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150 Point Master of Criminology
Informal specialisationYear: 2017
150 Point Master of Criminology
Contact information
Coordinator
Professor Alison Young
Email: ayoung@unimelb.edu.au
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'make an enquiry' on http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/2-master-of-criminology
Overview
The Master of Criminology offers a curriculum that reflects cutting edge theory while providing specialist training for enhanced professional purposes, usually to graduates working in the fields of criminology, the criminal justice system and social policy and research relating to these areas, but may also be taken for general interest. This course does not necessarily lead to higher degree study, however high achieving students may qualify for entry to a masters by research or PhD.
Students will study contemporary global and local problems such as drug use, international crime, transitional justice, white-collar crime and Indigenous politics, with an emphasis both on the latest criminological knowledge and on new law and policy responses to them. They will understand criminal justice as a contested area of social practice, and the ways in which a public criminology can rethink ways of responding to crime.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Master of Criminology should:
- develop a comprehensive knowledge of theories of crime, deviance and social control;
- acquire advanced skills in research including ability to summarise and critically assess relevant theory and to collect and analyse relevant data;
- exhibit a capacity to plan and execute original research, and to present sophisticated arguments and ideas in systematic and coherent ways;
- emerge with a thorough understanding of relevant policy and political issues; and
- have the capacity to engage in further higher degree research.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
150 Point Program
Duration: 1.5 years full-time/ up to 3 years part-time
Coursework Only Option:
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
- elective subjects (100 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option:
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
- POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points)
- minor thesis part 1 and 2 (37.5 points)
- elective subjects (50 points)
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (at least 25 points). Students must complete one capstone option -
Capstone Stream 1: CRIM90030 Criminology and Sociology Internship Part 1 and CRIM90031 Criminology and Sociology Internship Part 2 (Total 25 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge and skills to solve problems that arise in professional contexts and develop an integrated understanding of theory and practice.
Capstone Stream 2: CRIM90028 Criminology Thesis Part 1 and CRIM90029 Criminology Thesis Part 2 (37.5 points total)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a specific criminology research question
Capstone Stream 3: CRIM90010 Crime Prevention: Critical Approaches (12.5 points) and CRIM90017 Violence, Trauma and Reconciliation (12.5 points)
Purpose: an opportunity to develop an understanding of issues arising from mass violence across a range of international examples and an opportunity to explore innovation in crime prevention policies and practice.
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework. Students also should also refer to information in the Student Policy Directory.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CRIM90011 | Research and Criminal Justice Governance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90016 | Global Reconstructions of Justice | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90018 | Advances in Criminology: Emerging Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90019 | Advances in Criminological Research | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Minor Thesis Subjects
Minor Thesis Option - 50 points total
Please note the following prior to enrolling in the minor thesis -
- students admitted into the 150 point program must have completed 25 points of compulsory and / or core subjects within the program, with an average of H1 (80%); and
- to be eligible to enrol in the thesis, students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis; and
- students enrolling in the minor thesis must also complete POLS40013 Social Sciences Research Seminar; and
- the minor thesis must be completed over two consecutive semesters (part 1 and 2).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CRIM90028 | Criminology Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
CRIM90029 | Criminology Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
POLS40013 | Social Science Research Seminar | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
Coursework Only Option - 100 points
or
Minor Thesis Option - 50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM40002 | Qualitative Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM40003 | Drugs and Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM40005 | Punishment and Detention: New Challenges | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90004 | Taming Business? Crime, Law and Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90007 | Genocide, State Crime and the Law | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90008 | Sovereignty, Justice, Indigenous Peoples | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CRIM90009 | Judging Crime | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90010 | Crime Prevention: Critical Approaches | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90015 | Terror, Law and War | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CRIM90017 | Violence, Trauma and Reconciliation | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90020 | Crime, Culture & the Media | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90025 | Organised Crime and Human Trafficking | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90027 | Criminology Special Topics 1 | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CRIM90030 | Criminology & Sociology Internship Pt 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
CRIM90031 | Criminology & Sociology Internship Pt 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
CRIM90032 | Criminology Special Topics 2 | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CRIM90033 | Criminal Justice: Australia and Japan | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT50001 | Development, Culture and Conflict | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST90026 | History, Memory and Violence in Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT50002 | Indigenous Peoples in Global Context | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS40002 | Australian Politics:Democracy & Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90016 | The United Nations: Review and Reform | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90034 | International Policymaking in Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90037 | Corruption in Today's World | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90005 | Social Research Design and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/sspsLast updated: 30 January 2024