia and professionals from the University of Nairobi.

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