Diploma of Criminology

This unique program emphasises critical thinking and problem solving about criminological claims, evidence and arguments of particular relevance to tropical regions. Materials enable students to have both a broad and interdisciplinary understanding of criminology. Credit points are accumulated from criminology, sociology, Indigenous studies, law, forensic psychology, anthropology, archaeology and social work subjects.

The Diploma of Criminology can be undertaken full-time or part-time. It is designed for entry level to university before committing to a full degree and for professionals who wish to upgrade their credentials. On successful completion, students can graduate with the Diploma or receive academic credit towards the Bachelor of Arts (Criminology) or Bachelor of Social Sciences (Criminology) and/or other majors.

Overview

Duration:
 1 year fulltime
 
Mode:
 On campus, full or part time *
 
Workload:
 Normal workload expectations are a minimum of 10 hours per week for every subject, including class contact hours, preparation and time spent on assessment tasks.
 
Type:
 Undergraduate
 
Credit points:
 24 credit points o
 
Intake:
 February and August
 
Prerequisite/s:
 English
 
Campus:
 Townsville, Cairns
 
Faculty:
 Arts, Education and Social Sciences
 
QTAC code:
 311461Townsville; 321461Cairns
 

* Duration: Part-time study is available to domestic students only.

o Credit points: Represent the combined value of individual subjects in a degree. One subject usually constitutes three credit points.
 

Structure

Students must complete two core subjects in each teaching period. In addition, in each teaching period, they select two other subjects from a range of interdisciplinary electives.

Teaching Period 1

Core Subjects

CY1001:03 Deviance, Crime and Society

IA1005:3 Indigenous Australian World Views 1

Elective Subjects

Students select 12 credit points from the following level one subjects. Students must have successfully passed 12 credit points of level one subjects before enrolling in a second year subject.

PL1001:3 (X) The Political World: An Introduction to Political Science

SY1001:3 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology.

AN1001:3 (X) Australian Cultural Diversity in a Global Perspective

SS1010:3 Australian People: Indigenous and Anthropological Perspectives

Teaching Period 2

Core Subjects

WS1005:3 Human Rights and Social Issues

CY2001:3 Perspectives on Criminology

Elective Subjects

Students select 12 credit points of the following subjects

LA1103:3 Law, Society and Change

PY2110:3 Forensic Psychology.

AN2016:3 Anthropology of Violence (alternate years)

AR2407:3 Forensic Archaeology (alternative years)

HI2334:3 History of Terrorism

SY2018:3 Power and Protest in a Globalising World

PL2003:3 Governance Democratisation and the State

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