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Doing Structural Justice: Global/Local (CRIM90016)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
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Overview
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In this subject, students will engage with the pressing issues facing justice and community organisations, locally and internationally. Focusing on the intersections between the global and the local, students will be introduced to frameworks regarding state crime, structural justice and institutional reform and be expected to apply them to real problems identified by community and government organisations. Through both research assignments and the preparation of briefs for these community agencies, students will practically engage with the question of how research can contribute to meaningful change and structural justice.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, student should:
- Demonstrate familiarity with a range of approaches to structural injustice and structural and institutional change;
- Be able to apply this knowledge to real-life social and legal problems;
- Be able to formulate new approaches to structural and institutional reform;
- Be able to effectively communicate these approaches to participating agencies;
- Possess a critical understanding of the potential contribution of research to social and structural change.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should:
- have highly developed cognitive, analytical and problem-solving skills;
- have an advanced understanding of complex concepts and the ability to express them lucidly in writing and orally;
- have sophisticated awareness of cultural, ethnic and gender diversities and their implications;
- have an ability to plan work and to use time effectively.
Last updated: 31 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Criminology at Undergraduate level
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 October 2023
Assessment
Additional details
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Research paper 3500 words (70%) due during the teaching period.
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Group presentation with written component, 500 words equivalent (10%), due end of the teaching period.
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Paper 1000 words (20%) due 4 weeks after the teaching period.
- Hurdle requirement: As this is an Intensively-taught subject. Seminar attendance is compulsory at all classes and regular class participation is expected.
Last updated: 31 October 2023
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinators Nesam McMillan and Jennifer Balint Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 32 hours total, delivered as an intensive over 5 days Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 9 July 2018 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to read the assigned readings prior to the commencement of classes. Teaching period 12 July 2018 to 25 September 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 July 2018 Census date 10 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 14 September 2018 Assessment period ends 19 October 2018 July contact information
Time commitment details
Total of 170 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject will be delivered intensively from 9:00am - 5:00pm, with seminars over five days.
Last updated: 31 October 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Readings will be provided online through the subject's LMS site prior to the commencement of the subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Criminology Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) Informal specialisation 200 points Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) Specialisation (formal) Criminology Specialisation (formal) Criminology Informal specialisation Criminology Specialisation (formal) Graduate Certificate in Arts - Criminology Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Criminology Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) - Criminology Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Criminology Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Criminology - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 31 October 2023