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Global Criminology (CRIM30002)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Global Criminology examines crime and deviance on a global scale. A new area of criminological inquiry, this subject focuses on harms that have typically gone below the criminological radar. The subject will ask students to think about the problem of crime outside the traditional parameters of criminological study. This will include crimes that cross national borders, new forms of organised crime, crimes committed by nation states and new, trans-national responses to criminal conduct. In this subject students will encounter case studies from a variety of global locations and will engage with up to the minute criminological research and theorising that attempts to understand and explain the phenomenon of global crime. On completion of the subject, students should have an understanding of how 21st century harms challenge traditional ways of thinking about crime, and ways of attempting to establish a global notion of 'justice'.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should:
- Understand the relationship between globalisation and new forms of harm
- Understand the key contours of criminological research and debate on global issues relating to crime, justice and punishment;
- Understand how criminology's theoretical and analytical tools have been applied to the study of crime in the global context;
- Be able to demonstrate this understanding during discussion in tutorials and in written assessment tasks.
Last updated: 8 August 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Criminology at Levels 1 & 2
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: 8 August 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
An essay
| Mid semester | 50% |
A take-home exam
| During the examination period | 50% |
All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials to pass this subject. Regular participation in tutorials is required. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10 marks per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 8 August 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Dave Mcdonald Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours - A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
Total of 170 hours
Last updated: 8 August 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Readings will be provided online through the subject's LMS site prior to the commencement of semester.
- Subject notes
Available as a Breadth subject to non-Bachelor of Arts students
Graduate students who have previously completed this subject or CRIM30009 Comparative Criminology in their undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne are not permitted to enrol in this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Criminology Breadth Track Criminology - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 8 August 2023