To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled:
A student may complete a major sequence of 36 units in Criminal Justice by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) and two Year 3 topics (9 units) plus two additional topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed in the program of study below.
A student may complete a minor sequence of 22.5 units in Criminal Justice by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) plus an additional topic (4.5 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 Topics listed in the program of study below.
Criminal Justice is not offered as an extended major.
Course aims
This major aims to provide students with:
- a broad understanding of criminological theory and its application in Criminal Justice contexts
- the opportunity to develop the aptitude to apply criminological knowledge in educational and professional settings
- the opportunity to develop the ability to communicate effectively in a range of justice-related contexts
- the opportunity to develop the skill to work independently and collaboratively in an array of projects of criminological significance.
- an appreciation of the ways that ethical behaviour improves justice outcomes.
Learning outcomes
As a result of completing this major, students will be able to demonstrate:
- a comprehensive understanding of both classic and contemporary criminological theories
- a nuanced understanding of the ways that criminal justice systems function to deliver justice both in Australia and abroad
- the aptitude to apply criminological knowledge in educational and professional settings
- the ability to communicate effectively in a range of justice-related contexts
- the skill to work independently and collaboratively in an array of projects of criminological significance
- an appreciation of the ways that ethical behaviour improves justice outcomes
- the ability to connect across boundaries having been exposed to International perspectives, case studies and examples in the curriculum.
Program of study
The following is the program of study for a 36 unit major sequence in Criminal Justice and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the degree in which you are enrolled.
Major - Criminal Justice
Core - Year 1 topics
CRIM1101 Crime and Criminology (4.5 units)
CRIM1102 Criminal Justice System (4.5 units)
Core - Year 2 topics
CRIM2202 Policing and Society (4.5 units)
Option - Year 2 topics
Select 9 units from the year 2 topics listed below
CRIM2201 Crime and Punishment (4.5 units)
CRIM2204 Criminal Process and the Courts (4.5 units)
ENGL2130 Crime Fiction and Film: From Poe to the Postmodern (4.5 units)
HIST2043 Terrorism and Society in Modern Europe (4.5 units)
LEGL2116 Young People and the Law (4.5 units)
LEGL2117 Crimes Against Populations (4.5 units)
SOCI2015 Sociology of Deviance (4.5 units)
SOCI2017 Sociology of Law (4.5 units)#
SOCI2020 Criminology (4.5 units
WMST2015 Sex, Gender and the Law (4.5 units)
# From 2017, this topic is no longer available.
Core - Year 3 topics
LEGL3113 Socio-Legal Research Methods (4.5 units)
Option - Year 3 topics
Select 9 units from the year 3 topics listed below
CRIM3011B Current Issues in Criminal Justice B (4.5 units)
CRIM3203 Corporate Crime (4.5 units)
CRIM3301 Crime, Law and Trauma (4.5 units)
CRIM3302 International Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3303 Psychology, Crime and the Law (4.5 units)
HLPE3540 Drugs, Politics and Public Health (4.5 units)
ITAL3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units)
LLAW3271 Miscarriages of Justice - Australia, Canada, Britain (4.5 units)
Honours
Refer to Honours - Criminal Justice
