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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Popular interest in crime and criminal underworlds has flourished since the nineteenth century to such an extent that crime is one of the most read, watched and researched genres in popular culture and history. This crime history unit examines the networks, organisations and sub-cultures of criminal underworlds since 1800. Underworlds reveal much about society at the time, particularly social, political and legal perceptions of crime and constructions of criminal underworlds through media, film and television. Through the use of case studies, students will gain an understanding of different individuals and groups making up criminal underworlds and organised crime. These are the worlds of Victorian thieves, body snatchers, bootleggers, American mobsters, post-WWII British gangsters and modern transnational organised crime networks.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 13 x 3 hour seminar | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Lectures, tutorials, documentary and film.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | Research Essay | 50% |
| Examination | Examination | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | Research Essay | 50% |
| Examination | Examination | 50% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Popular interest in crime and criminal underworlds has flourished since the nineteenth century to such an extent that crime is one of the most read, watched and researched genres in popular culture and history. This crime history unit examines the networks, organisations and sub-cultures of criminal underworlds since 1800. Underworlds reveal much about society at the time, particularly social, political and legal perceptions of crime and constructions of criminal underworlds through media, film and television. Through the use of case studies, students will gain an understanding of different individuals and groups making up criminal underworlds and organised crime. These are the worlds of Victorian thieves, body snatchers, bootleggers, American mobsters, post-WWII British gangsters and modern transnational organised crime networks.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 13 x 3 hour seminar | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Lectures, tutorials, documentary and film.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | Research Essay | 50% |
| Examination | Examination | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | Research Essay | 50% |
| Examination | Examination | 50% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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