Criminology
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Errata
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The following requirements continue to be in force for 2022 and replace those that appear below: |
28/02/2022 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Criminology |
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Major |
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| A major in Criminology requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) a minimum of 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) a maximum of 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (iv) a minimum of 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
| (v) a maximum of 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
| (vi) 6 credit points of Interdisciplinary Project units | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in Criminology requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
1000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| CRIM1001 Introduction to Crime and Criminology |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CRIM1002 Exploring Criminal Justice |
6 | Semester 1 |
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2000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| CRIM2602 Crime, Punishment and Society |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Criminology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Social Policy or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Socio-legal Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Sociology N SCLG2634 or SCLG2566 |
Semester 2 |
| CRIM2603 Current Issues in Criminal Justice |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Criminology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Socio-Legal Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Sociology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Social Policy |
Semester 1 |
Selective |
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| CRIM2604 Race, Law and Justice |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Sociology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Socio-Legal Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Criminology N SLSS2604 |
Semester 2 |
| SCLG2623 Sociology of Terror |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Sociology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Socio-Legal Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Criminology |
Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| CRIM3601 Medico-Legal and Forensic Criminology |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Criminology or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Socio-legal Studies N SLSS2603 |
Semester 1 |
| CRIM3602 Crime, Media and Culture |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Criminology or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Socio-legal Studies N SLSS2605 |
Semester 2 |
| CRIM3603 Crime Research and Policy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Criminology or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Socio-Legal Studies |
Semester 2 |
Selective |
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| SCLG3608 Sociology of Deviance and Difference |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Sociology N SCLG2608 or SCLG2523 or SCLG2004 |
Semester 2 |
| SCLG3702 Social Inquiry: Quantitative Methods |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Sociology or 12 credit points of (HSBH1003 or OCCP2087 or OCCP2088 or OCCP2085 or OCCP1097 or OCCP1096) N SCLG2632 or SCLG3603 |
Semester 2 |
| SLSS3602 Human Rights: Law, Policy and Protest |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Socio-Legal Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Criminology N SCLG2624 |
Semester 2 |
Interdisciplinary project units of study |
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| If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | |||
| If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | |||
| If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | |||
| FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CRIM3999 Interdisciplinary Impact This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CRIM3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P 72 credit points C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |