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DIC 5700: Diploma in Criminology

This course seeks to familiarize students with the basic concepts and structure of criminology. The course will take students through the various stages of criminal thought from a look at the trends in crime to drugs and society, violent offences and what role, if any, the community has in preventing crime. The course will also examine the nature of international crime particularly as it relates to Ireland and in this context will discuss the Criminal Assets Bureau and others outside the jurisdiction.

Course Aims & Objectives

The aim of this programme is to equip students with the basic information to gain an understanding of criminology, street crime, aggravated crime and terrorism, both causes and prevention, to include state versus paramilitary terrorism. The course will examine in detail a range of criminal activity together with detection and prevention methods in common use today:

UNITS

DIC 5701: Introduction to criminology

DIC 5702: Introduction to Sociology of crime and deviance

DIC 5703: Communication skills and Information Communication Technology

DIC 5704: Rural and urban Criminology

DIC 5705: Social Statistics

DIC 5706: Research methods in criminology

DIC 5707: Introduction to collective behaviour

DIC 5708: Theories of Penology

DIC 5709: Criminal Justice system

DIC 5710: Psychological counseling

DIC 5711: Introduction to law, society & social order

DIC 5712: Social rehabilitation and reintegration

DIC 5713: Community policing

DIC 5714: Terrorism

DIC 5715: Entrepreneurship

DIC 5716: Criminal Justice and Psychology

DIC 5717: Drug and substance abuse

DIC 5718: Project

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications are KCSE C- or KCE Div. 2 or the equivalent or 2 years experience in Community Development.
Certificate in Project management, Social development, Social work or Community development
Course open to Beginners, Development facilitators, Project managers and Fresh students

FEES STRUCTURE (2013)

FULLTIME/EVENING STUDENTS

Term	Adm Fee	ID	Lib	Sports	R&M	Union	Insu rance	Tuition	Exam	Gradu ation	Assess	Total
1	1,000	300	2,000	2,000	1,000	500	580	14,000	1,200	-	2,000	24,580
2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,000	1,200	-	-	15,200
3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,000	1,200	-	-	15,200
4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,000	900	-	-	11,400
5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12,600	900	2000	-	11,400
	1,000	300	2,000	2,000	1,000	500	580	63,000	5,400	2000	2,000	79,780

DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS

Term	Adm Fee	ID	Lib	w/shop	R&M	Union	Insu rance	Tuition	Exam	Gradu ation	Assess	Total
1	1,000	300	2,000	6,000	1,000	500	580	14,000	1,200	-	2,000	28,580
2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,000	1,200	-	-	15,200
3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,000	1,200	-	-	15,200
4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,000	900	-	-	11,400
5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12,600	900	2000	-	11,400
	1,000	300	2,000	2,000	1,000	500	580	63,000	5,400	2000	2,000	83,780

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DIC 5700: Diploma in Criminology

FEES STRUCTURE (2013)

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