Criminology

A major in Criminology with an average of at least H2A (75%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.

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Students undertaking pure honours in criminology must complete:

• A 15,000 word thesis: CRIM40007 Criminology Thesis (50 points);
• One Compulsory subject (12.5 points);
• One Core Methods subject (12.5 points);
• Two elective subjects or CRIM90006 Criminology and Sociology Internship (25 points)

Students undertaking combined honours in criminology and another program must complete:

• CRIM40007 Criminology Thesis (50 points);
• POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points);
• Coursework subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points)

or

• Thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
• Coursework subject from the combining discipline (12.5 points);
• CRIM40002 Qualitative Research Methods (12.5 points); and
• Two Criminology elective subjects or CRIM90006 Criminology and Sociology Internship (25 points)

Total 100 points

Compulsory subjects:

50 points for students in pure criminology honours. Combined honours students need to refer to the structure above.

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Core methods subject:

Elective subjects: