Course Title: Drug Related Crime

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Drug Related Crime

Credit Points: 12.00


Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Michele Ruyters

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2537

Course Coordinator Email: michele.ruyters@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 37, Floor 4, Room 10

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.


Course Description

This course introduces some of the main legal, policy and enforcement issues relating to drug use, both locally and internationally. In this course, you will study a range of social and policy responses to drug use from the vantage of historical, legal, criminological and health perspectives. This includes focusing on issues at the street level in the immediate urban environment through to the broader global context including the role of international conventions in Australian policy making. 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

N/A


Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Critically assess the origins of Australian drug policies and drug laws
  2. Apply your understanding of Australian drug policies and legislative frameworks to real world situations
  3. Critically reflect on national and international approaches to drug policy and law reform and how these impact on different stakeholders
  4. Discuss the future of Australian drug policy


Overview of Learning Activities

This course is generally delivered face-to-face. In this mode, learning activities may include lectures, seminars, tutorials, guest speakers presentations, case studies, videos, and student lead discussions.

The course may also (or instead) be delivered online in a series of modules, which provide online reading/research and online activities.


Overview of Learning Resources

A textbook or case book may be prescribed for this course, and you will be notified by week 1 if this is the case.

There are services and resources available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student website. 


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. 

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Quizzes, 20% CLO1 - CLO4 

Assessment Task 2: Legal problem , 40% CLO 2

Assessment Task 3:  Essay, 40% CLO1 - CLO4 

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.