Bachelor of Criminology
| Program of Study | Course cps |
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| Core Units Complete the following units: |
12 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| CRIM100 | Understanding Crime | 6 | |
| FSC102 | Fundamentals in Forensic Science | 6 | |
| Elective Units Group 1 - Complete 24 credit points from the following units: |
24 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| ARPA102 | Human Evolution | 6 | |
| ARPA104 | Archaeology: Studying the Human Past | 6 | |
| LING170 | Language and the Law | 6 | |
| LS100 | Introduction to Legal Systems and Methods | 6 | |
| LS160 | Criminal Law and Procedure | 6 | |
| PSYC101 | Introductory Psychology I | 6 | |
| PSYC102 | Introductory Psychology II | 6 | |
| SOCY100 | Introduction to Sociology | 6 | |
| SOCY101 | Understanding Everyday Life | 6 | |
| Group 2 - And complete 6 credit points from the following units: | 6 cps | ||
| PSYC202 | Research Methods and Statistics | 6 | |
| SOCY333 | Qualitative Research Methods | 6 | |
| SOCY341 | Survey Methods | 6 | |
| Group 3 - And complete 6 credit points from the following units: | 6 cps | ||
| BCSS100 | Judgment and Decision-Making: Logic and Behaviour | 6 | |
| ECT303 | Research in Writing | 6 | |
| ENCO306 | Writing for Work: Styles and Contexts | 6 | |
| WORK300 | Professional Skills Development | 6 | |
| Group 4 - And complete 48 credit points from the following units: | 48 cps | ||
| ARPA336 | Forensic Anthropology | 6 | |
| ARPA370 | Forensic Archaeology | 6 | |
| BCSS393 | BCSS Reading Unit 1 | 6 | |
| BCSS394 | BCSS Reading Unit 2 | 6 | |
| CRIM364 | The Australian Criminal Justice System | 6 | |
| HIST351 | Convict Australia | 6 | |
| HSCS240 | Aboriginal Family Violence: Issues and Recovery | 6 | |
| HSCS262 | Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselling | 6 | |
| LS315 | Criminal Process, Sentencing and Punishment | 6 | |
| LS364 | Indigenous Australians and Law | 6 | |
| PAIS361 | Sex, Crime and Corruption in Asia | 6 | |
| PHIL375 | Social Philosophy: Issues in Applied Ethics | 6 | |
| PSYC314 | Behaviour Modification | 6 | |
| SOCY313 | Social Policy | 6 | |
| SOCY340 | Social Theory | 6 | |
| SOCY344 | Criminology and Justice Systems | 6 | |
| SOCY354 | The Sociology of Youth and Delinquency | 6 | |
| SOCY356 | Political Sociology | 6 | |
| SOCY390 | Crime in Rural Communities | 6 | |
| Note: Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level. |
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Complete at least 12 credit points from units listed in approved majors for the Bachelor of Arts course. |
48 cps | ||
| Total | 144 cps | ||
Suggested Full Time Course Plan
The following are suggested patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these suggested patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.
For candidates studying Full-time = 48 cps per year or 24 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 40-48 hours per week.
Year |
Notes |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
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In their first year candidates should enrol in these 2 Core Units and 4 Elective Units from Group 1 and 2 Elective Units at 100-level. |
Elective Unit from Group 1 |
CRIM100 |
Elective Unit from Group 1 |
FSC102 |
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2 |
In Yrs 2 and 3 candidates should enrol in a combination of Elective Units from Group 2, 3 and 4 and Elective Units. |
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Suggested Part Time Course Plan
For candidates studying Part-Time = 24 cps per year or 12 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 20-24 hours per week.
Year |
Notes |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
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1 |
In their first year candidates should enrol in these 2 Core Units and 2 Elective Units from Group 1. |
Elective Unit from Group 1 |
CRIM100 |
Elective Unit from Group 1 |
FSC102 |
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2 |
In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 2 Elective Units from Group 1 and 2 Elective Units at 100-level. |
100-level Elective Unit |
Elective Unit from Group 1 |
100-level Elective Unit |
Elective Unit from Group 1 |
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3 |
In Yrs 3-6 candidates should enrol in a combination of Elective Units from Group 2, 3 and 4 and Elective Units. |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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