Bachelor of Arts (Criminology)

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• Objectives
  The objectives of the Bachelor of Arts are to provide students with an outstanding education in the humanities, social sciences and languages as well as a broadunderstanding of selected fields of study outside these areas. The degree is designed so that a Bachelor of Arts graduate should be able to: * Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of selected fields of study in core disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and languages. * Reflect a general understanding of the concepts and principles of selected areas of study outside core disciplines of the humanities, social sciences and languages. * Access and appreciate national and international debates in their specialised areas of study. * Demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a * respect for ethical values. * Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within complex changing social contexts. * Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force. * Communicate effectively and, in the case of those students undertaking a language major, to read, write and speak another language with fluency and appreciate its cultural context. * Qualify for employment in a wide range of occupations. * Commit to continuous learning. * Be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and otherinformation technology systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Arts (Criminology)
• Course description
  Criminology is available as both a 100 point major and a 75 point minor area of study.
  
  Major
  Level 1
  
  25 points of study consisting of:
  
      * From Graffiti to Terrorism or Law In Society
  
  and
  
      * One Interdisciplinary Foundation Subject
  
  Levels 2/3
  
  37.5 points taken at each of level 2 and level 3, including:
  
      * Social Science Research Methods (compulsory at level 2)
      * Crime and Public Policy (capstone subject, compulsory at level 3)
      * 50 points of Criminology Elective Subjects
  
  
  The capstone subject is not available in the minor or as breadth studies outside the BA.
  
  Total 100 points
  
  Minor
  Level 1
  
  25 points of study consisting of:
  
      * From Graffiti to Terrorism or Law In Society
  
  and
  
      * One Interdisciplinary Foundation Subject
  
  Level 2/3
  
      * 50 points of Criminology subjects (4 subjects) including Social Science Research Methods (compulsory at level 2).
  
  Total 75 points

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