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Criminology
Contact information
Coordinator
Diana Johns
Email: diana.johns@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
MAJOR
A major in Criminology consists of eight x 12.5-point subjects:
Level 1
Two subjects / 25 points
- CRIM10001 From Graffiti to Terrorism
or - CRIM10002 Law In Society
and
- One Arts Foundation Subject (MULT10018 Power highly recommended; this can count towards major credit points for a single major). See Arts Foundation Structure page for further information.
Level 2
Three subjects / 37.5 points
- Compulsory subject MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills
- and two level 2 Criminology subjects
Level 3
Three subjects / 37.5 points
- Compulsory capstone subject MULT30018 Applied Research Methods
- and two level 3 Criminology subjects.
Total 100 points
Note: Level 1 subjects must be successfully completed before progressing to level 2 subjects; level 2 subjects must be successfully completed before progressing to level 3 subjects. Only students completing a major in Criminology can enrol in the capstone subject
Refer to the Bachelor of Arts Handbook page for further information.
Minor
Level 1 (25 points)
- CRIM10001 From Graffiti to Terrorism or CRIM10002 Law In Society
and
- One Arts Foundation Subject (MULT10018 Power highly recommended)
Level 2
- 25points of Criminology subjects - MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills (compulsory at level 2) and one level 2 elective.
Level 3
- 25points of Criminology subjects - two level 3 electives. 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 |
CRIM10002 | 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 | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
MULT20008 | Australian Indigenous Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM20008 | Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms | Semester 2 (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 |
CRIM20009 | Race and Criminal Justice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM20007 | Cybercrime and Digital Criminology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI20017 | Sexualising Society: Sociology of Sex | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM20010 | Law, Justice and Social Change | Semester 1 (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 | Australian Indigenous Public Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI30013 | Survey Design and Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI30014 | Sociology of 'Race' and Ethnicities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM30001 | Crime and Public Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM30002 | Global Criminology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM30005 | Corporate Power and White Collar Crime | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM30012 | Law in Social Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/study-areas/criminology
Last updated: 18 December 2020