Criminology & Criminal Justice - 3422

Program Summary

1. The completion of a Criminology Core (36 UOC - 6 courses)
2. The completion of a Social Research and Policy Core (42 UOC - 7 courses)
3. The completion of a Prescribed Criminology Electives (18 UOC - 3 courses)

1. Free Electives (36 UOC - 6 courses)
2. General Education (12 UOC- 2 courses)

1. An understanding of the key concepts and theoretical approaches which have been developed in relation to crime, deviance, victimisation, criminalisation, criminal justice, penal practice, crime control and policing;
2. A critical awareness of how crime, deviance and victimisation are socially and legally constructed, and of the main agents and institutions which respond to crime and deviance, as found in the mass media, in official reports and in public opinion;
3. An understanding of complex social problems and the relationships between them in terms of criminological theory, theories of policing and of crime control, theories of penal practice and evidence, and the major theories deployed throughout the social sciences;
4. An understanding of the dimensions of social divisions and social diversity including an ability to understand and demonstrate the relationship of social class, gender, age, race and ethnicity, disabilities, health and other salient aspects of diversity in relation to offending, crime control, policing, criminal justice and penal systems;
5. An understanding of the value of comparative analysis and a critical awareness of the local, national and international contexts of crime, criminalisation, policing, criminal justice and penal practice, policy and policy processes;
6. The capacity to engage critically with fundamental questions about ethics, justice and human rights including an understanding of the human rights principles which are applicable to the different stages of the criminal justice process, policing and penal practice;
7. An ability to understand and conduct social and criminological research, including an understanding of the construction of official crime statistics, an understanding of what can be achieved by different methodologies and techniques, of when a particular methodology or technique is most appropriately used, and of how the results and knowledge claims of any particular study may be critically evaluated;
8. Skills in oral and written communication including an ability to communicate a reasoned argument clearly and logically, an ability to take part in and evaluate open minded discussion and debate, and an ability to target information to different audiences using a different range of media and text types;
9. The skills of critical, creative and imaginative thinking concerning society and its institutions including the ability to use these skills to problem solve;
10. The skills of time planning and management;
11. The ability to work productively in a group;
12. Understanding of the knowledge base of Social Sciences;
13. Ability to conduct research.

1. Criminology Core (36 UOC)
2. Social Research and Policy Core (42 UOC)
3. Prescribed Criminology Electives (18 UOC)
4. Free Electives (36 UOC - 6 courses)
5. General Education (12 UOC- 2 courses)

1. Criminology Core (36 UOC)
2. Social Research and Policy Core (42 UOC)
3. Prescribed Criminology Electives (18 UOC)

• ARTS2845 Sex, Human Rights & Justice (6 UOC)
• ARTS3871 Forensic Sociology (6 UOC)
• CRIM2014 Issues in Policing (6 UOC)
• CRIM2031 Indigenous Perspective (6 UOC)
• CRIM2032 Disability in Criminal Justice (6 UOC)
• CRIM2034 Crime, Politics and the Media (6 UOC)
• CRIM2036 Prison and Punishment (6 UOC)
• CRIM2038 Young People, Risk and Harm (6 UOC)
• CRIM3004 Crime and Punishment (6 UOC)
• CRIM3011 Crime Prevention Policy (6 UOC)
• CRIM3012 Violent & Sexual Offenders (6 UOC)
• CRIM3013 Understanding Violence (6 UOC)
• CRIM3015 State Crime and Human Rights (6 UOC)
• CRIM3019 Restorative Justice (6 UOC)
• CRIM3020 The Criminal Trial (6 UOC)
• HUMS2000 Arts Internship (6 UOC)*
• PSYC3301 Psychology and Law (6 UOC)**

1. enrol in the Bachelor of Criminology & Criminal Justice and complete 144 UOC;
2. complete the requirements for the Criminology Core and Prescribed Electives
3. complete the requirements for the Social Research and Policy Core
4. complete 36 UOC of Free Electives
5. complete 12 UOC of General Education
6. complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
7. complete at least 30 UOC of Level 2 courses before enrolling in Level 3 courses
8. complete at least 120 UOC overall before enrolling in the program's Capstone course

1. enrol in the Bachelor of Criminology & Criminal Justice and complete 96 UOC;
2. complete the requirements for the Criminology Core and Prescribed Electives
3. complete the requirements for the Social Research and Policy Core
4. complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
5. complete at least 30 UOC of Level 2 courses before enrolling in Level 3 courses
6. complete at least 72 UOC overall before enrolling in the program's Capstone course

1. be a Graduand or Graduate of the Bachelor of Criminology & Criminal Justice
2. hold a WAM of 70 or higher in the Criminology core and prescribed electives
3. complete the coursework requirement (18 UOC)
4. complete a research thesis (30 UOC)