This course is under review and students are advised to consult the Board of Studies or Faculty concerned before lodging application forms by 31 January, 1975.
A course of two lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week throughout the year, with visits to correctional agencies on Wednesday afternoon or in 82
Criminology the vacations. Students will be required to submit not more than four written exercises during the year, one of which may relate to the visits of observation.
SYLLABUS
1. Principles of Criminology. The definition of crime and varying orien- tations, legal, social, psychological, to criminology. The incidence of crime and interpretation of criminal statistics. Sentencing philosophies and practice.
2. Preventing Juvenile Delinquency. Legal definitions of delinquency and pre-delinquency, Social Welfare Act Sections 31-35, ages of res- ponsibility, children's court procedures. Prediction scales applied to de- linquent behaviour. Family antecedents of delinquency: role of the family, personality development, 'acting out' behaviour, antisocial character dis- orders, multi-problem families, social class factors. Etiology of delin- quency: multi-factorial approaches, the development of an integrated theory and means of experimentation.
Prevention: definition and criteria for evaluation, Melbourne projects, role of community agencies, typological approaches.
3. Sentencing and Treating the Insane Offender. Criminal responsibility, freewill and determinism, tests of Insanity, personality determinants, types of insanity, Mental Health Act, nature and length of detention, treatment to enhance responsibility.
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Hood R & Sparks R Key Issues in Criminology, World University Library 1970
Johnston S W & Fox R G Correction Handbook of Victoria, Criminology Department University of Melbourne 1965
Jones H Crime in a Changing Society, Pelican A 692 1965 Mays J B Crime and the Social Structure, Faber 1963
Phillipson M Sociological Aspects of Crime and Delinquency, Routledge
& Kegan Paul 1971
Stafford-Clark D Psychiatry Today, Pelican A 262 1952 (b) Prescribed texts:
Carson W G & Wiles P Crime & Delinquency in Britain, Martin Robertson 1972
Wolfgang M E Savitz L & Johnston N The Sociology of Crime and Delinquency, Wiley NY 2nd ed 1970
Stratton J R & Terry R M Prevention of Delinquency: Problems and Pro- grams, Macmillan 1968 paperback
Tappan P W Crime, Justice and Correction, McGraw-Hill 1960 Children's Court Act, Victoria, 1958
Social Welfare Act, Victoria, 1970
(c) Detailed reading guides will be supplied during the year.
EXAMINATION
Prescribed written work as indicated above to be submitted by specified dates and which may include a 3-hour paper in lieu of part of this work.
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MASTER OF ARTS
711-601 SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY
Candidates prepare a thesis on a subject approved by the head of the de- partment, and are advised as to suitable reading and fieldwork. They work under the supervision of a member of the department, to whom they should report regularly upon the progress of their work.
Candidates will normally be required to participate in a course of thirteen 2-hour seminars, playing a major role in the preparation and presenta- tion of materials for class discussion. This coursework will be assessed according to class participation and two written papers, the first being the product of а class discussion and the second being a research paper submitted at the conclusion of the coursework.
The thesis should normally be submitted for examination within two years from the commencement of candidature for MA by full-time candidates and within four years by part-time candidates.
Except in special circumstances and with the permission of the faculty no thesis or course work will be examined unless the candidate presents for examination within four years from the commencement of his can- didature or, in the event of his having been granted leave of absence for the maximum period of one year, within five years from the commence- ment of his candidature.
DEPARTMENT OF EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES Chairman of Department: Professor H. F. SIMON, B.A. (Land.), M.A.
The departments of Oriental Studies and Indonesian and Malayan Studies were amalgamated in 1971 to form the department of East and Southeast Asian Studies. The department of Oriental Studies was established in 1961, thanks to a generous grant by the Myer Foundation. The depart- ment of Indonesian Studies was founded in 1958 with the encouragement and help of the Commonwealth Government. The department of East and Southeast Asian Studies offers courses in Chinese language and literature (a three year pass course and a four year honours course, either pure or combined), in Japanese language and literature (a three year pass course), in East Asian Studies (a first year course in the history and politics of China and Japan, leading to majors or two year sequences in history or in political science) and in Indonesian language, history and politics (a three year pass course and a four year combined honours course).
