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Criminology

Requirements for a major:

A major in Criminology consists of at least five subjects taken at second or third year level, totalling 83.3 points. The normal prerequisite for entry to subjects available at second and third-year level is successful completion of 25 points of Criminology at first-year level. The normal prerequisite for entry to subjects available at third-year level entry is a pass in at least two second-year level Criminology subjects. However, in exceptional circumstances, exemption from these prerequisites may be granted by the Head of Department.

Entry to Fourth-year Honours

Admission to the honours school of Criminology takes place at fourth-year level after three preliminary years of study. Admission to the honours school requires the completion of all the requirements for the BA pass degree; the satisfactory completion of a major in Criminology including the subjects 191-202/302 Crime, Criminal Behaviour and Society and 191-203/303 Introduction to Research Methods; achievement of an average H2A standard over the five subjects of the major and completion of a satisfactory thesis proposal. The requirement to complete 191-203/303 may be waived on application from students who produce evidence of having satisfactorily completed an equivalent research methods course in another discipline, or another course. The fourth-year Combined Honours program consists of:

Pure Honours

The fourth-year Pure Honours program consists of:
A single-semester fourth-year subject 16.7
191-423 Supervised Field Study 16.7
191-441 Criminology Honours Thesis 33.3
191-442 Criminology Research Seminar 33.3

Combined Honours

For students not completing the thesis in Criminology:
A single-semester fourth-year subject 16.7
191-423 Supervised Field Study 16.7
For students completing the thesis in Criminology:
191-441 Criminology Honours Thesis 33.3
191-443 Criminology Research Seminar 33.3

Students undertaking Pure Honours part-time would normally take the Supervised Field Study and the fourth-year subject in the first year and the thesis and research seminar in the second.

191-101 PERSPECTIVES ON CRIME
191-102 INSTITUTIONS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
191-202/302 CRIME AND PUBLIC POLICY
191-203/303 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS
191-204/304 CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY
191-206/306 LAW ENFORCEMENT
191-208/308 CORRECTIONAL THEORY AND PRACTICE
191-301/401 CRIME LAW AND PUNISHMENT IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
191-307/407 SENTENCING THEORY AND PRACTICE
191-309/409 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CRIMINOLOGY
191-312/412 PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH
191-313/413 PSYCHIATRY AND LAW
191-314/414 PSYCHOLOGY, CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
191-315/415 SOCIAL CONTROL OF ADOLESCENTS
191-316/416 UNITED NATIONS LAW ENFORCEMENT
191-317/417 CORPORATE AND WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
191-318/418 CURRENT RESEARCH IN CRIMINOLOGY
191-320/420 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
191-321/421 CONTEMPORARY CRIME PREVENTION
191-322/422 WOMEN, GENDER AND CRIME
191-323/423 SUPERVISED FIELD STUDY
191-324/424 ADVANCED PSYCHIATRY AND LAW
191-325/425 SUPERVISED READING
191-329/429 HUMAN RIGHTS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
191-336/436 EVALUATION RESEARCH IN CRIMINOLOGY
191-331/431 COMPLIANCE, REGULATION & CRIME
191-332/432 MEDICO-LEGAL CRIMINOLOGY
191-333/433 DECISION MAKING IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
191-334/434 VICTIMS
191-335/435 DRUGS AND JUSTICE

Fourth Year Honours

191-441 CRIMINOLOGY HONOURS THESIS
191-442 CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH SEMINAR (PURE HONOURS)
191-443 CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH SEMINAR (COMBINED HONOURS)

Further information:

Student Union Counter handbook
Local faculty/departmental handbooks and course guides on WWW (not yet implemented).

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