Courses in this major focus on crime, deviancy, policing and punishment. Completing this major will equip students with an understanding of the key issues relating to the criminological study of criminality, disorder, deviancy and social control. Particular attention is paid to the socio-cultural and political-economic processes influencing which individuals and social groups acquire a deviant label and how such an identity impacts upon the subject. Drawing on theoretical perspectives from sociology and criminology, courses will explore the interconnections between power, organisational and cultural representations of crime, social inequalities, and exposure to criminal justice interventions. They will also consider the emerging social and political implications associated with these relations.
Learning Outcomes
- describe the social construction of crime, deviance and social control;
- describe the dimensions of crime and key trends in Australia;
- acquire, interpret and communicate a range of data, both quantitative and qualitative, in areas of key criminological significance;
- critically evaluate criminological theories and explanations of crime causation, deviancy and social control;
- recognise the socio-political contours and impacts of the criminal justice system on different individuals and groups;
- engage with policy issues and key debates within the field of criminology; and
- recognise the social and cultural responses to crime, deviance and social control from an informed scholarly perspective.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
The Major in Criminology requires the completion of 48 units, of which:
A maximum of 18 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
A minimum of 18 units must come from completion of 3000-level courses
The 48 units must consist of:
12 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
SOCR1001 - Foundations of Social Research (6 units)
CRIM3010 - Doing Criminology: Research and Practice in Crime and Criminal Justice (6 units)
6 units from the completion of courses from the following list:
CRIM1001 - Criminological Imaginations: Understanding Criminality (6 units)
CRIM1002 - Criminological Perspectives: Understanding Crime (6 units)
6 units from the completion of courses from the following list:
SOCY2038 - Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods (6 units)
SOCY2043 - Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (6 units)
SOCY2169 - Online Research Methods (6 units)
6 units from the completion of courses from the following list:
CRIM3001 - Professional Perspectives on Crime and Prevention (6 units)
CRIM3005 - Diversity and Crime: Equality in the Criminal Justice System (6 units)
12 units from the completion of any 2000-level CRIM-coded course, or courses from the following list:
ANTH2130 - Violence and Terror (6 units)
PHIL2020 - Theories of Social Justice (6 units)
POLS2100 - Genocide in the Modern World (6 units)
PSYC2011 - Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology (6 units)
SOCY2026 - Excessive Appetites: Sociocultural Perspectives on Addiction and Drug Use (6 units)
SOCY2157 - Surveillance and Society (6 units)
6 units from the completion of courses from the following list:
CRIM3002 - Corruption in Sport (6 units)
CRIM3003 - Criminology at the Scene 1 (6 units)
CRIM3006 - Crime Prevention: Evaluation Theory and Practice (6 units)
POLS3036 - International Terrorism (6 units)
SOCY3001 - Research Internship (6 units)
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