School of Sociology · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course is designed for students in Sociology, but students from other social sciences are welcome to take the course with the agreement of both the Chair of their supervisory panel and the course convenor. It introduces students to the most commonly used social research methods and provides for the development of advanced understanding of how these can be applied within theoretically sophisticated research designs. The course also prepares PhD students to undertake their Thesis Proposal Review milestone.
The course will be assessed as pass/fail. Students must gain a pass grade for each component of the assessment. (null) [LO null]
Participation in Research critiques
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Essay, 5000 words, exploring the application of methods covered in the course to the student’s own thesis topic
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 24 hours of contact over 12 weeks; b) 106 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
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