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Criminology - CRIMA14763
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Plan Outline
Plan Structure

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School: School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Contact: http://slsp.arts.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Program: 4763 - Social Science (Crim) / Law
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Social Science (Major)
 
 

Plan Outline

The Bachelor of Social Science in Criminology combines core studies in social science with core studies in criminal law, criminal procedures and criminal justice institutions; theories of crime; research in crime and justice, and electives in other criminological topics. The core sequence in social science includes courses in social and economic theory and policy; case studies in policy analysis; research methods and statistical applications; and social science research projects.

Plan Structure

Students must also complete a total of 36 units of credit in Criminology consisting of:

Two Criminology core courses in the BSocSc Crim program (12uoc):
Or
And
Four approved Criminology-related electives (24 uoc):

CRIM2012 - Crime Prevention Policy
CRIM2013 - Juvenile Justice
CRIM2014 - Issues in Policing
CRIM2018 - Crime, Power and Human Rights
CRIM2019 - Drugs, Crime and Justice
CRIM2022 - Restorative Justice
CRIM2023 - Current Issues in Criminal Justice
CRIM2024 - Explaining Punishment
CRIM2025 - Indigenous Perspectives in Criminal Justice
CRIM3010 - Comparative Criminal Justice
ENGL2480 - Crime Fiction, Film and Theatre
HIST2468 - History from Crime
PHIL3709 - Ethics and Accountability
POLS2020 - Sex, Human Rights & Justice
PSYC3301 - Psychology and Law
SOCA2210 - Anthropology of Human Rights
SOCA3411 - Forensic Sociology

Exclusions
CRIM2020 Criminal Law and Justice 1
CRIM2021 Criminal Law and Justice 2

These two core courses from the BSocSc Crim program may not be taken by students of the combined Social Science (Criminology)/Law since there are equivalent courses already existing in the Law program.

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