CC17 Advanced Diploma of Applied Sociology

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 major
  3. Complete electives

Core Structure

Number of units: 5 Total credit points: 30

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL11055 Sociology of Australian Society
INDG11013 First Nation and Non-Indigenous History: The Interface
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL11056 Australian Identity
Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL19064 Understanding Social Life
SOCL19070 Health and Medical Sociology

Australian Society Major

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

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. Sociology is diverse and covers all aspects of social life. In this instance, the Australian Society major of the Advanced Diploma of Applied Sociology (Australian Society) will be the lens that students use to apply their sociological knowledge and skillls to wider Australian society. Sociology is a perspective of the social world that values critical thinking. Sociologists question the commonsense and popular explanations of social life and look at the dynamics of power and inequality in everyday life. Sociologists also acknowledge traditional owners and First Nations as the custodians of their lands, in Australia and internationally. We also acknowledge the rights of all people to live free from discrimination and disadvantage whatever their class, race, gender, ethnicity, age, sexuality, disability or religion.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL11059 Introducing Social Change
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL11060 Being Bad
SOCL11058 Science Technology and Society
Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
INDG19015 Aboriginal Cultures and Country
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL19065 Rural Communities and Health
SOCL19081 The Body Sexuality and Society

Social Research Major

Number of units: 6 Total credit points: 36

There is a growing demand in Australia and internationally for people with graduate qualifications in social research methods. The Advanced Diploma of Applied Sociology (Research Methods) is a diploma designed to provide training in social research methods. Graduates of this program will have practical fundamental skills in social research that can facilitate access for social research based positions in government, non-government organisations (NGOs), and private organisations. Graduates will gain a solid foundation for undertaking, overseeing and evaluating research in the social sciences.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL11062 Social Research Foundations
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL11061 Principles of Social Research
PSYC11011 Personal and Professional Development
Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL19066 Community Analysis
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL19069 Social Research Methods
ALLH12007 Research Methods for Health Professionals

Elective

Number of units: 5 Total credit points: 30

Students must take 5 elective courses.

Electives may be from any CQUniversity undergraduate course, provided prerequisite and corequisite requirements are met.