Criminology - CRIMC24782
Stream Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: School of Social Sciences
Contact: Dr Sanja Milivojevic
Program: 4782 - Arts / Law
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Minor)
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Stream Outline
THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2016.
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.
Criminology aims to provide you with a critical and informed understanding of crime and justice issues in contemporary society. At UNSW we use an interdisciplinary approach that integrates disciplinary knowledge from Sociology, Psychology, History, Law and Policy Studies, to provide 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.
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.
Criminology aims to provide you with a critical and informed understanding of crime and justice issues in contemporary society. At UNSW we use an interdisciplinary approach that integrates disciplinary knowledge from Sociology, Psychology, History, Law and Policy Studies, to provide 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.
Learning Outcomes for Criminology
Upon successful completion of a Criminology stream, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an informed understanding of criminal offending, victimisation, criminalisation and crime control in contemporary society
- Show the breadth of vision and critical thinking associated with interdisciplinary scholarship and research
- Situate contemporary Australian criminal justice in an historical and comparative context
- Engage critically with fundamental questions about ethics, justice and human rights
- Apply the skills of critical, creative and imaginative thinking about society and its institutions
Stream Structure
If you wish to gain a minor stream in Criminology you must complete 24 units of credit including 12 UOC at Level 1, 6 UOC at Level 2 and 6 UOC at Level 3.
Level 1
You must complete the following Level 1 core courses:
Level 2
As you are enrolled in the Arts/Law degree (4782) you are excluded from enrolling in CRIM2020 Criminal Law and Justice 1 as it is based on the compulsory core Law course LAWS1021 Crime and Criminal Process. You will enrol in a substitute Level 2 course instead.
Level 3
You must complete the following Level 3 core course:
- CRIM3001 Explaining Crime (6 UOC)
