Bachelor of Criminology (BCrim)
Bachelor of Criminology (BCrim)
Program Code
BCRIM
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2020
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Bachelor of Criminology offers a range of courses on the sociology of crime and deviance as well as providing students with the opportunity to study subjects that form part of the growing field of crime science. Key to the program is the application of these theories and techniques to both criminal justice policy and practice.
The Bachelor of Criminology is an AQF Level 7 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.
Conditions
Condition of enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Program Coordinator before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Criminology
There shall be a Bachelor of Criminology.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Criminology the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 72 units:
- Core courses to the value of 33 units, including ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind or ARTS 1007OL The Enquiring Mind
- Criminology Closed Electives to the value of 15 units
- Open Elective courses to the value of 15 units
- Broadening Electives to the value of 9 units; OR
- If studying a Major in Politics, the requirement for elective courses required in (3) and (4) is waived; OR
- If studying a Major in Sociology, the requirement for elective courses required in (3) and (4) is waived; OR
- If studying a Major in Gender Studies, the requirement for elective courses required in (3) and (4) is waived; OR
- If studying a Major in Psychology, the requirement for elective courses required in (3) and (4) is waived and Criminology Closed Electives to the value of 6 units in lieu of the course required in (2); OR
- If studying a Minor in Forensic Medicine, Open Elective courses to the value of 6 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4); OR
- If studying a Minor in Psychology, Open Elective courses to the value of 3 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4); OR
- If studying a Minor in Public Health, Open Elective courses to the value of 6 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4); OR
- If studying a Minor in Politics, Open Elective courses to the value of 6 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
- If studying a Minor in Gender Studies, Open Elective courses to the value of 6 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
- If studying a Minor in Sociology, Open Elective courses to the value of 6 units in lieu of the courses required in (3) and (4)
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 33 units.
Level 1
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 1007 The Enquiring Mind 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 1007OL The Enquiring Mind 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 1001 Understanding Criminology 3 CRIM 1002 Crime and Criminal Justice 3 LAW 1100 Introduction to Law 3 Level 2
and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 2001 Controlling Crime 3 GEOG 2129 Introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 SOCI 2012 Introduction to Social Research 3 Level 3
and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CRIM 3002 Criminological Research 6 CRIM 3004 Quantitative Research Methods in Criminology 3 SOCI 3014 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3
Major
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Gender Studies Major
To satisfy the requirements for Gender Studies Major students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units of Level II and at least 12 units at Level III, including 6 units of the designated capstone course. Students must complete at least 3 units in Level I of the major before undertaking courses at Level II, 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III, and 15 units in the major before undertaking the capstone.
Level 1
Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEND 1106 Introduction to Gender Studies 3 GEND 1106OL Introduction to Gender Studies 3 GEND 1107 Gender, Work and Society 3 GEND 1107OL Gender, Work and Society 3 Level 2
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEND 2016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 GEND 2016OL Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 GEND 2017 Gender, Bodies and Health II 3 GEND 2018 Gender and Popular Culture 3 GEND 2018OL Gender and Popular Culture 3 GEND 2019 Gender and Race in a Postcolonial World II 3 GEND 2019OL Gender and Race in a Postcolonial World II 3 SOCI 2009 Sociological Theory in Action 3 SOCI 2012 Introduction to Social Research 3 SOCI 2013 Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 SOCI 2013OL Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 SOCI 2014 Life on Screen: Social Issues Through Film 3 SOCI 2014OL Life on Screen: Social Issues Through Film 3 Level 3
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEND 3018 Contemporary Theories in Gender Studies 6 GEND 3018OL Contemporary Theories in Gender Studies 6 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEND 3016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEND 3016OL Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEND 3017 Gender, Bodies and Health III 3 GEND 3019 Gender and Race in a Postcolonial World III 3 GEND 3019OL Gender and Race in a Postcolonial World III 3 SOCI 3011 Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3011OL Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3014 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 -
Politics Major
To satisfy the requirements for Politics Major students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units of Level II and at least 12 units at Level III, including 6 units of the designated capstone course. Students must complete at least 3 units in Level I of the major before undertaking courses at Level II, 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III, and 15 units in the major before undertaking the capstone.
Level I
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 1102 Introduction to Global Politics 3 POLIS 1104 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 POLIS 1106 Introduction to Australian Politics 3 Level II
and
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 2001 The Politics of Crime and Justice 3 POLIS 2013 Terrorism and Global Politics 3 POLIS 2106 Justice, Virtue and the Good 3 POLIS 2118 The Politics of Leadership 3 POLIS 2120 Conflict and Crisis in the Middle East 3 POLIS 2122 Global Environmental Politics 3 POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3 POLIS 2130 International Political Economy 3 POLIS 2137EX International Study Tour: Politics II 3 POLIS 2138 Policy and Practice in Australian Politics 3 Level III
and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 3106 Public Policy Research Project 6 and
Courses to the value of at least 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 3001 Citizenship and Globalisation 3 POLIS 3002 International Security 3 POLIS 3102 Dilemmas of the Modern State 3 POLIS 3103 Democracy & Political Change 3 POLIS 3105EX International Study Tour: Politics III 3 -
Psychology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Psychology Major students must complete courses to the value of 33 units.
