ATS3466 Sex, gender and crime
Faculty of Arts
ATS3466 Sex, gender and crime is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3466
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3466
No unit lists ATS3466 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: 12 credit points of Level 2 Arts units. It is highly recommended that you only take this unit after you have completed two gateway units in Criminology.
Prohibitions: ATS2466, AZA2466, AZA3466
Overview
Gender is a key social dimension in our society but it was originally largely ignored by criminologists. In this unit you will critically examine how gender is constructed, how it shapes crime and the role gender stereotypes play in the operation of the criminal justice system. You will use key critical criminological, feminist, masculinities and queer theories to explore how social norms of femininity, masculinity and heterosexuality produce particular sexed understandings of crime and criminality. We will survey theoretical insights and contemporary understandings of the criminal justice system, popular and media representations, development of public policy responding to sex and crime, and critical assessments. Topics include sex and the nature of crime; femininity, masculinity and violence; and sexual violence.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- ReflectionWritten30%
- MultimediaArtefact25%
- MultimediaArtefact45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Determine the need for a critical understanding of the gender, sex and crime in historical and current social perspectives;
- 2
Find and generate information and data that can be used to facilitate a critical understanding of how gender is constituted in society and the criminal justice system;
- 3
Demonstrate a depth of knowledge and comprehension of methodological and theoretical analyses of gender, sex and crime;
- 4
Organise and manage the collection of relevant research materials;
- 5
Synthesize, analyse and apply critical understandings of historical and contemporary gender and crime research;
- 6
Identify, evidence and communicate examples of how gender must be examined alongside other sites of power such as race, class and age.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- 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.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
ATS3466 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Naomi Pfitzner
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Lena Molnar
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3466?
ATS3466 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3466 offered?
In 2025, ATS3466 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3466?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3466 have an exam?
No. ATS3466 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3466?
ATS3466 is part of Criminology.