A number of scholarships of $300 per annum are awarded by Conzinc Riotinto of Australia for students taking a major in Japanese and by the Forelenders Trust for students taking a major or honours course in Chinese. The scholarships are tenable for two or three years and are awarded either on performance in the first year or on general performance in the Higher School Certificate where neither Chinese nor Japanese are required. Further details may be obtained from the department.
Details of courses in Chinese, Japanese, East Asian Studies and Indo- nesian Studies are set out below, together with some introductory remarks about each of these studies. It should be noted that no preliminary study of any kind Is required, but that faculty has approved exemption from first year Chinese, Japanese or Indonesian for students who have some knowledge of any of these languages attested by having passed the H.S.C.
examination or in some other way. Members of staff of the department will gladly discuss their courses with intending students in December or 84
East and Southeast Asian Studies January or at any other time of the year. It is advisable to make an appointment for interview with the secretary.
COURSES OFFERED 156-101 Chinese 1
156-102 Chinese 1A (half course) 156-201 Chinese 2
156-202 Chinese 2A (half course) 156-301 Chinese 3
156-302 Chinese 3A (half course) 156-261 Chinese 2 (Ions) 156-361 Chinese 3 (Ions) 156-461 Chinese 4 (Ions)
156-262 Medieval and Modern Chinese 2 (Ions) 156-362 Medieval and Modern Chinese 3 (Ions) 156-462 Medieval and Modern Chinese 4 (Ions) 156-111 Japanese 1
156-211 Japanese 2 156-311 Japanese 3
156-121 East Asian Studies 1
156-601 Master of
Ais—
School of Oriental Studies 156-131 Indonesian and Malayan Studies 1 156-231 Indonesian and Malayan Studies 2 156-331 Indonesian and Malayan Studies 3 156-271 Indonesian and Malayan Studies 2 (Ions) 156-371 Indonesian and Malayan Studies 3 (Ions) 156-471 Indonesian and Malayan Studies 4 (Ions)156-631 Master of Arts—School of Indonesian and Malayan Studies COURSES IN CHINESE
The new course structure of 1 %2 subjects in each year:
After a recent study of work-loads, each of the three pass subjects in Chinese, with an average of six contact hours per week, were sub-divided into one-and-a-half subjects: the full subject now consists of four hours per week (five in the case of Chinese 3), the half-subject of two hours per week.
Whilst it is therefore possible now to enrol for a major consisting only of Chinese 1, 2 and 3, students are strongly advised to attempt Chinese 1 and Chinese 1A in their first year. Chinese 2 and Chinese 2A in their second year and Chinese 3 and Chinese 3A in their third year, i.e. the programmes that used to comprise the former Chinese 1, 2 and 3.
At the time of writing it is not clear whether there will be other half- subjects on offer In the Faculty in 1975 or 1976 for combination with the additional half-subjects In Chinese in each year, but provision has been made for complementary half-courses in East Asian Studies, Chinese politics, Chinese history and modern and medieval Chinese that will combine with the half-subject in Chinese and make up a fully integrated second subject. For instance, if one takes Chinese 1 and Chinese 1A in one's first year, one can add to it the first half of East Asian Studies 1 and gain credit for two first year subjects. If one takes Chinese 2 and Chinese 2A in one's second year one can add one of the prescribed half-courses in History (2J) under consideration at the time of going to press or in Political Science (Chinese Politics and Society 005) and gain credit for two second year subjects. Chinese 85
3 and Chinese 3A plus one of the half-courses from History (3J) or Political Science 3 (Chinese Politics and Society 005) are recog- nised as the equivalent of two full third year subjects and form a full third year (super-major) course. It is also possible to substitute an approved part of Modern and Medieval Chinese 2 or 3 for the half subjects in history or politics, or for that matter, for Chinese 2A or Chinese ЗА.
