100 Point Master of Criminology (274AB_INFSPC_3)

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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

100 point program

Duration: 1 year full-time/ up to 3 years part-time

Coursework Only Option:

two compulsory subjects (25 points)
elective subjects (75 points)

Minor Thesis Option:

two compulsory subjects (25 points)
POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points)
minor thesis part 1 and 2 (37.5 points)
elective subjects (25 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 (Total 37.5 points)

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

25 points

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
CRIM90018	Advances in Criminology: Emerging Theory	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM90019	Advances in Criminological Research	Semester 2 (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 100 point program must have a GPA of 80% (H1) or above from the last one hundred points of previous study (or equivalent); 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 - 75 points

Minor Thesis Option - 25 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	Not available in 2018	12.5
CRIM90007	Genocide, State Crime and the Law	Not available in 2018	12.5
CRIM90008	Sovereignty, Justice, Indigenous Peoples	September (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM90009	Judging Crime	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM90010	Crime Prevention: Critical Approaches	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM90011	Research and Criminal Justice Governance	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM90015	Terror, Law and War	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM90016	Doing Structural Justice: Global/Local	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM90017	Violence, Trauma and Reconciliation	May (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	July (On Campus - Parkville)	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 2018	12.5
CRIM90033	Criminal Justice: Australia and Japan	Not available in 2018	12.5
CRIM90034	Post-conflict Justice	November (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
DEVT50001	Development, Culture and Conflict	July (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	June (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
MULT90059	Social Enterprise Incubator	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POLS40002	Australian Politics:Democracy & Justice	No longer available
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/ssps

Last updated: 30 January 2024

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