Honours in Criminology

Structure of the honours program

Students undertaking pure honours in criminology must complete:

• 191-519 Criminology Thesis (37.5 points); and
• 166-558 Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points); and
• One Methods Subject: Either 191420 Qualitative Research Methods Or 166-554 Social Research Design and Evaluation and
• Three Electives (25 points) (see below) Or the Criminology Internship plus One Elective

Electives

191-435 Drugs and Justice – 12.5 points (sem 1)
191-438 Texts and Violence – 12.5 points (sem 2)
191-440 The New Punitiveness – 12.5 points (Winter)
191-520 Compliance, Regulation and Crime – 12.5 points (Winter)
191-536 Criminology Internship – 25 points (sem 1 or 2)

Students undertaking pure honours part time would usually take their elective subjects in the first year, and 191-519 Criminology Thesis, and 166-558 Social Science Research Seminar in the second.

Combined Honours program structure

Students undertaking combined honours in criminology and another area of study must complete:

• 191-519 Criminology Thesis (37.5 points); and
• 166-558 Social Science Research Seminar (12.5 points); and
• one fourth-year subject in criminology (12.5 points); and
• three fourth-year subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 37.5 points).

or

• honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points); and
• two fourth-year subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 25 points); and
• a fourth-year subject in criminology (12.5 points);
• the Criminology Internship or two fourth-year subjects in criminology (25 points).

Students undertaking their thesis in criminology are strongly advised to choose a fourth-year methods subject as their elective.

Up to 25 points of 500-level criminology subjects can be made available to honours students. Applications are approved on a case-by-case basis by the honours coordinator, Dr Julie Evans..

500-level criminology subjects

• 191-435 Drugs and Justice (12.5 points) Semester 1
• 191-438 Texts and Violence (12.5 points) Semester 2
• 191-440 The New Punitiveness (12.5 points) Winter Intensive
• 191-520 Compliance, Regulation and Crime (12.5 points) Winter Intensive
• 191-536 Criminology Internship (25 points) Semester 1 and 2

See also the Socio-Legal Studies honours program.

List of 2007 subjects (see list of subjects here)