ATS3725 Population and society
Faculty of Arts
ATS3725 Population and society is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3725
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3725
No unit lists ATS3725 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS2725
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two gateway units in Sociology.
Overview
In this unit, you will examine the social dynamics of the Australian population. You will explore the key population concepts and tools and components of population change, and substantive issues including population ageing, patterns in and explanations for partnering and childbearing in Australia, and immigration, integration and social cohesion. You will also address population questions in-depth by using unit record data from the most recent Australian census.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Research projectResearch assignment25%
- Research projectResearch assignment30%
- Research projectResearch assignment45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically analyse key concepts and tools used in the study of population;
- 2
Articulate and apply the sociological imagination or perspectives for an understanding of population change;
- 3
Identify and analyse the components of change in the size, structure and composition of the population;
- 4
Explain historical and contemporary influences of population change;
- 5
Engage critically with public debate over population issues through applied examples;.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit allows students to develop their research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit engages students in enquiry-based learning, where they will be encouraged to use their own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
Learning resources
Technology resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod).
Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Where it fits
ATS3725 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Dharmalingam Arunachalam
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Dharmalingam Arunachalam
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3725?
ATS3725 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3725 offered?
In 2024, ATS3725 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3725?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3725 have an exam?
No. ATS3725 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3725?
ATS3725 is part of Sociology.