Faculty of Social Sciences Handbook, 1994
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(j ~ ~ C ~- ;;4 '"~ (j ~- 1-'. 0 ('D I-+) oS;, =:s (j ~ ~ ('D 2 "" -~ FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE New South Wale., Auatralla Location Address _ University Drive, Callaghan Postal Address _ lbe University of Newcastle NSW 2308 section one Telephone _ (049) 21.5000 ~F~ac~u~lt~y~S~ta~ff~ ______________~~ TeleK _ AA28194 - Ubrary _ AA2861B - Bursar section two _ AA28784 - TUNRA (The University of Newcastle _F~a~cu~l~tY~ln~f~o~rm~a~tio~n ____________~~ Research Associates Limited) Facsimile _ (049) 21.6922 Infonnation for new students 4 Hours oJBusiness _ Mondays to Fridays excepting public holidays 9amto5pm Honours and Postgraduate Study 5 Credit Policy 5 Review of Academic Progress 5 The Umvenlty of Newcut1e Calendar COQu.ta of the followlnt volume.: SpecIal Conslderatton 5 Volume 1 _ Legislation Professional Recognition 6 Volume 2 University Bodies and Staff Students wtth SpecIal Needs 6 Volume 3 -Faculty of Architecture Handbook Advtce and Support 6 Volume 4 -Faculty of Art. 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Volume 6 -Faculty of Economics and Commerce Handbook Volume 7 -Faculty of Education Handbook Schedule - Bachelor of Social Science 11 VolumeS -Faculty of Engineering Handbook Schedule - Bachelor of SoctaI ScIence (Justtce Studies) Volume 9 -_ Faculty of Health Sciences Handbook 11 Volume 10 _ Faculty of Law Handbook Schedule - Associate DIploma Police Studies 12 Volume 11 _ Faculty of Medicine Handbook Schedule - Bachelor of Social Science (Recreation & Tourism) 12 Volume 12 _ Faculty of Music Handbook Schedule - Bachelor of Social ScIence (Welfare Studies) 12 Volume 13 _ Faculty of Nursing Handbook Schedule - Bachelor of Social Work 13 Volume 14 _ Faculty of Science and Mathematics Handbook Schedule - Bachelor of SoctaI Work (Honours) 13 Volume 15 _ Faculty of Social Science Handbook Schedule - Master of Social Science 14 Also available are the Undergraduate Guides Schedule - Master of Social Work 14 This Volume is intended as a reference handbook for students enrolling in section/our courses conducted by the Faculty of Social Science. © The University of Newcastle 1993 Course Outlines/Schedule of Subjects ISSN 1037 - 7905 _U_n_d_e....:rg~r_ad_u_a_t_e_a_n_d_P_o_s~tg~r_a_d_u_at_e..!..) ___.. The tnfonnaUon in this Handbook is correct as at 24 September 1993. Recommended Price _ Five dollars and fifty cents plus postage. Bachelor of Social Science 16 Bachelor of Social Science ~ustice Studies} 27 Designed by _ Marte-T Wisniowskl. Medical CommWlicaUon Unit Bachelor of Social Science (Recreation and Tourism) 28 Typeset by _ Jan Spurr. Office of the University Secretary Bachelor of SocIal ScIence (Welfare StudIes) 29 Printed by _ The Pot Still :ress pty Ltd. Artarmon. Sydney Loans xl Bachelor of social Work 30 Refund of Charges xl Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Social Work - combined degree program 35 campus Traffic and Parktng xl Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) 36 Mtscellaneous SeIVices Master of Soctal Science 39 Banking xli Master of Social Work 41 cashier xli Chaplaincy Service xii section five Community Programs xli Subject Descriptions Convocation xli .. Co-op Bookshop xii Lost Property xii Guide to Subject Entries 42 Noticeboards xli Economics 43 Post Office xli Geography 66 Public Transport xli History 71 Student Insurance Cover xltI Justice Studies 86 University Computing Services xiii Law 90 University Libraries xlv Lingulstlcs 91 Philosophy 95 Psychology 96 Recreation and Tourism 102 Social Work 113 Sociology and Anthropology 117 Statistics 138 Welfare Studtes142 section six General Information Principal Dates 1994 Advice and Information U Enrolment and Re-enrolment ttl Leave of Absence v Attendance at Classes v General Conduct v Examinations v Statements of Academic Record vttt Unsatisfactory Progress - Rules VIii Charges x Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) x Dean's Foreword Everyone Is concerned about the ways In which our Uves. and the lives of those around us. are affected by what ts going on in sociely generally. For many of us. this concern becomes focussed when we