Introduction to Sociology (11246.1)

Introduces students to sociological perspectives and concepts, as well as providing a basic understanding for social issues such as health, interaction, development, sex and gender, and nationalism through the lens of basic sociological theory.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate familiarity with some of the contributions of sociology to understanding contemporary society;
2. Identify and analyse some of the social processes that are constitutive of our social worlds and those of others, and how those social worlds interact with experience, self-identities and life-choices;
3. Apply sociological concepts to make sense of society and to develop confidence in thinking critically and reflexively about the social explanations and understandings we use and encounter;
4. Creatively use sociological imagination to explore, respond to, and negotiate complex social experiences where we are confronted by new freedoms but also by often bewildering social changes; and
5. Recognise, find, mobilise and critically engage sociological information and texts in your writing practice to sustain your own sociological argument.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Equivalent units

6607 Introductory Sociology

Assumed knowledge

None.