Advanced Criminology Theory

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. Critically analyse, evaluate and compare a range of contemporary criminological theories.
  2. Employ independent research skills and disciplinary knowledge to evaluate domestic and transnational criminal issues.
  3. Demonstrate a critical understanding of criminological theory and its potential to shape new responses to crime.
  4. Apply a synthesised understanding of criminological theory to explain the development of criminal issues of domestic or international significance.
  5. Effectively communicate advanced disciplinary knowledge in both written and oral formats.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• MAQ-CRM-MAS-2025 - Master of Criminology

Elective

• MAQ-MCT-MAS-2025 - Master of Counter Terrorism
• MAQ-CYB-MAS-2025 - Master of Cyber Security Analysis
• MAQ-INT-MAS-2025 - Master of Intelligence
• MAQ-SEC-MAS-2025 - Master of Security and Strategic Studies
• MAQ-SSC-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate of Security Studies and Criminology

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-PICX888 (Not currently available)

Others

Admission to MCrim or MSecStrategicStud or MIntell or MCTerrorism or MCyberSec or GradCertSecStudCr

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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