FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN LEGAL STUDIES AND CRIMINOLOGY

LST4FCL

2020

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

How might we define Legal Studies and Criminology as particular areas of academic scholarship and practice? What are their concerns, their uses, and their limits? How do these reflect their origins and development? How do Legal Studies and Criminology fit within the broader terrain of Western intellectual thought? Is there only one way of doing Legal Studies or criminology, or many? These are some of the questions which underpin this subject, and which will be explored through the consideration of concepts and issues that have emerged as central points of contention within Legal Studies and Criminology.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Raul Sanchez-Urribarri

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Enrolment in one of LHLS-Bachelor of Legal Studies Honours, AHA-Bachelor of Arts Honours, or AHSS-Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours degree

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply a sophisticated interdisciplinary approach to analysing fundamental concepts in Legal Studies and Criminology

02. Demonstrate a sophisticated and nuanced understanding of the nature, development and significance of fundamental concepts in Legal Studies and criminology

03. Demonstrate excellent organizational skills in relation to the conduct of research

04. Demonstrate exemplary writing and editing skills by producing high quality discussions of relevant concepts

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Raul Sanchez-Urribarri

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
1,500-word Research Proposal	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO3, SILO4
One 5,000-word research paper	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Three 500-word reaction papers	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4