Criminology Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1015 (2016)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.

Year and Campus: 2016

Coordinator

Prof Fiona Haines

Email: fsh@unimelb.edu.au

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Future students:

Overview:

This course is no longer taking applications, the course structure below applies to re-enrolling students who commenced their studies prior to 2008. Information for course B-Arts can be found at the following: https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/

Learning Outcomes:

see course objectives

Structure & Available Subjects:

A major in criminology usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises:

  • two first-year subjects in criminology (25 points); and
  • three second-year subjects in criminology (37.5 points), including the compulsory subject MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills; and
  • three third-year subjects (37.5 points).

Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points toward this major in order to complete the major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/.

If you have any questions about the major structure or subjects, please contact the Arts Student Centre.

Subject Options:

Criminology: Level 1 Subjects

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Semester 1
12.5

Criminology: Level 2 Compulsory Subject

Critical Analytical Skills is compulsory for students completing a major in Criminology.

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Criminology: Level 2 Elective Subjects

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Not offered in 2016
12.5

Criminology: Level 3 Compulsory Subject

Only students completing a major in criminology may complete this subject.

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Criminology: Level 3 Elective Subjects

Subject
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Semester 1
12.5
Links to further information: http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts

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