Order, Disorder, Crime, Deviance

Subject CRIM20004 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points:

12.50

Level:

2 (Undergraduate)

Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 2, 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: Thirty contact hours per semester. 2 x one hour lectures and 1 x one hour tutorial per week for 10 weeks. The lecture and tutorial programs are staggered and cover the 12 weeks of semester.
Total Time Commitment: Not available

Prerequisites:

Completion of at least 12.5 points at first year in Criminology or Sociology, or one of the Faculty of Arts' Interdisciplinary Foundation (IDF) subjects.

Corequisites:

none

Recommended Background Knowledge:

Level 1 Criminology or Sociology

Non Allowed Subjects:

191-008 Sociology of Crime and Deviance

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.

The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Fiona Haines

Contact

Assoc. Prof. Fiona Haines
fsh@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:	This subject anayles how society deals with the need for order and the inevitable consequence that deviance and non-conformity will result. Classical and contemporary sociological theories are explored that help explain the nature of social order and crime and deviance. Each theory is developed through grounded examples that can illustrate both its strengths and weaknesses. Topics covered in the course include suicide, industrial disasters, religious cults, sexual assault, racism, terrorism and the witchcraze of the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe.
Objectives:	understand how the need for order in a society has implications for crime and deviance. understand the way individual experience and behaviour shapes and is shaped by the broader social environment. understand the contribution of a range of sociological theories to the problems of order, disorder, crime and deviance. be able to apply a range of sociological theories to specific challenges associated with order, disorder, crime and deviance.
Assessment:	An essay of 2000 words 50% (due mid-semester) and a 2-hour examination 50% (due at the end of semester).
Prescribed Texts:	A subject reader will be available for purchase from the University Bookshop
Breadth Options:	This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses: Bachelor of Biomedicine Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Environments Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Engineering You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:	have considerable capacity for independent critical thought and self-directed learning. have significant cognitive, analytical and problem-solving skills. understand complex concepts and express them lucidly in writing and orally. have an ability to plan work and to use time effectively. have advanced awareness of cultural, ethnic and gender diversities and their implications.
Notes:	Available as a Breadth subject to non-Bachelor of Arts students
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations:	Criminology Criminology Criminology Criminology Major Socio-legal Studies Major Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology Major

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