Undergraduate - UnitATS2464 - Comparative criminology

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Criminology
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	TBA

Synopsis

This intensively delivered unit is part of our Criminology in Prato program.

Comparative criminology involves the study of crime and social control across different cultural contexts. This unit studies the production of criminological knowledge across cultures as well as its meaning and measurement. It examines a range of cross national data sets and measures of crime and social control. The focus will include comparison of European approaches to crime and social control with other regions of the world.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the unit students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

The key elements of comparative criminology;
The need for comparative approaches to crime and justice across major regions of the world;
The impact of European and North American criminology on the application of criminological knowledge globally;
Critical analysis of globalisation issues.

The unit seeks to enhance the ability of students to undertake independent research under the guidance of supervision.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

TBA

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Criminology

Prerequisites

Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two gateway units in Criminology.

Prohibitions

ATS3464