Criminology (Honours) - 1 Year

The course is offered by the College of Business, Government and Law.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) degree a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study as specified in the program of study.

Honours - Criminology - Thesis topics

22.5 units comprising:

CRIM7300A Honours Thesis in Law and Criminology (9/22.5 units) CRIM7300B Honours Thesis in Law and Criminology (9/22.5 units) CRIM7300C Honours Thesis in Law and Criminology (4.5/22.5 units)

Honours - Criminology - Core topics

13.5 units comprising:

CRIM7301 Advanced Theory and Research Applications (4.5 units) CRIM7303 Field Practice (4.5 units) CRIM7304 Research Design, Methods and Analysis (4.5 units)

A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Criminology, or another qualification which the Dean (Education) agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors degree. Applicants must normally have achieved a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.25 or better in the Bachelor of Criminology, or equivalent qualification, to be eligible to apply for entry.

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) students will be able to demonstrate:

• an extensive knowledge and understanding of criminology
• a broad understanding of the existing academic knowledge in the area of their specialisation
• a capacity to develop and support the extended argument needed for an Honours research thesis
• the ability to evaluate, analyse and deploy evidence in support of a research thesis
• the ability to communicate their findings clearly, in both oral and written form.