9 units must be completed at Level I, 12 units must be completed at Level II and 12 units must be completed at Level III.
Level I
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 1000 Psychology IA 3 PSYCHOL 1001 Psychology IB 3 PSYCHOL 1004 Research Methods in Psychology 3 Level II
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 2004 Doing Research in Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 2005 Foundations Health & Lifespan Development 3 PSYCHOL 2006 Foundations of Perception & Cognition 3 PSYCHOL 2007 Psychology in Society 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 3020 Doing Research in Psychology: Advanced 3 and
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 3021 Health & Lifespan Development Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 3022 Individual Differences, Personality & Assessment 3 PSYCHOL 3023 Perception & Cognition 3 PSYCHOL 3026 Learning and Behaviour 3 PSYCHOL 3027 Psychology, Science & Society 3 -
Sociology Major
To satisfy the requirements for Sociology Major students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
At least 6 units at Level I; 9 units at Level II; 9 units at Level III including one capstone course. 15 units must be taken in the major before undertaking the capstone.
Level I
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SOCI 1003 Introduction to Sociology 3 SOCI 1003OL Introduction to Sociology 3 SOCI 1004 Social Problems 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SOCI 2009 Sociological Theory in Action 3 SOCI 2012 Introduction to Social Research 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 2301 Social Enterprise Internship II 3 CRIM 2001 Controlling Crime 3 GEOG 2160 Space and Society 3 SOCI 2011 Consumption, Work and the Self II 3 SOCI 2011OL Consumption, Work and the Self II 3 SOCI 2013 Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 SOCI 2013OL Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 SOCI 2014 Life on Screen: Social Issues Through Film 3 SOCI 2014OL Life on Screen: Social Issues Through Film 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SOCI 3001 Sociological Contentions 6 and
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
*ARTS 3100 can contribute toward this major if, upon negotiation with the course coordinator,
a relevant placement can be arranged.Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 3100 Community Engagement Learning Project 3 ARTS 3301 Social Enterprise Internship III 3 SOCI 3009 Consumption, Work and the Self III 3 SOCI 3009OL Consumption, Work and the Self III 3 SOCI 3011 Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3011OL Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3014 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 SOCI 3015 Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3
Minor
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Forensic Medicine Minor
To satisfy the requirements for Forensic Medicine Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Six units must be completed at Level 1, 6 units at Level II, and 6 units at Level III.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 1102 Human Anatomy and Physiology IA 3 HLTH SC 1000 Introduction to Forensic Sciences 3 Level II
and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 2104 Essential Understanding of Disease and Treatment 3 HLTH SC 2108 Precision Medicine: Disease, Treatment & Prevention 3 Level III
and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PATHOL 3100 Topics in Forensic Sciences 3 PATHOL 3101 Essentials of Pathology 3 -
Gender Studies Minor
To satisfy the requirements for Gender Studies Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units at Level II and at least 6 units at Level III. Students must complete at least 3 units in the Minor at Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, and 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III. The Minor may not be taken in the same area of study as the Major.
Level 1
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEND 1106 Introduction to Gender Studies 3 GEND 1106OL Introduction to Gender Studies 3 GEND 1107 Gender, Work and Society 3 GEND 1107OL Gender, Work and Society 3 Level 2
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEND 2016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 GEND 2016OL Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 GEND 2017 Gender, Bodies and Health II 3 GEND 2018 Gender and Popular Culture 3 GEND 2018OL Gender and Popular Culture 3 GEND 2019 Gender and Race in a Postcolonial World II 3 GEND 2019OL Gender and Race in a Postcolonial World II 3 SOCI 2009 Sociological Theory in Action 3 SOCI 2012 Introduction to Social Research 3 SOCI 2013 Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 SOCI 2013OL Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 SOCI 2014 Life on Screen: Social Issues Through Film 3 SOCI 2014OL Life on Screen: Social Issues Through Film 3 Level 3
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEND 3016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEND 3016OL Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEND 3017 Gender, Bodies and Health III 3 GEND 3019 Gender and Race in a Postcolonial World III 3 GEND 3019OL Gender and Race in a Postcolonial World III 3 SOCI 3011 Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3011OL Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3014 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 -
Politics Minor
To satisfy the requirements for Politics Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
A minimum of 3 units and a maximum of 6 units must be completed at Level I, a minimum of 3 units at Level II and at least 6 units at Level III. Students must complete at least 3 units in the Minor at Level I before undertaking courses at Level II, and 3 units at Level II before undertaking courses at Level III. The Minor may not be taken in the same area of study as the Major.
