Courses in this major focus on crime, deviancy, policing and punishment. Completing this major will equip students with an understanding of the key issues relating to the criminological study of criminality, disorder, deviancy and social control. Particular attention is paid to the socio-cultural and political-economic processes influencing which individuals and social groups acquire a deviant label and how such an identity impacts upon the subject. Drawing on theoretical perspectives from sociology and criminology, courses will explore the interconnections between power, organisational and cultural representations of crime, social inequalities, and exposure to criminal justice interventions. They will also consider the emerging social and political implications associated with these relations.
Learning Outcomes
- describe the social construction of crime, deviance and social control;
- describe the dimensions of crime and key trends in Australia;
- acquire, interpret and communicate a range of data, both quantitative and qualitative, in areas of key criminological significance;
- critically evaluate criminological theories and explanations of crime causation, deviancy and social control;
- recognise the socio-political contours and impacts of the criminal justice system on different individuals and groups;
- engage with policy issues and key debates within the field of criminology; and
- recognise the social and cultural responses to crime, deviance and social control from an informed scholarly perspective.
Requirements
The Major in Criminology requires the completion of 48 units, of which:
A maximum of 18 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
A minimum of 18 units must come from completion of 3000-level courses
The 48 units must consist of:
12 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
SOCR1001 Foundations of Social Research (6 units)
CRIM3010 Doing Criminology: Advanced Research Methods (6 units)
6 units from the completion of courses from the following list:
CRIM1001 Criminological Imaginations: Understanding Criminality (6 units)
CRIM1002 Criminological Perspectives: Understanding Crime (6 units)
6 units from the completion of courses from the following list:
SOCY2038 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods (6 units)
SOCY2043 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (6 units)
6 units from the completion of courses from the following list:
CRIM3001 Professional Perspectives on Crime and Prevention (6 units)
CRIM3005 Diversity and Crime: Equality in the Criminal Justice System (6 units)
12 units from the completion of any 2000-level CRIM-coded course, or courses from the following list:
ANTH2130 Violence and Terror (6 units)
PHIL2020 Theories of Social Justice (6 units)
POLS2100 Genocide in the Modern World (6 units)
PSYC2011 Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology (6 units)
SOCY2026 Excessive Appetites: Sociocultural Perspectives on Addiction and Drug Use (6 units)
SOCY2157 Surveillance and Society (6 units)
6 units from the completion of courses from the following list:
CRIM3002 Corruption in Sport (6 units)
CRIM3003 Criminology at the Scene 1 (6 units)
CRIM3006 Crime Prevention: Evaluation Theory and Practice (6 units)
POLS3036 International Terrorism (6 units)
SOCY3001 Research Internship (6 units)
30 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SOCY1002 | Self and Society | 6 |
| SOCY2038 | Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods | 6 |
| SOCY2043 | Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods | 6 |
| SOCY 2062: Dimensions of Crime | ||
| SOCY 2159: Controversies in Crime Control |
18 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH2130 | Violence and Terror | 6 |
| PHIL2020 | Theories of Social Justice | 6 |
| SOCY 2058: Studies in Social Problems | ||
| SOCY2026 | Excessive Appetites: Sociocultural Perspectives on Addiction and Drug Use | 6 |
| SOCY 1005: The Criminological Imagination | ||
| SOCY2157 | Surveillance and Society | 6 |