Criminology Subject regulations
Criminology is the study of crime, the investigation of the causes of criminal behaviour, and of society’s response to it.
Criminology is available as a first major for the Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSocSc). Criminology may also be taken as a second major or minor in other undergraduate degrees, subject to approval of the Division in which the student is enrolled.
To complete Criminology as a single major for the BSocSc, students must gain 135 points from papers listed for Criminology, including 105 points above 100 level, and 60 points above 200 level. Students must complete SOCIO102, SOCIO204, CRIMN301, SOCIO311, and SOCPY303.
To complete Criminology as part of a double major for the BSocSc, students must gain 120 points from papers listed for Criminology, including 90 points above 100 level, and 45 points above 200 level. Students must complete SOCIO102, SOCIO204, CRIMN301, SOCIO311, and SOCPY303.
To complete a minor in Criminology, students must complete 60 points from SOCIO102, SOCIO204, CRIMN301, SOCIO311 or SOCPY303.
Other qualifications
Prescriptions for:
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GradCert(Crim) and GradDip(Crim) A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Criminology at an advanced level in their first degree.
For further details, contact the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Office.
Criminology papers
| Code and paper title | Points | |
|---|---|---|
CRSCI101
Introduction to Security and Crime Science
This paper introduces the topics, theories, and approaches that make up Crime Science. The central focus is on understanding crime. |
15 | 24A (Hamilton) & 24A (Online) |
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FPSYC101
Introduction to Forensic and Criminological Psychology
This paper introduces students to forensic psychology and encompasses a wide range of topics derived from the intersection of psychology with the... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) & 24B (Online) |
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HISTY107
Aotearoa Histories: Past and Future
This introductory paper provides students with an overview of Aotearoa New Zealand's histories through hundreds of years of Māori and Iwi history and... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
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MAORI150
Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An Introduction to the Treaty of Waitangi
This paper seeks to provide a sound understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It reviews historical and contemporary interpretations and takes into... |
15 | 24A (Hamilton) & 24B (Hamilton) |
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PACIS100
Introduction to Pacific Histories, Languages and Cultures
This paper introduces students to foundational elements of Pacific Studies, including various histories, languages and cultures and their importance... |
15 | 24A (Hamilton) & 24A (Secondary School - Unistart) |
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PHILO106
Social and Moral Philosophy
An investigation of contemporary moral and social issues from a practical ethics perspective. Issues may include abortion, animal welfare... |
15 | 24A (Hamilton) & 24A (Online) & 24A (Tauranga) |
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SOCIO102
The Sociology of Crime, Deviance and Social Justice
This paper provides students with an introduction to criminology and the criminal justice system, with a focus on the New Zealand context. |
15 | 24A (Hamilton) & 24A (Tauranga) |
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|---|---|---|
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CRSCI201
Understanding Crime Events
The focus of this paper is on crime as a potentially preventable event. Crimes occur in a patterned way that is partly determined by situational... |
15 | 24B (Online) |
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FPSYC201
Psychology and Crime
Crime is a result of how people think, feel, and behave within their ecological context, making psychology one of the core disciplines in... |
15 | 24A (Hamilton) & 24A (Online) |
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GEOGY219
Māori Lands and Communities
This paper introduces students to Māori geographical perspectives and examines key events that shape Māori communities and their relationships to... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
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LEGAL205
Foundations in Legal Studies
A paper to provide students with a basic understanding of the New Zealand legal system, and an introduction to the law of torts, contract, agency... |
15 | 24A (Online) |
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PACIS200
Pacific Migration, Diaspora and Identity
This paper looks at the various socio-historic influences on migration in the Pacific and the relationship between Indigenous cultures of origin and... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
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POLSC224
Terrorism, Violence and the State
Terrorism is an increasingly prominent global phenomenon. We will clarify it conceptually and situate it historically with theory and case studies in... |
15 | No occurrences |
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PSYCH206
Social Psychology and Development
Social psychology topics include environmental psychology, social relationships, and helping and hindering others. Developmental psychology... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) & 24B (Tauranga) |
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SOCPY200
Social Policy and Social Issues
The paper continues the study of social policy at 200 level. The focus of this paper is on the welfare state, the policy cycle as well as social... |
15 | 24A (Online) & 24A (Tauranga) |
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SSRES200
Social Science Research Methods
This paper introduces the core research methods used in the social sciences. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are introduced, along with... |
15 | 24B (Online) |
| Code and paper title | Points | |
|---|---|---|
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CRIMN301
Criminology
The paper overviews criminological approaches to the study of crime, causes of criminal behaviour, and society’s responses, developing familiarity... |
15 | 24B (Online) |
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FPSYC301
Correctional Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice
