Postgraduate

SOCI413
Ethnicity, Migration and Multiculturalism
Description
This course explores ethnicity, race, racism, indigeneity, migration, nationalism and related phenomena in a range of different times and places.
Occurrences
Semester One 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
HSRV413, MAOR422
SOCI441
Independent Course of Study
Occurrences
Semester Two 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department
SOCI442
Individual Course of Study: The Politics of Need
Description
Individual Course of Study: The Politics of Need
Occurrences
Semester One 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
SOCI368, SOCI420
SOCI470
Supervised Research
Description
This course is intended to allow students to explore a research topic of their choice under the supervision of an appropriate staff member.
Occurrences
Semester One 2025
Semester Two 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
SOCI650
MA Dissertation
Description
MA Dissertation
Occurrences
Approved Start 2025
Semester One 2025
Semester Two 2025
Points
60 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
SOCI690
MA Thesis
Occurrences
Approved Start 2025
Points
120 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Not Offered Courses in 2025

Postgraduate

SOCI406
Food Systems, Sustainability & Social Change
Description
This course will focus on building understanding of contemporary debates about food, sustainability, and society by exploring contemporary food systems and efforts to transform them. We will examine a range of socio-environmental challenges relating to food’s production, distribution, consumption, and waste. How these challenges are framed and analysed will be critically considered using sociological approaches that draw out social, cultural, political, economic, and ethical dimensions. We will then explore social action aimed at improving the sustainability and/or justice of food systems' structuring, governance, and/or practice. Local, national, and international examples will be used to ground our examinations of these efforts. More specific approaches or actions discussed may include regenerative agriculture, corporate concentration, food redistribution, alternative proteins, food sovereignty, application of Maori principles to food systems, among other things. Combining in-class and field experiences, as well as a social action project, the course is designed to foster critical thinking and motivate community engagement for transforming food systems.
Occurrences
SOCI406-25S2 (C)
Semester Two 2025 - Not offered
For further information see SOCI406 course details
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.