Bachelor of Arts
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Criminology
Unit Set Code
MJ-A000045 (major)
MN-A000045 (minor)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Overview
Criminology provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of crime, including causes of crime and different techniques used to control crime, within the broader context of the criminal justice system. Criminology aims to develop specific knowledge in various crime types, including street crime, crimes in the home, serious and organised crime, transnational crime and terrorism, and key topic areas such as victims of crime, media representations of crime, surveillance and privacy, policing and security; and theoretical and practical skills in understanding and responding to crime problems.
Career outcomes
Promising career opportunities await in both the public and private sector, state and federal police, intelligence agencies and a range of law enforcement and anti-corruption and crime prevention agencies at federal, state and local government, correctional services, community services and private security industries.
Units
- To complete a Major sequence in Criminology select eight (8) credit points as outlined below;
- To complete a Minor sequence in Criminology select any four (4) units from below, including no more than two (2) credit points at level 3
Complete the following 2 units from level 1:
ACR101 | Introducing Crime and Criminology |
ACR102 | Introducing Crime and Criminal Justice |
Complete the following 2 units from level 2:
ACR201 | Issues in Criminal Justice |
Complete the following 2 units from level 3:
ACR301 | International and Comparative Criminal Justice |
Plus 2 units from level 2 or level 3, selected from:
ACR203 | Crime, Victims and Justice |
ACR204 | Crime, Media and Justice |
ACR211 | Crime Prevention and Security |
ACR214 | Inequality, Power and Justice |
ACR304 | Surveillance and Social Justice |
ACR305 | Crime, Terrorism and Security |
MAE266 | Black Market Economics: Exploring the Underworld of Illicit Trade |
ACR212 Crime, Surveillance and Technology [No longer available for enrolment]
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