Code MAAAAU
Criminology Major
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About this Major
Recommended for students with an interest in criminology and justice. This major will provide an understanding of the criminal justice system, offenders, policing and corrections in a contemporary environment.
It also includes skills required for employment, such as Indigenous cultural responsiveness.
Code MAAAAU
Availability & Campus
Location | Availability |
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Joondalup | |
Mount Lawley | |
South West | |
Online |
Details
Structure
Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
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CRI1103 | Criminology | 15 |
CRI1104 | The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour | 15 |
CRI2115 | Psychology and Criminal Justice | 15 |
CRI2103 | Correctional Studies - Theory and Practice | 15 |
CRI2201 | Critical Aspects of Policing | 15 |
CRI3120 | Aboriginal Australians in the Criminal Justice System | 15 |
CRI3205 ^ | Professional Ethics, Accountability and Integrity | 15 |
or | ||
CRI3206 ^ | Misconduct and Corruption Prevention | 15 |
CRI2202 ^ | Youth Justice | 15 |
or | ||
CRI3112 ^ | Operational Policing | 15 |
^ Core Option
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Learning Outcomes
- Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical criminology and justice issues.
- Communicate knowledge of criminology and justice ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
- Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
- Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility and accountability for own learning in scholarship and professional practice.
- Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate solutions in criminological situations.
- Think critically to idenitfy, conceptualise and analyse complex criminology issues.
- Use digital technologies to access, evaluate and synthesise criminological information.
- Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values in criminology and justice.
Career Opportunities
Possible future job titles
Security Analyst, Security Manager, Intelligence Analyst, Counter Terrorism Consultant, Security Consultant, Security and Risk Manager, Intelligence Officer, Strategic Risk Analyst, Security Profiler, Intelligence Profiler