CRIM4030
20 units
4000 level
Course handbook
Description
CRIM4030 part one of the thesis component of the Bachelor of Criminology (Hons), the second being CRIM4040. The honours thesis gives students the opportunity to put the skills they have acquired over the course of their undergraduate studies and the honours coursework into advanced practice in the form of a substantial project. This project can be in one of three formats: 1) Academic, 2) Work-Integrated Learning, or 3) Creative/Digital.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Newcastle City Precinct
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Maintain a professional relationship with a mentor and develop interpersonal and teamwork skills.
2. Show progress in structuring and formulating arguments at macro and micro levels through developing the equivalent of a 15,000-20,000 words thesis (in conjunction with CRIM4040).
3. Apply disciplinary specific conventions to communicate research methods and procedures to an academic audience.
4. Communicate research design that illustrates the alignment of research problems and research methods with an explanatory theoretical and epistemic framework.
5. Apply independent data collection skills and procedures necessary to generate defendable research findings.
Content
- Implementation of a research plan
- Literature review
- Drafting and editing a major piece of written work – 8000-10000 for CRIM4030, and in total between 15000-20000 words when combined with CRIM4040
Requisite
Students must have successfully completed CRIM4010 and CRIM4020 to enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
A minimum credit average in criminology major or degree.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Thesis I
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct
Individual Supervision-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- Blended F2F on campus/online
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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