Students will, therefore, be able to enrol for the full 1 % subjects in each year and gain relief in their total work-load by carrying a lesser load
in
their remaining programmes. It is also possible, of course, to undertake the half-subject in Chinese as an additional subject in the course for each year, and to keep it in reserve for a possible failure or absence in another subject.In their first year students are therefore advised to enrol for Chinese 1, Chinese 1A, East Asian Studies 1 and two other subjects. Should they so wish, they will have the option in July of abandoning the second half of Chinese 1A or the second half of East Asian Studies and will still be able to get credit for four subjects. If they decide to abandon one of the two other first year subjects, they may count Chinese 1A and Chinese 2A as a full first year subject. The safest course would therefore be to pursue 4% subjects in the first year as a hedge against a possible failure or absence in a subject, since one will only need the half-course Chinese 2A in combination with Chinese 1A to make up for it. It should be noted that Chinese 3A and Chinese 2A count as the equivalent of a full second year subject.
Holders of the G.C.E. or Higher School Certificate in Chinese and graduates of Chinese middle schools or similar or higher institutions, where the language of instruction is Chinese, are exempted from Chinese 1 and Chinese 1A. In their first year they may take East Asian Studies 1 or Japanese 1 or Chinese 2 as the first part of a major in Chinese. If they obtain a pass in Chinese 2 they may count Chinese 2A and Chinese 3A as the second part of a major and take the two subjects together in their second year. Chinese 3 will then be the third part of the major taken in the third year. They may also substitute an approved part of Modern and Medieval Chinese 2 or 3 for Chinese 2A or Chinese ЗA.
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
The Chinese are proud of a civilization which is second to none. One of the most remarkable features of this civilization is that it has been carried in the one language by the one people over a period of some 4,000 years.
We have a wealth of literature in many fields which covers the last two and a half millennia of this period as well as inscriptions on bronzes and oracle bones which go back much further. A knowledge of written Chinese will put within one's reach what is probably the largest corpus of litera- ture known to us in any one language.
But it is necessary to distinguish three main forms of written Chinese:
classical, medieval and modern. Classical Chinese has a structure and vocabulary broadly based on the written language of the 5th Century B.C. Medieval and modern Chinese, on the other hand, are based on the spoken language current at the time at which the texts were written.
There are, therefore, fundamental and strongly marked differences of structure, style and vocabulary between the three forms.
Modern Chinese may be dated from the beginning of this century, whilst medieval Chinese may be said to have its early beginnings in the 6th 86
East and Southeast Asian Studies century A.D. and to have produced its first major creative works, the plays of the Yuan period, in the 13th century. The terms 'modern' and 'medieval' are, therefore, used in a rather special sense dictated by the nature and structure of the written material. Classical Chinese continued to be written throughout these periods and is still being written today.
As a spoken language, Standard Chinese, or, as it is often called, Мап- darin, or Киоуй or Putunghua, is now spoken and understood through- out China and in most of the overseas Chinese communities in the various countries of South-East Asia. It is, therefore, a satisfactory medium of communication with the majority of the 750,000,000 of Australia's Chinese neighbours, rather more than one-fifth of the world's total population. Standard Chinese is based on the Peking dialect and the pronunciation taught will be that of Peking.
In the first year the main emphasis of the course Is on spoken and simple written Chinese. From the second year the texts studied are virtually all from Chinese written for Chinese rather than from specially composed text books. An hour a week of classical Chinese is also introduced at this stage, but from a specially written text book.
Medieval Chinese with readings from the Shuei-hu Chuan, the Hung-lou Meng and from Yüan drama is taken by pure honours students as from the second year. But the main emphasis of the course is on modern standard Chinese and on modern literature from the nineteen-twenties to the present day.
The rapid emergence in the latter half of this century of China as a great world power has added considerable urgency to Western studies of Chinese and of Chinese civilization. From their early beginnings as a peripheral and esoteric pastime, these studies have now developed into an increasingly normal and central pursuit at most of the major univer- sities In the West. Australia's geographical position makes such a devel- opment particularly desirable and important.
As a result of this development, opportunities now exist for careers in the academic world as well as in government and business for graduates in this field. A knowledge of Chinese either of major or sub- major standard coupled with suitable qualifications in such fields as History, Political Science or Economics is particularly useful in this respect.
ORDINARY DEGREE
(Details for the honours degree are set out at the end of this section.)