Criminology

Program of Study Credit Points
Prescribed Units for this Minor, Major or Extended Major
Minor or Major - complete 12 credit points from the following units:
Extended Major - complete 12 or 18 credit points from the following units:
12 or 18 cps
Unit Code Unit Title Unit cps  
CRIM100 Understanding Crime 6  
CRIM101 The Australian Criminal Justice System 6  
CRIM104 Deviance 6  
CRIM190 Crime in Rural Communities 6  
Listed Units for this Minor, Major or Extended Major
Minor - complete 12 credit points from the following units:
Major - complete 36 credit points with at least 24 credit points at 300-level from the following units:
Extended Major - complete 54 to 60 credit points with at least 36 credit points at 300-level from the following units:
12 or 36 or
54 or 60 cps
CRIM201 Researching Crime 6  
CRIM206 Equity and Justice? 6  
CRIM207 Victimology 6  
CRIM244 Criminological Perspectives 6  
CRIM302 What’s Sex Got to Do With It? Sex, Gender, Crime 6  
CRIM303 Capturing Crime 6  
CRIM304 Forensic Science and Criminal Justice 6  
CRIM305 Working with Offenders 6  
CRIM308 Drugs, Alcohol and Crime in Australia 6  
CRIM309 Crimes Against Humanity 6  
CRIM312 Professional Practice in Criminology 6  
CRIM314 Policing and Social Control 6  
CRIM324 Prisons and Punishment 6  
CRIM333 Serial Killers: Panic or Intrigue? 6  
CRIM334 Crime Prevention 6  
CRIM374 Criminal Profiling and Crime Analysis 6  
CRIM388 Sport and Crime 6  
CRIM394 Transnational and Organised Crime 6  
ENGL384 Reading Crime 6  
HIST310 Being Bad: Sinners, Crooks, Deviants and Psychos 6  
HIST313 Liberty and Democracy in the British World 1780-1860 6  
Course Requirements: 72 or 96 or 120 cps
To achieve an overall total of 144 credit points candidates must complete:
If candidates have completed a Minor - a further 120 credit points comprising 12 credit points of Core Units; and a Major of 48-60 credit points; and Elective Units of 48-60 credit points.
If candidates have completed a Major - a further 96 credit points comprising 12 credit points of Core Units; and a Minor of 24 credit points; and Elective Units of 60 credit points.
If candidates have completed an Extended Major - a further 72 credit points comprising 12 credit points of Core Units; and Elective Units of 60 credit points.
Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to candidates meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements for individual units.		  
Total 144 cps

Note for students contemplating studying Honours in Criminology:
The entry requirements for the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Criminology is a GPA of 5.0 (Credit) in all units completed in a Bachelor of Arts. In addition, a candidate for Criminology honours in the Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree shall have passed 48 credit points in Criminology, including 18 credit points at Distinction level or better at 300-level from these units and CRIM244 (Criminological Perspectives).

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