This paper examines the application of psychological theory, research and practice to the operation of correctional systems and their various roles... |
15 | 24B (Online) |
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GNSEX303
Intersectionalities: Identities and Inequalities
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the historical context for understanding contemporary issues of race, gender, sexuality, and social... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
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HISTY302
Blood, Land, DNA: Contemporary Indigenous Histories and Archives
This paper explores critical questions about power, sovereignty, and belonging in contemporary Indigenous history, focusing on Aotearoa, the Pacific... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
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IRSST331
Cyber Security and the Global Politics of the Internet
This course explores the global politics of cyber security and the internet. It covers the major political/strategic/theoretical debates around... |
15 | 24B (Online) |
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LEGAL301
Crimes
The general principles of criminal liability. |
30 | 24D (Hamilton) & 24D (Tauranga) |
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MAORI303
Critical Indigenous Theory
This paper looks at the key theoretical influences, from Marxism to post-structuralism, upon critical Indigenous studies and the most significant... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
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PSYCH302
Community, Culture and Diversity
The focus of this paper is the study of social justice, intersectionality, transformative interventions, and social change strategies that are... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) & 24B (Tauranga) |
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SOCIO311
Current Issues in Crime Control and Social Justice
This paper examines sociological explanations for criminal behaviour and examines issues within criminal justice. |
15 | 24G (Online) |
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SOCPY303
Critical Feminism and the Prison State
This paper employs anti-carceral feminist theories and frameworks to explore the phenomenon of mass female imprisonment across nation states, with a... |
15 | 24A (Online) |
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CRSCI101 Introduction to Security and Crime Science
This paper introduces the topics, theories, and approaches that make up Crime Science. The central focus is on understanding crime.
Points 15This paper introduces students to forensic psychology and encompasses a wide range of topics derived from the intersection of psychology with the...
Points 15This introductory paper provides students with an overview of Aotearoa New Zealand's histories through hundreds of years of Māori and Iwi history and...
Points 15This paper seeks to provide a sound understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It reviews historical and contemporary interpretations and takes into...
Points 15This paper introduces students to foundational elements of Pacific Studies, including various histories, languages and cultures and their importance...
Points 15An investigation of contemporary moral and social issues from a practical ethics perspective. Issues may include abortion, animal welfare...
Points 15This paper provides students with an introduction to criminology and the criminal justice system, with a focus on the New Zealand context.
Points 15 -
CRSCI201 Understanding Crime Events
The focus of this paper is on crime as a potentially preventable event. Crimes occur in a patterned way that is partly determined by situational...
Points 15Crime is a result of how people think, feel, and behave within their ecological context, making psychology one of the core disciplines in...
Points 15This paper introduces students to Māori geographical perspectives and examines key events that shape Māori communities and their relationships to...
Points 15A paper to provide students with a basic understanding of the New Zealand legal system, and an introduction to the law of torts, contract, agency...
Points 15This paper looks at the various socio-historic influences on migration in the Pacific and the relationship between Indigenous cultures of origin and...
Points 15Terrorism is an increasingly prominent global phenomenon. We will clarify it conceptually and situate it historically with theory and case studies in...
Points 15Social psychology topics include environmental psychology, social relationships, and helping and hindering others. Developmental psychology...
Points 15The paper continues the study of social policy at 200 level. The focus of this paper is on the welfare state, the policy cycle as well as social...
Points 15This paper introduces the core research methods used in the social sciences. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are introduced, along with...
Points 15 -
CRIMN301 Criminology
The paper overviews criminological approaches to the study of crime, causes of criminal behaviour, and society’s responses, developing familiarity...
Points 15This paper examines the application of psychological theory, research and practice to the operation of correctional systems and their various roles...
Points 15This paper provides a comprehensive review of the historical context for understanding contemporary issues of race, gender, sexuality, and social...
Points 15This paper explores critical questions about power, sovereignty, and belonging in contemporary Indigenous history, focusing on Aotearoa, the Pacific...
Points 15This course explores the global politics of cyber security and the internet. It covers the major political/strategic/theoretical debates around...
Points 15The general principles of criminal liability.
Points 30This paper looks at the key theoretical influences, from Marxism to post-structuralism, upon critical Indigenous studies and the most significant...
Points 15The focus of this paper is the study of social justice, intersectionality, transformative interventions, and social change strategies that are...
Points 15This paper examines sociological explanations for criminal behaviour and examines issues within criminal justice.
Points 15This paper employs anti-carceral feminist theories and frameworks to explore the phenomenon of mass female imprisonment across nation states, with a...
Points 15
2024 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 27 Apr 2024 01:00am