Course Title: Criminal Law
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6070
Course Title: Criminal Law
Portfolio: BUS
Nominal Hours: 51.0
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
LAW5044 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
650T TAFE Business |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2008,
Term1 2009, Term1 2010 |
Course Contact: Doug Cole
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5424
Course Contact Email: doug.cole@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This module covers concept of crime, criminal procedure, homicides, assault, sexual offences, defences, participation in crime and attempts, property offences, strict liability offences.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
LAW5040 Legal Process [VBM898]
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VBM909 Criminal Law |
Learning Outcomes
1. Analyse, assess and define the concept of crime and analyse the purposes of criminal law in society.
2. Outline the pre-trial and trial procedures in a criminal matter and discuss the possible penalties for a criminal offence.
3. Analyse the key elements of the criminal offences of murder and manslaughter, and assess the available defences to such prosecutions.
4. Determine and assess the elements of offences against the person other than homicide.
5. Evaluate and assess the available defences to particular offences.
6. Analyse the law relating to the types of participation in crime and attempts.
7. Analyse and evaluate the various elements to the criminal offence of theft, and discuss the available statutory defences.
8. Determine the elements of the crimes of obtaining property by deception, obtaining a financial advantage by deception robbery, burglary and blackmail as defined by the Crimes Act
9. Analyse and assess the key elements required for strict and absolute liability offences.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will consist of written tests.