Level I
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 1102 Introduction to Global Politics 3 POLIS 1104 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 POLIS 1106 Introduction to Australian Politics 3 Level II
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 2001 The Politics of Crime and Justice 3 POLIS 2013 Terrorism and Global Politics 3 POLIS 2106 Justice, Virtue and the Good 3 POLIS 2118 The Politics of Leadership 3 POLIS 2120 Conflict and Crisis in the Middle East 3 POLIS 2122 Global Environmental Politics 3 POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3 POLIS 2130 International Political Economy 3 POLIS 2137EX International Study Tour: Politics II 3 POLIS 2138 Policy and Practice in Australian Politics 3 Level III
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value POLIS 3001 Citizenship and Globalisation 3 POLIS 3002 International Security 3 POLIS 3102 Dilemmas of the Modern State 3 POLIS 3103 Democracy & Political Change 3 POLIS 3105EX International Study Tour: Politics III 3 -
Psychology Minor
To satisfy the requirements for Psychology Minor students must complete courses to the value of 21 units.
Nine units must be completed at Level I, 6 units at Level II, and 6 units at Level III.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 1000 Psychology IA 3 PSYCHOL 1001 Psychology IB 3 PSYCHOL 1004 Research Methods in Psychology 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 2004 Doing Research in Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 2007 Psychology in Society 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 3021 Health & Lifespan Development Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 3022 Individual Differences, Personality & Assessment 3 PSYCHOL 3023 Perception & Cognition 3 PSYCHOL 3026 Learning and Behaviour 3 -
Public Health Minor
To satisfy the requirements for Public Health Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Six units must be completed at Level I, 6 units at Level II, and 6 units at Level III.
Level I
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 1001 Health and Illness in Populations 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 1003 Communication for Health Sciences 3 PUB HLTH 1004 Flies, drains & Ebola: Human health & environment 3 PUB HLTH 1006 Saving lives or respecting rights? An introduction to health ethics 3 Level II
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 2200 Social Foundations of Health II 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 2007 Epidemiology for Health and Medical Sciences 3 PUB HLTH 2008 Rural Australia: Health beyond the burbs 3 PUB HLTH 2009 Introduction to Counselling Theory and Practice 3 Level III
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 3011 Big Challenges in Public Health 3 PUB HLTH 3124 Health Promotion III 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 3006EX International Public Health Experience 2 3 PUB HLTH 3007 Nutrition: Ideology, Individuals & Industry 3 PUB HLTH 3008 Reawakening Health Systems: People, Planning and Policy 3 PUB HLTH 3009 Experimental Research Design and Analysis 3 PUB HLTH 3010 Practical Epidemiology in Health Sciences 3 PUB HLTH 3122 International Health III 3 -
Sociology Minor
To satisfy the requirements for Sociology Minor students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
A minimum of 6 units at level I, 6 units at level II and 6 units at level III.
Level I
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SOCI 1003 Introduction to Sociology 3 SOCI 1003OL Introduction to Sociology 3 SOCI 1004 Social Problems 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SOCI 2009 Sociological Theory in Action 3 SOCI 2012 Introduction to Social Research 3 Level III
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
*ARTS 3100 can contribute toward this major if, upon negotiation with the course coordinator,
a relevant placement can be arranged.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 3100 Community Engagement Learning Project 3 ARTS 3301 Social Enterprise Internship III 3 SOCI 3009 Consumption, Work and the Self III 3 SOCI 3009OL Consumption, Work and the Self III 3 SOCI 3011 Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3011OL Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3014 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 SOCI 3015 Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3
Electives
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Criminology Closed Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Criminology Closed Electives students must complete courses to the value of 15 units.
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 1000 Introduction to Forensic Sciences 3 SOCI 1003 Introduction to Sociology 3 SOCI 1003OL Introduction to Sociology 3 SOCI 1004 Social Problems 3 Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANTH 2036 Anthropology of Violence and Crime 3 CRIM 2003 Criminology across borders 3 GEND 2016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 GEND 2016OL Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship II 3 GEOG 2160 Space and Society 3 HIST 2090 Violence in the Modern Western World 3 HIST 2092 History of Crime & Punishment in England & Europe 3 PHIL 2031 Crime and Punishment 3 POLIS 2001 The Politics of Crime and Justice 3 POLIS 2013 Terrorism and Global Politics 3 POLIS 2109 The Ethics of War and Peace 3 POLIS 2133 Security, Justice and Rights 3 SOCI 2013 Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 SOCI 2013OL Public Scandals and Moral Panics II 3 Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ARTS 3201 Industry Internship III 3 ARTS 3201EX Industry Internship III 3 CRIM 3003 The Carnival of Crime 3 GEND 3016 Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEND 3016OL Encountering Human Rights: Global Citizenship III 3 GEOG 3027 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 HIST 3055 Protecting the Peace: Histories of Peacekeeping 3 POLIS 3002 International Security 3 SOCI 3011 Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3011OL Public Scandals and Moral Panics III 3 SOCI 3018 Sociology of Ethnic Conflict 3 -
Open/Broadening Elective Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Open/Broadening Elective Courses students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
Open Elective
Open Elective courses up to the value of 15 units from any undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student.
Broadening Elective
Broadening Electives up to the value of 9 units, can be chosen from any discipline other than courses with the subject areas CRIM, GEOG or SOCI.