Family Violence
24 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn, Online
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
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
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
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
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
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.