2009 Course Handbook
SOC300: Internships in Social Research
(V2 session dates: 1 December 2009-5 February 2010)
This unit provides you with an exciting opportunity to gain practical experience undertaking applied or policy related research while working in a social research team or a community research setting. A practical supervised research placement, supported by on-campus workshops, gives you an opportunity to undertake social research first hand and gain valuable professional experience. As well, it will encourage you to exercise creative thinking and problem solving, while developing personal confidence and professional contacts.
The internship will usually be undertaken one or more days a week over a semester, but may, in some cases, be undertaken as a block. Placements are organised for you, in a community service agency, a commercial social research company, in state or local government, or in an academic research setting. The unit is open to all social science, arts, creative arts, media, business, health and other students who have completed SOC234 and who are nearing the end of their degrees.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
V2 - Vacation study - second semester |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Heather Middleton |
| Prerequisites: | SOC234 and 40cp |
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| Unit Designations: | Social Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Sociology |