COURSE: BA IN CRIMINOLOGY

This course focuses on the study of criminal behaviour and its impact on perpetrators, victims and society. The course consist of 30 modules, 10 modules over 3 levels. Students can select modules relating to criminology, languages, human and social sciences, economic and management and law.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years part time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Introduction to criminology: crime, criminals and criminal behaviour


• Introduction to criminology: victims and reduction of crime


• Introduction to criminology: reaction to crime


• End-user computing

Second year subjects:

• Crime risk perspectives


• Principles of crime prevention, reduction and control


• Child and youth misbehaviour


• Dealing with young off enders


• Reaction to crime: alternative dispute resolution

Third year subjects:

• The explanation of crime


• Crime typologies


• Technological developments and criminology


• Formal reaction to crime


• Victimology


• Contemporary criminological issues


• Research methodology in criminology

Careers: forensic criminologist, correctional parole officer.

Source: www.unisa.ac.za