experience a change in our own l1festyles. or when we are confronted by broadly based changes such as the current high and sustained rates of unemployment. and the effects they have on us and others. We all seek explanations for such events or changes. The explanations generally available are an amalgam of the different ideas and experiences that we have drawn from our famUy. schooling. and the social and cultural or religious groups to which we belong. These explanations are often Inconsistent and may be veIY limited in their application. Social Science also provides a set of explanations or theories for what happens in soclely. particularly what brings about change and what might flow from it. Social Science Is especially concerned with theories about life cycle. gender. class, race, work. social Justlce and social organisation. Social Science theories differ from popular explanations tn that they are the result of systematic thinking. observation and reflection. because Social Science adopts a critical stance when It deals with any phenomena. and because Social Science makes its findings available to all for further scrutiny and critique through publication. There is no single theoIY or paradigm in Social Science. no single or even major fonn of research. Social Science methods range from the mathematical and highlyempirlcaJ, which deal with large population groups and attempt to explain and even to predict change. through to qualitative studies dealing with notions of meaning. values and interpretations oflncUvtdual experience. Fields of study include many aspects of Australlan sociely. other societies in the developed/ tndustrialtsed world and traditional societies. particularly those In Asia and the Pacific region as well as particular organisations. institutions and groups within these societies. The challenge of social science. as with natural science. Is not just to have knowledge. but to develop understanding and so to be abl-to fnfonn debate and action. Social Science theoIY and research contrtbute _.J e lUI" I- -md to moral . to po itica L section one Faculty Staff debate in society rather than dictate precise answers For you the debates about the appllcatlon of Social PRINCIPAL OFFICERS to social problems. Science in policy formulation. administration and Vlsltor His Excellency. The Governor of New South Wales direct practice will be of crttlcallmportance. In the Faculty of SocIal ScIence you wllliearn about Chancellor The Honourable Justice E.A. Evatt. AO. LLB. HonLLD(Syd), the major branches of social theory and how they All students In the Faculty should find theIr time LLM(Harv). HonLLD(Macq). HonDUnlv with us challenging, exciting and rewarding. We have changed over the last century; the great social Deputy Chancellor P.I.A. Hendry. AD. MB BS(Syd). DCP(Lond). HonMD. welcome you and we look forward to working with issues and problems that have been the subject of FRCPA. FCAP. FAACB research and theory; the various soctal movements you. Professor RJ. Morlley. BA(Syd). MA(Monash), Dr3·cycle. and how they have been Informed by SocIal ScIence. Vice-Chancellor You will also discover that Social Science often oesUSlras). FAHA(Phllos) Brtan Engllsh meets opposition just as natural science does Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor M.P. Carter. BA(Nott). PhD(Edln) DEAN particularly when it touches closely upon human Pro Vice-Chancellor IIDd DeaD of Students Professor K.R Dutton. MA(Syd). beings. their relationshIps and major institutions In DU(Paris). FACE. Officer des Palmes academlques socIety such as the family or rellglon. For example. Pro Vice-Chancellor (Development) L.R Eastcott. BA(NSW). MEd(Syd). the opposition to Darwinism which arose lastcentury PhD(Alta). DlpEd and still continues. and developments in genetics and reproductive technology which have met Pro Vice-Chancellor (Reoearch) Professor RJ. MacDonald. BSe. PhD(NSW). opposition from many quarters in more recent times. FAiP As a student in Social Science you will also learn Deputy President of the Academic Senate Professor F.L. Clarke. BEc. about some of the ways in which Social Science PhD(Syd). FCPA. ACIS. ACIM Informs whole areas of Social Policy. Publtc Admlnlstratlon. Welfare provlslon.