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3926

SOCIOL 101G

: Understanding Aotearoa New Zealand
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Provides an introduction to the sociological analysis of New Zealand society. Looks at familiar events, institutions, social processes from a sociological point of view and offers ways to understand them in new and different ways. Focuses on the structure of New Zealand society and on social and political changes which affect the lives of New Zealanders and shape their society.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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3927

SOCIOL 101G

: Understanding Aotearoa New Zealand
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Provides an introduction to the sociological analysis of New Zealand society. Looks at familiar events, institutions, social processes from a sociological point of view and offers ways to understand them in new and different ways. Focuses on the structure of New Zealand society and on social and political changes which affect the lives of New Zealanders and shape their society.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3928

SOCIOL 200

: Sociological Theory
2020 Semester One (1203)
An introduction to the major themes of social theory. The focus is on the analyses of modern society to be found in the works of classical and contemporary social analysts.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in Sociology or 15 points at Stage I in Sociology with a minimum B+ pass

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3929

SOCIOL 229

: Environmental Sociology
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Environmental sociology provides insight into the complex social processes that define, create and even threaten our natural environment. This course gives tools with which to think sociologically about environmental issues, such as understanding how environmental issues come to be seen as environmental problems, and how political, cultural, and economic factors have come to shape our interaction with the natural environment.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in Sociology or 30 points from ENVSCI 101, 201, GEOG 102, 205

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3930

SOCIOL 301

: Critical Theory and Society
2024 Semester One (1243)
Critical theory seeks to understand the multiple contradictions of society and to offer roadmaps for progressive social change. This course explores foundational ideas in the tradition of critical theory and in contemporary critical thought. Critical theories are situated in the social and historical contexts from which they arise and are scrutinised for their relevance to contemporary struggles for social justice.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 200 or 30 points above Stage I in BA or Global Studies courses

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3931

SOCIOL 301

: Critical Theory and Society
2021 Semester One (1213)
Critical theory seeks to understand the multiple contradictions of society and to offer roadmaps for progressive social change. This course explores foundational ideas in the tradition of critical theory and in contemporary critical thought. Critical theories are situated in the social and historical contexts from which they arise and are scrutinised for their relevance to contemporary struggles for social justice.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 200 or 30 points above Stage I in BA or Global Studies courses

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3932

SOCIOL 306

: Sociology of Migration
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Examines international migration in the context of the modern world economy, its impact on global cultures and its relationships with ideologies such as nationalism and racism. The focus is on the Pacific Rim region, but in the context of, and in comparison with, other parts of the world.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology or 15 points at Stage II in Sociology and 30 points at Stage II in BA courses
Restriction: SOCIOL 224, 228

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3933

SOCIOL 310

: Researching Social Problems
2020 Semester One (1203)
Develops skills in integrating theory and methods so that students can critically engage with social problems using a sociological lens both inside and outside the university.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology or 60 points passed at Stage II from BA courses

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3934

SOCIOL 326

: Sociology of Violence and Death
2021 Semester One (1213)
Drawing on writings from a variety of intellectual traditions, this course explores the contested nature of violence through an examination of a number of contemporary debates about the causes, agents, consequences, as well as responses to and interventions in, incidents of violence.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology, or 15 points at Stage II in Sociology and CRIM 201 or 202

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3935

SOCIOL 333

: Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Presents a conceptual and topical overview of the Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine. Specific topics to be addressed include: the social distribution of disease; the social production of disease; the social construction of 'illness'; the social construction of treatment practices; patient experiences of illness and healthcare; the social organisation of medicine; and alternative visions of healthcare.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology, or SOCSCIPH 200

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3936

SOCIOL 333

: Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
2020 Semester One (1203)
Presents a conceptual and topical overview of the Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine. Specific topics to be addressed include: the social distribution of disease; the social production of disease; the social construction of 'illness'; the social construction of treatment practices; patient experiences of illness and healthcare; the social organisation of medicine; and alternative visions of healthcare.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology, or SOCSCIPH 200

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3937

SOCIOL 718

: Research Projects: Design and Practice
2021 Semester One (1213)
Explores some of the major principles of research design and practice before discussing particular methods of research. Students will work through problem definition, literature review, and research design. Both ‘empirical’ and ‘theoretical’ projects will be encouraged.
Subject: Sociology
Restriction: SOCIOL 731, SOCSCRES 701

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3938

SOCIOL 738

: Directed Study
2025 Semester Two (1255)
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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3939

SOCIOL 739

: Directed Study
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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3940

SOCIOL 747

: Political Ecology of Youth and Crime
2020 Semester One (1203)
Focuses on the social processes that underpin the relationship between individual agency, identity and the broader political ecology of crime as it relates to youth and crime. These will be explored by examining youth offending and criminalisation, victimisation, the media and representations of youth crime and young people's engagement with youth justice policy and practice.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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3941

SOCIOL 748

: Critical Theory and Social Change
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Investigates the social forces and forms of thought currently producing progressive social change out of the contradictory realities of the existing social situation. Considers the immanent possibilities for radical change at the present moment of late capitalism, the grounds on which social change might be justified and the practical steps that might be taken to realise them.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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3942

SOCIOL 790

: Research Project
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Subject: Sociology
To complete this course students must enrol in SOCIOL 790 A and B, or SOCIOL 790

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3943

SPANISH 104

: Beginners' Spanish 1
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Provides a solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish for beginners or near beginners, emphasising communicative competence in the present tense. Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and prepares students at the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Subject: Spanish
Restriction: SPANISH 107. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed

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3944

SPANISH 104

: Beginners' Spanish 1
2021 Semester One (1213)
Provides a solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish for beginners or near beginners, emphasising communicative competence in the present tense. Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and prepares students at the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Subject: Spanish
Restriction: SPANISH 107. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed

Outline is not available yet

3945

SPANISH 104

: Beginners' Spanish 1
2021 Summer School (1210)
Provides a solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish for beginners or near beginners, emphasising communicative competence in the present tense. Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and prepares students at the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Subject: Spanish
Restriction: SPANISH 107. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed

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3946

SPANISH 104

: Beginners' Spanish 1
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Provides a solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish for beginners or near beginners, emphasising communicative competence in the present tense. Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and prepares students at the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Subject: Spanish
Restriction: SPANISH 107. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed

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3947

SPANISH 104G

: Beginners' Spanish 1
2025 Semester One (1253)
Provides a solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish for beginners or near beginners, emphasising communicative competence in the present tense. Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and prepares students at the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Subject: Spanish
Restriction: SPANISH 107. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
3948

SPANISH 104G

: Beginners' Spanish 1
2025 Summer School (1250)
Provides a solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish for beginners or near beginners, emphasising communicative competence in the present tense. Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and prepares students at the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Subject: Spanish
Restriction: SPANISH 107. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
3949

SPANISH 104G

: Beginners' Spanish 1
2024 Semester One (1243)
Provides a solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish for beginners or near beginners, emphasising communicative competence in the present tense. Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and prepares students at the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Subject: Spanish
Restriction: SPANISH 107. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
3950

SPANISH 104G

: Beginners' Spanish 1
2023 Semester One (1233)
Provides a solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish for beginners or near beginners, emphasising communicative competence in the present tense. Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and prepares students at the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Subject: Spanish
Restriction: SPANISH 107. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed