Course overview
This course will provide students with the basic tools to be an informed and critical user of research methods in criminal justice settings. It will introduce students to the ways in which criminological researchers measure and evaluate various themes including crime rates and responses, factors underpinning offending, and media representations of crime. Students will learn how to formulate feasible research questions, and the methods that can be used to answer such questions. The course will highlight strengths and weaknesses of various research methods and allow students to apply the methodological reasoning acquired in the course to review current research literature.
Course learning outcomes
- Evaluate the purpose of criminological research and its potential to investigate contemporary issues through both quantitative and qualitative approaches
- Identify the range of methods, techniques, and skills used in contemporary criminological research and their capacity to solve specific problems
- Demonstrate skills in criminological research methods including the ethical and practical aspects of researching criminological problems, critical reading, reflection, and analytical writing
- Locate, analyse, and synthesise academic literature to inform a research question
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 59732
Section LE01
Size 70
Available 51
Class number 57075
Section WS01
Size 25
Available 16
Class number 57074
Section WS02
Size 25
Available 22
Class number 57073
Section WS03
Size 25
Available 21
Class number 57072
Section WS04
Size 25
Available 22
Adelaide City Campus West
Class number 59731
Section LE01
Size 70
Available 66
Class number 58926
Section WS01
Size 60
Available 59
Class number 59022
Section WS02
Size 60
Available 57
Magill
Class number 59730
Section LE01
Size 70
Available 70
Class number 57081
Section WS01
Size 60
Available 60
Class number 57080
Section WS02
Size 60
Available 60
Fee calculator
To display course fees, please select your status and program below:
We’re updating this Fee Calculator. It currently shows fees for programs only. Please check the relevant program for full fee details.
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here.
Only some Postgraduate Coursework programs are available as Commonwealth Supported. Please check your program for specific fee information.
The Student Contribution amount displayed below is for students commencing a new program from 2021 onwards. If you are continuing in a program you commenced prior to 1 January 2021, or are commencing an Honours degree relating to an undergraduate degree you commenced prior to 1 January 2021, you may be charged a different Student Contribution amount from the amount displayed below. Please check the Student Contribution bands for continuing students here. If you are an international student, or a domestic student studying in a full fee paying place, and are continuing study that you commenced in 2025 or earlier, your fees will be available here before enrolments open for 2026.