Hobart, Launceston
This unit has been discontinued.
The unit replaces HGA422 Understanding Contemporary Societies and is taken when a student has already completed the undergraduate unit Understanding Contemporary Societies (HGA302).
Introduction
The Directed Study is a supervised research paper focusing on a theoretical and/or substantive topic area selected by a designated supervisor in consultation with the student. The unit lasts for one semester and consists of EITHER regular meetings and discussions with the supervisor, assessed via a written paper of 4,000 words, OR the auditing of a specified unit available elsewhere in the University.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Directed Study |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HGA407 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
| Discipline | Sociology and Criminology |
| Coordinator | Bruce Tranter |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Honours |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | One-to-one supervision by arrangement |
|---|---|
| Assessment | One 4,000 word assignment (100%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | |
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| Recommended |
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