Undergraduate UNE-CRIM233-2022
Serial Killers: Panic or Intrigue?
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Duration
16 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
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Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Required
QS RANKING 2022
36
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
N/A
Subject details
Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- critically analyse the various components of serial crime and serial criminals and public fascination within these aspects;
- articulate and assess how serial offenders and serial crime have become a leisure activity;
- apply and assess how serial crimes are investigated and prosecuted;
- evaluate accuracy and misrepresentation in sources used to present case studies of serial offenders; and
- model research, analysis, and communication skills that contribute to life-long application in a professional career.
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- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
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and one ofPlease note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s)
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Candidature in Bachelor of Criminology To enrol in this subject you will need to pass the Prerequisite/s. Please note as UNE results are released after the close of enrolment date, your enrolment into this subject will be withdrawn if you do not pass the prerequisite subject/s.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
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Textbook requirements:
Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Throughout history there have often been 'moral panics' associated with serial killers, and a longstanding tradition of social fascination with these figures. In this subject you will critically examine the social construction of serial killers. Examining the source of fascination, this subject will use various case studies of serial offenders to analyse how police have investigated these crimes; how the offenders have subsequently been treated by the criminal justice system; and how offenders have been portrayed. You will assess the construction and representations of such figures, including media coverage and 'dark tourism' and analyse ways that offenders have been understood and regarded, and how this has influenced criminal justice practice. You will also explore public fascination with serial killers, and how this manifests in different leisure and tourism activities for people, ranging from documentaries to real life ghost tours.
Assessment 1 Quiz: 1500 words (equivalent). Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 2 Quiz: 1500 words (equivalent). Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 3 Written Assessment: 2000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-5
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- Written Assessment (40%)
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Bachelor of Criminology
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