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Criminology is an interdisciplinary field devoted to the study of crime, deviance, social control and the legal system. Over the past 50 years, criminology has evolved into a rich, broad-based discipline, no longer narrowly focused on crime and punishment. Contemporary criminological scholars investigate a broad range of topics including justice, conflict, risk, security, insurance, policing, governance and regulation. Criminology is shaped not only by scholars in law, philosophy, psychology and sociology, but also those in history, politics, economics, architecture, cultural studies, and other interdisciplinary fields.
Aims
The minor stream in Criminology aims to provide students with a critical and informed understanding of crime and justice issues in contemporary society. Using an interdisciplinary approach that integrates disciplinary knowledge from sociology, psychology, history, law and policy studies, the minor stream provides a critical and theoretically informed understanding of crime and the justice system, criminal law and procedures, criminological research methods, as well as a range of current issues with respect to social control, juvenile justice, human rights, regulation, and penal policy. The program aims are in line with the overall program aims of the BA:
A student who wishes to gain a minor stream in Criminology must complete 36 units of credit including 12 uoc at Level 1, at least 12 uoc at Level 2 and at least 12 uoc at Level 3.
Level 1
Level 2
Students enrolled in the Arts/Law degree (4760) are excluded from enrolling in CRIM2020 Criminal Law and Justice 1 and CRIM2021 Criminal Law and Justice 2 as these are based on the compulsory core Law courses LAWS1001 Criminal Law 1 and LAWS1011 Criminal Law 2. The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the Criminology minor stream:
Level 3
Students must complete the core course:
And one of the following Criminology electives:
The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the Criminology minor stream:
Please seek advice from the coordinator for PSYC3301 about the pre-requisites.
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