ATS3462 International crime and justice
Faculty of Arts
ATS3462 International crime and justice is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3462
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3462
No unit lists ATS3462 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS2462
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two gateway units in Criminology.
Overview
The unit is focused on global crime and justice. It draws on scholarship in criminology and other relevant disciplines, engaging you in current critical debates on how crime and criminal justice responses to it operate in a national and global context. The unit employs an eclectic mix of theoretical perspectives to understand the extent and nature of global crime and the mechanisms used to control it.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Assessment 1: Forum Posts10%
- Assessment 2: Reading Journal20%
- Assessment 3: Annotated Bibliography40%
- Assessment 4: Poster Presentation30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify the major criminological and political approaches to global issues in crime and justice
- 2
Construct an informed theoretical critique of issues related to global crime and justice
- 3
Synthesis an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of global crime and justice issues;
- 4
Focus upon the production of scholarly research as the end point of a process of reading, discussion, drafting and debate;
- 5
Work independently as scholars, and to give and receive constructive, critical feedback.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3462 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.
- CRIMINOL05Level 3 capstone unitsCriminologyNo reviews yet
- CRIMINOL06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsCriminologyNo reviews yet
- HUMNRGHT07Human rights elective unitsHuman rightsNo reviews yet
- HUMNRGHT09Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHuman rightsNo reviews yet
- HUMNRGHT10Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHuman rightsNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Siru Tan
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Marie Segrave
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3462?
ATS3462 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3462 offered?
In 2021, ATS3462 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3462?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3462 have an exam?
No. ATS3462 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3462?
ATS3462 is part of Criminology and Human rights.