CRIM4030Honours III: Thesis I

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

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

Course outline

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