Overview

The aim of this unit is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the key topics relevant to identifying, preventing and responding to family violence. This unit provides students with specialised knowledge regarding gender and family violence as well as understanding the contemporary responses to family violence within a legal and socio-political context.

Requisites

Prerequisites

150 credit points

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Teaching Period 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-July-2025
05-October-2025
Last self-enrolment date
20-July-2025
Census date
01-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
22-August-2025
Results released date
28-October-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Analyse the scope, nature and impacts of family violence, including the diverse experiences of victim-survivors
  • Evaluate policy responses relevant to identifying, preventing and responding to family violence
  • Analyse contemporary academic literature relevant to family violence
  • Communicate in different formats about the topic to a range of audiences
  • Work effectively with other people to develop coherent solutions to problems

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		 2.00  12 weeks  24
Online
Lecture (asynchronous)		 1.00  12 weeks  12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 9.50  12 weeks  114
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment Individual  20 - 30%  1,2,3,5
Assessment Individual 50 - 60%  1,2,3,4

Content

  • Family violence policy  
  • Systems of response within and outside of the criminal justice system 
  • Diverse experiences of family violence 
  • Impacts of family violence 
  • Adolescent violence in the home 
  • Intimate partner violence and homicide 

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.