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Criminology
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Coordinator
Professor Fiona Haines
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
75 credit points
Criminology is available as both a 100 point major and a 75 point minor area of study.
Major
Level 1 (25 points)
- CRIM10001 From Graffiti to Terrorism or SOLS10001 Law In Society
and
- One
Code Name Study period Credit Points Arts Foundation Subject No longer available
Level 2 (37.5 points)
- 37.5 points from the level 2 subjects listed below, including the compulsory subject MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills.
Level 3 (37.5 points)
- 37.5 points from the level 3 subjects listed below, including the capstone subject MULT30018 Applied Research Methods.
Total 100 points
Minor
Level 1 (25 points)
- CRIM10001 From Graffiti to Terrorism or SOLS10001 Law In Society
and
- One
Code Name Study period Credit Points Arts Foundation Subject No longer available
Level 2/3
- 50 points of Criminology subjects (4 subjects) including MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills (compulsory at level 2).
The capstone subject is not available in the minor or as breadth studies outside the BA.
Total 75 points
Subject Options
Level 1 Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CRIM10001 | From Graffiti to Terrorism | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOLS10001 | Law in Society | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 Compulsory Subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT20003 | Critical Analytical Skills | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 Elective Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CRIM20002 | Criminal Law and Political Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM20003 | Policing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND20003 | Genders, Bodies & Sexualities | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT20008 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20007 | Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM20004 | Order, Disorder, Crime, Deviance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM20006 | Punishment and Social Control | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOLS20001 | Law, Justice and Social Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Compulsory Capstone Subject
The capstone subject is compulsory for student completing a Criminology major. The capstone is not compulsory for students completing a minor.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT30018 | Applied Research Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Elective Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CRIM30006 | Crime and Culture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM30010 | Managing Justice: Agencies and the State | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM30011 | Young People, Crime and Justice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT30017 | Indigenous People and Social Control | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOLS30001 | Law in Social Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM30001 | Crime and Public Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM30002 | Global Criminologies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM30005 | Crimes of the Powerful | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/study-areas/criminologyLast updated: 30 January 2024