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CRIM-MAJ · Major · 48 credit points

Criminology

Available in Bachelor of Arts

Rules for completing this course

No more than 12 credit points at Level 1 may be credited to the major and at least 18 credit points must be at Level 3.

Level 1 gateway units

12 cp

You must complete the following units

Level 2 cornerstone units

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • ATS2056Crime and inequality6 cp
  • ATS2456Cybercrime and cybersecurity6 cp
  • ATS2469Victims, justice and the law6 cp
  • ATS2555Foundations in researching crime and justice6 cp

Level 3 capstone units

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

Level 2 and 3 elective units

24 cp

You must complete 24 credit points selecting from the following units and/or from any cornerstone or capstone units not already taken, with at least 12 credit points at Level 3.

  • ATS2056Crime and inequality6 cp
  • ATS2326Youth social change and justice6 cp
  • ATS2456Cybercrime and cybersecurity6 cp
  • ATS2457Crime, media and culture6 cp
  • ATS2458Policing6 cp
  • ATS2723Social research methods6 cp
  • ATS3004Crime, risk and security6 cp
  • ATS3081Investigation and intelligence6 cp
  • ATS3082Hate crime: Theories, contexts and responses 6 cp
  • ATS3106Developing criminal justice policy6 cp
  • ATS3161Prisons and punishment6 cp
  • ATS3222Developing research literacy6 cp
  • ATS3223Gender and family violence6 cp
  • ATS3224Gender, family violence and criminal justice system responses6 cp
  • ATS3852Researching social justice6 cp
  • ATS3866Crimes of the powerful6 cp
  • ATS3935Professional practice6 cp
  • ATS3942Crime and the city6 cp

International study tours

  • ATS3084 Justice in practice: Interdisciplinary approaches to criminology and criminal law 6 cp

Source: 2027 handbook entry