Being Bad: Sinners, Crooks, Deviants and Psychos
Undergraduate
UNE-HIST310 2023Course information for 2023 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 16 weeks
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Being Bad: Sinners, Crooks, Deviants and Psychos
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge of important moments and individuals in the history of crime;
- apply well developed cognitive and communication skills to explain why case-studies are useful and important in the social sciences;
- demonstrate autonomy and well-developed judgement in finding, evaluating and synthesising evidence effectively; and
- apply initiative and judgment in the writing and presentation of evidence-based historical analysis, according to the methodological and ethical conventions of the discipline.
- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
This subject examines the development of our attitudes and approaches to law and order through a study of some of the most infamous crimes and criminals in the British world between 1700 and 1900. You will consider a series of case studies ranging broadly over space and time, from both historical and criminological perspectives. This will reveal both changing patterns of deviance and criminal behaviour and the evolving efforts to regulate and prevent it. As such, you will learn how to find, use and evaluate evidence about crime and use it to deepen your understanding of the development of modern society.
Assessment 1: Essay Preparation Exercise. 500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4;
Assessment 2: Essay Plan. 1000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4;
Assessment 3: Response to Feedback. 500 words. Relates to Learning Outcome 3;
Assessment 4: Essay. 3000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4.- Assessment 1 - Essay Preparation Exercise. Students must select a question and explain how they are planning to research it. 500 words (10%)
- Assessment 2 - Essay Plan. Students must submit an essay plan and annotated bibliography. 1000 words (25%)
- Assessment 3 - Response to Feedback. Students must respond to the feedback on their Essay Plans. 500 words (5%)
- Assessment 4 - Essay. 3000 words (60%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
one of
- UNE-CRIM100-Understanding Crime
- UNE-CRIM101-The Criminal Justice System
- UNE-CRIM104-Deviance
- UNE-CRIM190-Crime in Rural Communities
and one of
- UNE-CRIM190-Crime in Rural Communities
- UNE-CRIM100-Understanding Crime
- UNE-CRIM101-The Criminal Justice System
- UNE-CRIM104-Deviance
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Others
Candidature in Bachelor of Criminology.
To enrol in this subject you will need to pass the Prerequisite/s. Please note as UNE results are released after the close of enrolment date, your enrolment into this subject will be withdrawn if you do not pass the prerequisite subject/s.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
- Other requirements -
Textbook requirements:
Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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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