Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Honours) (BCCJ(Hons)) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2018

The current Study Plan can be accessed here.

Part A

Compulsory Courses

34 units for -

Level 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CRIM1000 2 Introduction to Criminology
CRIM1019 2 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIM1111 2 Introduction to Professional Practice in Criminology
LAWS1110 2 Law in the Criminal Justice System

Level 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CRIM2011 2 Crime, Victims and Justice
CRIM2100 2 Punishment and Society
CRIM2200 2 Police and Society
CRIM2120 2 Doing Justice: What Works to Reduce Crime
CRIM2300 2 Comparative Criminology - the Cross-Cultural Study of Crime and Criminal Justice
LAWS2220 2 Criminal Law in Context
SOCY2019 2 Introduction to social research
SOCY2339 2 Introducing Quantitative Research

Level 3

Course Code Units Course Title
CRIM3039 2 Advanced Criminological Theory
CRIM3111 2 Advanced Professional Practice in Criminology
LAWS3330 2 Transnational Crime and International Criminal Justice
SOCY3039 2 Applied Quantitative Research
SOCY3329 2 Qualitative Social Research

Part B

Electives

14 units consisting of:

6 to 8 units from introductory courses -

Course Code Units Course Title
PHIL1110 2 Critical Reasoning
POLS1101 2 Introduction to Australian Politics
POLS1102 2 Introduction to Politics & Public Policy
POLS1501 2 Introduction to Peace & Conflict Analysis
PSYC1030 2 Introduction to Psychology: Developmental, Social & Clinical Psychology
SOCY1030 2 Introduction to Health, Illness and Society
SOCY1050 2 Introduction to Sociology

or other elective courses approved by the Program Convenor

and 6 to 8 units from later year courses -

Course Code Units Course Title
ARCS2003 2 Forensics: The Archaeology of Death & Crime Scenes
CRIM2000 2 Youth and Deviance
CRIM2080 2 Global Security and Regulation
CRIM2099 2 Crime, Inequality and Social Justice
CRIM3070 2 Crime over the Lifecourse
CRIM3100 2 Offender rehabilitation, re-entry and re-integration
SCIE2020 2 CSI UQ: Introduction to Forensic Science

or other elective courses approved by the Program Convenor

Part C

Honours (Year 4) Compulsory Courses

16 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
CRIM4111 4 Crime and Justice Research Methods
CRIM4112 4 Advanced Policy Methods in Criminal Justice
[ CRIM4101 8 Criminology and Criminal Justice Research Thesis
[ or
[ CRIM4102 8 Criminal Justice Case Study