Graduate Diploma in Arts (Social Theory)
Course code: 069ST
The graduate diploma is similar to an undergraduate major and offers a comprehensive program of study in social theory. The course is flexibly designed for a wide range of interests and provides a foundation for further study in the area. Graduates are provided with a pathway to higher degree study and may qualify for entry to the postgraduate diploma.
Course coordinator: Dr John Rundell
School: Ashworth Program in Social Theory, School of Social and Environmental Enquiry
Course objectives:
Students who complete the graduate diploma will:
. understand the major social theories relevant to contemporary critical inquiry;
. demonstrate critical engagement with significant debates in the discipline;
. develop skills of critical analysis in relation to specific areas of social theory.
Entry requirement:
The minimum entry requirement is:
. an undergraduate degree in any discipline
Course intake: February (Semester One) and July (Semester Two)
Applications: Applications close 31 October (February intake) and 31 May (July intake). Late applications may be accepted, subject to the availability of places.
Course structure:
Duration: 1 year full-time / up to 4 years part-time
a minimum of three core subjects in Social Theory
a minimum of four elective subjects
Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Core subjects:
136-073 Critical Theories (semester two)
136-074 Moderntiy Revolution to Social Movements (semester one) 136-075 Identities in Conflict (not offered)
136-077 Psychoanalysis and Social Theory (semester two)
Elective subjects:
Social theory / History and philosophy of science
136-037 Biotechnology in Modern Society
136-040 Science, Technology and Society
136-076 Social Theory and Political Analysis
136-078 The Critical Imagination
136-210 Minds and Madness
Cinema studies
107-037 Film and the Body
107-079 Feminist Film and Television Theory
Criminology
191-428 Crime and Culture
English
106-036 Postmodernism
Geography and environmental studies
121-019 Urbanisation and Urban Development
121-026 The Mobile World: Migration & Tourism
121-057 Ethnic Nationalism and the Modern World
121-015 Development and the Third World
Philosophy
161-013 Contemporary Political Philosophy
161-020 Phenomenology & Existentialism
Political science
166-034 An/Other China: Theorising Everyday Life
Sociology
166-085 Identities & Action: Social Movements
Gender Studies/History
131-033 A History of Sexualities
131-034 Gender, Culture and Identity Politics
Faculty of Architecture
702-305 Theories of Architecture
Subject descriptions:
Details of subjects are provided in the Undergraduate Handbook