Advances in Criminology: Emerging Theory

Subject CRIM90018 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: A 2-hour seminar per week for 12 weeks.
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: Entry to the Master of Criminology (100-point program), Postgraduate Diploma or 4th year Honours in Criminology. Entry to the Master of Criminology (100-point program), Postgraduate Diploma or 4th year Honours in Criminology.
Corequisites: This subject is a compulsory component in the 100-point Master of Criminology course.
Recommended Background Knowledge: Criminology at Undergraduate level
Non Allowed Subjects: none
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

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Coordinator

Assoc Prof Steve James

Contact

Assoc. Prof. Steve James

spj@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

Criminology draws its frameworks for inquiry and understanding from a wide-range of intellectual traditions and contemporary conceptualisations. There are many recent advances in a diverse array of theory fields that challenge and excite the foundations and practices of criminological inquiry. This subject selects overarching themes from a list which includes risk, modernity, social stratification, identity, sovereignty, conflict and pluralism, and offers a detailed account of the recent work of theorists in these areas. These theorists embrace developments in fields such as history, race, feminism, culture, law, psychoanalysis and post-colonialism, and the subject assesses their capacity to enrich criminological thinking.
Objectives:
  • To develop a sophisticated understanding of the relationship between criminological inquiry and theory construction in a wide range of intellectual disciplines.
  • to understand recent developments in theory in fields such as history, race, feminism, culture, law, psychoanalysis and post-colonialism.
  • to evaluate the relevance and impact of developments in theory to criminological inquiry.
Assessment: Written work totalling 5000 words, comprising a 1500 word essay (30%) due mid-semester and a 3500 word research essay (70%) due during the examination period.
Prescribed Texts:

A Subject Reader will be available for purchase from the University Bookshop
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • have highly developed cognitive, analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • have an advanced understanding of complex concepts and the ability to express them lucidly in writing and orally.
  • have sophisticated awareness of cultural, ethnic and gender diversities and their implications.
  • have an ability to plan work and to use time effectively.
Related Course(s): Master of Criminology (CWT)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Criminology
Criminology

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