SPECIAL NOTE: Unit taught at the Tasmania Police Academy as part of the BSocSci(Police Studies) Degree, In-service pathway.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
HSG108
H
H
H
H
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Summer
H
On Campus
01-JAN-2012
13-JAN-2012
30-JAN-2012
26-FEB-2012
Sem 1
H
On Campus
27-FEB-2012
23-MAR-2012
16-APR-2012
01-JUN-2012
Winter
H
On Campus
02-JUN-2012
12-JUN-2012
25-JUN-2012
15-JUL-2012
Sem 2
H
On Campus
16-JUL-2012
10-AUG-2012
03-SEP-2012
20-OCT-2012
Spring
H
On Campus
21-OCT-2012
06-NOV-2012
26-NOV-2012
31-DEC-2012
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
DESCRIPTION This unit introduces students to central concepts and methods used by sociologists and criminologists to study society. It explains how sociological and criminological thinking challenges and extends common sense understanding of thesocial world. It provides the conceptual framework for explaining and interpreting both contemporary social transformations and every day social experiences. The unit provides students with (1) an understanding of sociological and criminological concepts, models and methods; and (2) an ability to apply these processes in modern society with a focus on power, deviance, crime, social order and social control.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 500 word written assignment (15%) 2000 word written assignment (40%) 2 hour end of semester exam (45%)
TEACHING PATTERN: 39 contact hours
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Flexible scheduling - H Some classes will be held outside normal teaching hours; e.g. weekend blocks, summer schools etc
About Flexible Study Options
INTERNATIONALISATION This unit includes specific international contexts/case studies.
This unit includes international cross-cultural issues/skills.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
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Flexible scheduling - H