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Criminology Major

Code MAAAAU

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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

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Joondalup
Mount Lawley
South West
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Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
CRI1103Criminology15
CRI1104The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour15
CRI2115Psychology and Criminal Justice15
CRI2103Correctional Studies - Theory and Practice15
CRI2201Critical Aspects of Policing15
CRI3120Aboriginal Australians in the Criminal Justice System15
CRI3205 ^Professional Ethics, Accountability and Integrity15
or
CRI3206 ^Misconduct and Corruption Prevention15
CRI2202 ^Youth Justice15
or
CRI3112 ^Operational Policing15

^ 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 handbook

Notes

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical criminology and justice issues.
  2. Communicate knowledge of criminology and justice ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
  3. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
  4. Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility and accountability for own learning in scholarship and professional practice.
  5. Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate solutions in criminological situations.
  6. Think critically to idenitfy, conceptualise and analyse complex criminology issues.
  7. Use digital technologies to access, evaluate and synthesise criminological information.
  8. 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

This Major can be studied in the following courses

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