Admission and Unit Information - Bachelor of Social Science (Honours)

This unit supports the Honours Thesis. It is an intensive study in two parts. Part 1 is an introduction to Honours study and to the research thesis. Topics covered include the research proposal, the literature review, research methodologies, ethics in social research and ethics applications. Part 2 focuses on the writing stage of the thesis. Topics covered include data analysis and thesis writing. A presentation of research results will also occur. This unit must be taken with the Honours thesis unit in the same calendar year.

This unit examines the current debates in a range of social science disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas in relation to researching the social world. An historical dimension is also used to contextualise current perspectives by referring to earlier writings in social science research. The unit is designed to support the work undertaken in the Honours Pathway unit and the Honours thesis and to deepen an Honours student's theoretical knowledge.

This unit is the research project and thesis of the BSS Honours program and consists of a research project designed and implemented under the direction of an academic supervisor and research mentor. It is only available to students who have been accepted into the honours programmes for the following Bachelors degrees - Community Welfare, Policing, Social Science and Tourism Management. This unit is the culmination of studies for students who have completed their undergraduate degree and provides substantial training in research. Under staff supervision, students choose the particular topic for their research, design their own programme of research , perform the research and analyse the results. The production of a thesis is at the end of this process. Students describe the rationale for their topic, their research programme, ethical issues, results and their conclusions.

This unit is the research project and thesis of the BSS Honours program and consists of a research project designed and implemented under the direction of an academic supervisor and research mentor. It is only available to students who have been accepted into the honours programmes for the following Bachelors degrees - Community Welfare, Policing, Social Science and Tourism Management. This unit is the culmination of studies for students who have completed their undergraduate degree and provides substantial training in research. Under staff supervision, students choose the particular topic for their research, design their own programme of research , perform the research and analyse the results. The production of a thesis is at the end of this process. Students describe the rationale for their topic, their research programme, ethical issues, results and their conclusions.

This unit supports the Honours Thesis. It is an intensive study in two parts. Part 1 is an introduction to Honours study and to the research thesis. Topics covered include the research proposal, the literature review, research methodologies, ethics in social research and ethics applications. Part 2 focuses on the writing stage of the thesis. Topics covered include data analysis and thesis writing. A presentation of research results will also occur. This unit must be taken with the Honours thesis unit in the same calendar year.

This unit is the first unit of the research project and thesis of the BSS Honours program and consists of a research project designed and implemented under the direction of an academic supervisor and research mentor. It is only available to students who have been accepted into the honours programmes for the following Bachelors degrees - Community Welfare, Policing, Social Science and Tourism Management. This unit is the culmination of studies for students who have completed their undergraduate degree and provides substantial training in research. Under staff supervision, students choose the particular topic for their research, design their own programme of research , perform the research and analyse the results. The production of a thesis is at the end of this process. Students describe the rationale for their topic, their research programme, ethical issues, results and their conclusions.

This unit is the second unit of the research project and thesis of the BSS Honours program and consists of a research project designed and implemented under the direction of an academic supervisor and research mentor. It is only available to students who have been accepted into the honours programmes for the following Bachelors degrees - Community Welfare, Policing, Social Science and Tourism Management. This unit is the culmination of studies for students who have completed their undergraduate degree and provides substantial training in research. Under staff supervision, students choose the particular topic for their research, design their own programme of research , perform the research and analyse the results. The production of a thesis is at the end of this process. Students describe the rationale for their topic, their research programme, ethical issues, results and their conclusions.

This unit is the third unit of the research project and thesis of the BSS Honours program and consists of a research project designed and implemented under the direction of an academic supervisor and research mentor. It is only available to students who have been accepted into the honours programmes for the following Bachelors degrees - Community Welfare, Policing, Social Science and Tourism Management. This unit is the culmination of studies for students who have completed their undergraduate degree and provides substantial training in research. Under staff supervision, students choose the particular topic for their research, design their own programme of research , perform the research and analyse the results. The production of a thesis is at the end of this process. Students describe the rationale for their topic, their research programme, ethical issues, results and their conclusions.

This unit examines the current debates in a range of social science disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas in relation to researching the social world. An historical dimension is also used to contextualise current perspectives by referring to earlier writings in social science research. The unit is designed to support the work undertaken in the Honours Pathway unit and the Honours thesis and to deepen an Honours student's theoretical knowledge.

This unit is the fourth unit of the research project and thesis of the BSS Honours program and consists of a research project designed and implemented under the direction of an academic supervisor and research mentor. It is only available to students who have been accepted into the honours programmes for the following Bachelors degrees - Community Welfare, Policing, Social Science and Tourism Management. This unit is the culmination of studies for students who have completed their undergraduate degree and provides substantial training in research. Under staff supervision, students choose the particular topic for their research, design their own programme of research , perform the research and analyse the results. The production of a thesis is at the end of this process. Students describe the rationale for their topic, their research programme, ethical issues, results and their conclusions.