Advanced Criminology Theory
PostgraduateMAQ-PICX80882021
Previously MAQ-PICX888
Course information for 2021 intake View information for 2025 course intake
Understand how crime intersects with social, political, cultural and economic elements of life. Learn and evaluate advanced contemporary criminology theory. Cover left and right realism, cultural criminology, opportunity and deterrence theories.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 18 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Advanced Criminology Theory
About this subject
At completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critically analyse, evaluate and compare a range of contemporary criminology theories
- employ independent research skills and disciplinary knowledge to assess the seriousness of domestic and transnational crimes
- apply a synthesised understanding of contemporary criminology theories to explain the development of a crime of domestic or transnational significance
- effectively communicate advanced disciplinary knowledge in both written and oral formats.
- Introduction to criminological theory
- Positivistic studies
- Social learning theory
- Control theories
- Labelling perspectives
- Feminist perspectives
- Cultural criminology
- Critical race theory
- Governmental criminology
- Green criminology
- Global criminology
- Victimology
This subject was previously known as MAQ-PICX888 Advanced Criminology Theory.
This subject introduces students to advanced contemporary criminology theory. Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic interplay between crime and social, political, cultural and economic processes and institutions. Topics included in the unit include: left and right realism, cultural criminology, opportunity and deterrence theories.
- Online particiaption (10%)
- Commentary Analysis (30%)
- Essay (50%)
- Commentary analysis -idea pitch (10%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MAQ-PICX888 (Not currently available)
Others
Admission to MCrim or MSecStrategicStud or MIntell or MCTerrorism or MCyberSec or GradCertSecStudCr
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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