Conjoint: BA/BGlobalSt major in Criminology

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Criminology is concerned not just with crime, but with the broader issues of social control and deviance and how these affect punishment and criminal justice.
You can study topics such as restorative justice, cybercrime, penology, gender, policing, prisons, cultural criminology, justice policies and Indigenous perspectives.

By studying for a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Criminology, you can explore the wider issues that affect punishment and criminal justice, as well as topics such as:
- Prisons and corrections
- Violence and drugs
- Crime and popular culture

You can investigate the social, economic, cultural, political and legal determinants of criminality. You can also examine attempts to control crime both locally and internationally.

A background in Criminology can open up career opportunities in social policy and criminal justice. You can develop analytical and research skills that will also be useful in many other careers.

You can take a major in Criminology as one of your two BA majors (a double major).
You will need to pass at least 120 points (eight courses) towards each of your majors, including at least 45 points (three courses) at Stage III.
You will take Sociology courses at Stage I and Criminology courses at Stage II and III.

Complete 120 points comprising:

30 points for all Compulsory Courses, and
90 points from Elective Courses

Selected courses must include at least 45 points at level 300 or higher.

Compulsory Courses

Complete 30 points for ALL of the following:

CRIM 207 - Criminology: Indigenous and Global (15 points)

CRIM 301 - Issues in Criminal Justice (15 points)

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 90 points from the following:

CRIM 100 - Big Ideas in Criminology (15 points)

MAORI 130 - Te Ao Māori: The Māori World (15 points)

PHIL 104 - Ethics and Justice (15 points)

POLITICS 109 - Foundations of Western Politics and Law (15 points)

SOCIOL 100 - Issues and Themes in Sociology (15 points)

SOCIOL 101 - Understanding Aotearoa New Zealand (15 points)

SOCIOL 103 - Aotearoa New Zealand Social Policy and Social Justice (15 points)

ARTHIST 230 - Art Crime (15 points)

CRIM 200 - Cultural Criminology (15 points)

CRIM 202 - Contemporary Issues in Punishment (15 points)

CRIM 203 - The Criminal Mind: Crime and Individual Differences (15 points)

CRIM 204 - Critical Studies in Policing (15 points)

CRIM 205 - Crime, Media and Society (15 points)

CRIM 206 - Special Topic (15 points)

CRIM 207 - Criminology: Indigenous and Global (15 points)

CRIM 208 - Hate Crime (15 points)

CRIM 209 - Special Topic (15 points)

HISTORY 227 - Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal (15 points)

SOCIOL 203 - Social Reality and Ideology (15 points)

SOCIOL 228 - Special Topic: Power and Knowledge (15 points)

ARTHIST 332 - Art Crime (15 points)

CRIM 301 - Issues in Criminal Justice (15 points)

CRIM 304 - Key Issues in Restorative Justice (15 points)

CRIM 305 - Victims and Victimology (15 points)

CRIM 306 - Special Topic (15 points)

CRIM 307 - Doing Time: Incarceration and Punishment (15 points)

CRIM 308 - Special Topic (15 points)

CRIM 309 - Critical Research in Criminology (15 points)

CRIM 310 - Paradoxes of Crime Technology (15 points)

HISTORY 327 - Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal (15 points)

MAORI 335 - Mana Taketake / Indigenous Sovereignty and Public Policy (15 points)

POLITICS 320 - Social Justice (15 points)

SOCIOL 315 - Law, Inequality and the State (15 points)

SOCIOL 326 - Sociology of Violence and Death (15 points)

LAWPUBL 423 - Criminology (15 points)