Overview | Summary of Courses

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ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Courses within this minor focus on the sociological analysis of issues in contemporary society concerned with the making, breaking and enforcement of laws, as well as those social behaviours considered deviant, even when these are not illegal. Particular attention is paid to those processes that lead to individuals and groups being labeled as deviant and subjected to increased rates of surveillance, policing and/or incarceration. Drawing on relevant theoretical perspectives from sociology and criminology, courses will explore the relationships between power, representations of crime and deviance, inequality, and exposure to criminal justice interventions.

 

Learning outcomes

Successful completion of this minor enables students to:

1. understand the social construction of deviance and crime
2. acquire and interpret data on crime and deviance
3. think critically about theories and explanations of crime causation and deviance
4. understand the impacts of the criminal justice system across different community groups
5. analyse policy and other social responses to crime and deviance

Requirements

This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:

12 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:

SOCY2062 – Crime and Punishment in Australia (6 units)

SOCY3016 – Law, Crime and Social Control  (6 units)

 

12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ANTH2130 – Violence and Terror (6 units)

POLS2096 – Genocide Studies (6 units)

POLS2100 – Genocide – Post 1945 (6 units)

SOCY2008 – The Sociology of Disaster (6 units)

SOCY2026 – Excessive Appetites: Sociocultural Perspectives on Addiction, Drug Use and Gender (6 units)

SOCY2059 – Sociology of Resistance (6 units)

SOCY2058 - Studies in Social Problems - Topic "Doing Criminology" (6 units)

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