Graduate Diploma in Arts 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.

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.
Criminology considers various perspectives and responses in criminology and criminal justice both within New Zealand and internationally.

Complete 120 points comprising:

45 points for Bachelor of Arts major in Criminology Stage III Courses, and
At least 15 points from Additional Courses from the Bachelor of Arts major in Criminology, and
0 to 60 points from Courses from the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Schedules

Selected courses must include at least 75 points at level 300 or higher.

Bachelor of Arts major in Criminology Stage III Courses

Complete 45 points comprising:

15 points for all Compulsory Course, and
30 points from Elective Courses

Compulsory Course

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

CRIM 301 - Issues in Criminal Justice (15 points)

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 30 points from the following:

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)

Additional Courses from the Bachelor of Arts major in Criminology

Complete at least 15 points from the following:

CRIM-BA - Bachelor of Arts major in Criminology (120 points)

Courses from the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Schedules

Complete 0 to 60 points from the following:

BA - Bachelor of Arts (360 points)

BA(Hons) - Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (120 points)