ATS3291 Crime scenes: Interrogating societies through crime narratives
Faculty of Arts
ATS3291 Crime scenes: Interrogating societies through crime narratives is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before ATS3291
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3291
No unit lists ATS3291 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must have completed 12 credit points of level 2 Arts units
Overview
Crime narratives (fiction, TV and film) are among the most popular and dynamic genres in Europe and beyond. This unit explores how crime genres interrogate important issues, including history and memory, gender, sexuality, identity, truth and justice, environmentalism, and transnationalism.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Presentation20%
- Exercise/sExercise10%
- Analytical exerciseArtefact30%
- Creative task + ExegesisWritten40%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
describe the codes and conventions of the crime genre;
- 2
critically examine the connection between the crime fiction genre and evolving historical, political, theoretical, legal and socio-cultural contexts;
- 3
analyse and compare primary works of crime narratives (short stories, novels, films, TV series) from different cultural contexts in translation;
- 4
research, develop and confidently communicate a critical argument through class discussion and written and visual work;
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use their own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
Learning resources
Required resources
There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books-and-merchandise-store/Textbooks) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
Where it fits
ATS3291 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.
- EURL-EXTNElective listEuropean languagesNo reviews yet
- EURL-MAJMajor, European languages elective unitsEuropean languagesNo reviews yet
- EURL-MINMinor, Level 2 or 3 elective unitEuropean languagesNo reviews yet
- LITR-MAJMajor, Level 2 and 3 elective unitsLiterary studiesNo reviews yet
- LITR-MINMinor, Level 2 and 3 elective unitsLiterary studiesNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Stewart King
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Stewart King
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3291?
ATS3291 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3291 offered?
In 2027, ATS3291 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3291?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3291 have an exam?
No. ATS3291 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3291?
ATS3291 is part of European languages and Literary studies.