Postgraduate Diploma in Sociology

Program Available At Hamilton Campus

Postgraduate diplomas generally comprise of a one-year full-time or extended part-time program of graduate papers. They build on attainment in a prior degree and demonstrated practical, professional or scholarly experience.

You'll explore how people organize and form groups, form larger social structures, and how societies evolve over time. As a budding sociologist, you'll be challenged to assume little in the hopes of clearing the way for new conclusions.

You'll ask questions like how different groups view social reality and why certain views become accepted within groups over time. You'll dissect the interwoven nature and influence of parents, peers, elders, teachers and the media on society. We'll also challenge you to consider why some societies are war-torn while others remain peaceful – why some behavior is acceptable while others are less desirable. You'll look for solutions and debate how societies change.