Evolutionary Criminology

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  After successfully completing this subject you should be able to:

  1. understand the causal process that generated life on earth
  2. understanding the origins of sex differences in humans and why men are more likely to commit violent crimes
  3. understand the evolutionary origins of aggression, rape, child neglect and abuse, and warfare
  4. more fully understand how evolved creatures are designed to responsive to the environment, and thus understand that the nature/nurture debate is a false dichotomy
  5. have developed a more functional approach to understanding human behaviour, so that what seem like obvious "errors" or "biases" are often the result of complicated processes that are not well understood by psychologists but useful to those that possess them.

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• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Griffith University

Entry requirements

Others

This is not an introductory subject, it is a third year subject. You must have a basic understanding of the first and second year criminology subjects.
Students who have completed more than 2 OUA units (GPA 4.0+) and are planning on completing the Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice are strongly encouraged to enrol in the course. Part of this process will involve registering your study plan with Griffith University, which will help to ensure that you are studying the required units.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.