Criminology Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1015 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus:	2011

Coordinator

Assoc. Prof. Steve James

spj@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts & Music Student Centre

Overview:	This major can be taken by students enrolled in the pre-2008 Bachelor of Arts - please refer to the course overview for details.
Objectives:	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 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 & Music Student Centre.
Subject Options:	Criminology: Level 1 Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CRIM10001 From Graffiti to Terrorism Semester 1 12.50 SOLS10001 Law in Society Semester 2 12.50 Criminology: Level 2 Compulsory Subject Critical Analytical Skills is compulsory for students completing a major in Criminology. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MULT20003 Critical Analytical Skills Semester 1 12.50 Criminology: Level 2 Elective Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CRIM20006 Punishment and Social Control Semester 1 12.50 CRIM20002 Critical Criminal Law Not offered in 2011 12.50 SOCI20007 Terrorism: Shifting Paradigms Semester 2 12.50 SOLS20001 Law, Justice and Social Change Semester 2 12.50 CRIM20003 Policing Semester 2 12.50 CRIM20004 Order, Disorder, Crime, Deviance Semester 2 12.50 MULT20008 Australian Indigenous Politics Semester 2 12.50 Criminology: Level 3 Compulsory Subject Only students completing a major in criminology may complete this subject. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CRIM30001 Crime and Public Policy Semester 2 12.50 Criminology: Level 3 Elective Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CRIM30006 Crime and Culture Semester 1 12.50 MULT30017 Indigenous People and Social Control Semester 1 12.50 SOLS30001 Law in Social Theory Semester 1 12.50 CRIM30005 Crimes of the Powerful Semester 2 12.50 CRIM30009 Comparative Criminology Semester 2 12.50 CRIM30002 Global Criminology Semester 2 12.50
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts (Combined Theology) Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and Bachelor of Arts

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