- Students are to follow the requirements of the Handbook for the year they commenced the course.
However, the subject links below do not contain the subject information for the current year. You can view current subject information through the new Course Handbook.
Criminology
This major provides students with a broad suite of skills to identify, interpret and evaluate issues around crime, deviancy and justice from a social sciences perspective. Specific units are tailored to develop students' conceptual understanding of criminology and apply these to a range of topics of contemporary social concern.
Subjects Required for Major Study
For students who enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Sciences in 2015, there are two pathways available in the major: A Psychology pathway and a Social Science pathway. The Psychology pathway is not available to students who commence the Bachelor of Social Sciences after 2015, or to students outside the Bachelor of Social Science degree.
Criminology - Social Science Pathway
A major in Criminology (Social Science pathway) requires the successful completion of 52 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table below. The table illustrates the recommended progression for a Bachelor of Social Sciences student proceeding full-time.
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2 | |||
| Autumn | |||
| HAS 131 | Criminal Justice Policy and Procedure | 6 | Not offered in 2015 |
| HAS 232 | Crime and Delinquency | 6 | Not offered in 2015 |
| Spring | |||
| GEOG231 | Spatial Technologies for the Social Sciences | 6 | Not offered in 2015 |
| SOC 244 | Punishment: Purpose, Practice, Policy | 8 | Spring |
| Year 3 | |||
| Autumn | |||
| HAS 353 | Youth Crime and Justice | 6 | First Offered 2017 |
| Spring | |||
| HAS 355 | Current Issues in Criminology | 6 | First Offered 2017 |
| HAS 350 | Social Determinants of Indigenous Health | 6 | First Offered 2017 |
| SOC 302 | Power, Resistance and Society | 8 | Spring |
Criminology - Psychology Pathway
A major in Criminology (Psychology pathway) requires the successful completion of 56 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table below. The table illustrates the recommended progression for a Bachelor of Social Science student commencing in 2015 and proceeding full time.
PSYC123 and either PSYC101 or PSYC121 are essential pre-requisites for this major and will be taken as part of the core requirements of the Bachelor of Social Science. Students will not be permitted to proceed to 200 level PSYC subjects until all three 100 level PSYC subjects have been completed. The normal pre-requisites for PSYC355 will be replaced by this pathway for this cohort of students only.
Note: Bachelor of Social Science core subject HAS220 will be completed in Spring of Year 2 of this progression.
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Spring | |||
| PSYC122 | Foundations of Psychology B | 6 | Spring |
| Year 2 | |||
| Autumn | |||
| HAS 131 | Criminal Justice Policy and Procedure | 6 | Not offered in 2015 |
| HAS 232 | Crime and Delinquency | 6 | Not offered in 2015 |
| PSYC250 | Quantitative Methods in Psychology | 6 | Autumn |
| PSYC251 | Psychology of Abnormality | 6 | Autumn |
| Year 3 | |||
| Autumn | |||
| HAS 353 | Youth Crime and Justice | 6 | First Offered 2017 |
| PSYC355 | Forensic Psychology | 8 | Autumn |
| Spring | |||
| HAS 355 | Current Issues in Criminology | 6 | First Offered 2017 |
| And one of the following: | |||
| HAS 350 | Social Determinants of Indigenous Health | 6 | First Offered 2017 |
| SOC 302 | Power, Resistance and Society | 8 | Spring |
Credit Arrangements
Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: ssc@uow.edu.au