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Study Criminology at Otago

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Overview

Criminology is currently one of the fastest growing and most popular areas of study in the social sciences internationally.

Students studying criminology have the opportunity to learn about many of the social, cultural and political dynamics that surround the social phenomenon of crime.

The Minor in Criminology provides the opportunity to study core concepts in criminology: crime and deviance, social control, crime and victimization in media and cultural discourses, the shifting boundary between what is socially considered legitimate and criminal behaviour and the wider institutional dynamics of legal systems, justice processes and institutions.

Criminology is offered as a minor subject for:

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Contact details

Email sgsw@otago.ac.nz
Website Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology

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Minor Subject Requirements

Criminology as a minor subject for a BA, MusB, BPA, BTheol, BSc, BAppSc, BCom, BHealSc or BASc degree

Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHealSc) or Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) degree

Level Papers Points
100-level

SOCI 103 Crime, Deviance and Social Transformation

 18
Above 100-level

CRIM 201 Crime, Justice and Society

54 points, including at least 18 above 200- level from ANTH 327, ANTH 424, ENGL 243, FORB 201, GEND 208 or GEND 308, GEND 209 or GEND 309, GEND 210 or GEND 310, GEND 311, HIST 215, HIST 234, LAWS 410, LAWS 417, MFCO 212, POLS 202, POLS 214, PSYC 204, PSYC 325, SOCI 203

18

54
Total   90

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