Minor Study Areas (Faculty of Social Sciences) | 2018

The Faculty of Social Sciences offers the following minors to students in any degree where their course rules allow:

• Criminology
• Food and Society
• Human Geography
• Introduction to Public Health
• Psychology
• Social Marketing
• Social Policy
• Work Health and Safety

Criminology

The Criminology minor provides students with a suite of skills to identify interpret and evaluate issues around crime, deviancy and justice from a social sciences perspective. Specific units are tailored to develop students' conceptual understanding of criminology and apply these to a range of topics of contemporary social concern.

 A minor in Criminology requires at least 24 credit points of subjects chosen in accordance with the table below.

Food and Society

Sustainable and healthy food and nutrition practices are increasingly important for safeguarding global population health.  The Food and Society minor addresses issues related to social, cultural, environmental, economic and political factors influencing the food system and food habits of populations.  The minor includes studies of food and nutrition across the life course, relationships between food and disease, food systems and sustainability, food sovereignty and power, as well as the role food plays in social inclusion and the welfare state.  Students will be equipped with the skills and attributes to apply innovative approaches to food education, promotion and advocacy to complement their other studies.

A  minor in Food and Society requires the successful completion of at least 24 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table below.

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Human Geography

The Human Geography minor provides students with an understanding of how cultural, economic, political and social forces are shaping our present and future lives. Human Geography with it unique focus on place pays attention to understanding the growing inequalities between different individuals and social groups and the uneven implications of present patterns of resource consumption on present and future lives. A Human Geography minor equips graduates to explain and analyse the importance of understanding place in various professional roles in addressing questions of social inequalities and/or environmental justice. 

 A minor in Human Geography requires at least 24 credit points of subjects chosen in accordance with the table below.

Introduction to Public Health

A minor in Public Health requires at least 24 credit points of subjects chosen in accordance with the table below.

Psychology

A minor in Psychology requires at least 24 credit points of subjects chosen in accordance with the table below.

Social Marketing

The Social Marketing minor presents students with a contemporary understanding of a strategic approach to social marketing to deliver positive social change and deliver social value. The minor considers contemporary discussion around what social marketing is and the key debates in the field. It considers the use of theory and research in social marketing programs; examines the broad toolkit of strategies that can be used in strategic social marketing; and considers the relevance of critical social marketing. 

A minor in Social Marketing requires the successful completion of at least 24 credit points of subjects chosen in accordance with the table below.

Social Policy

Social policy is the study of the welfare state and welfare theory. It is concerned with actions by government, civil society, the private sector, families and communities to tackle social problems and work towards a more just and equal society.

 A minor in Social Policy requires the successful completion of at least 24 credit points of subjects chosen in accordance with the table below. 

Work Health and Safety

The Work Health and Safety minor provides students with a broad based understanding of the principles and practices of work health and safety for prevention of injury and disease in workplaces. The minor provides an understanding of WHS legislation, rights and responsibilities of the key stakeholders, and concepts and strategies in the management of work health and safety. This includes development of basic skills in WHS risk management including identification of common workplace hazards, risk assessment procedures and risk control strategies.

 A minor in Work Health and Safety requires 24 credit points of subjects chosen in accordance with the table below.