Bachelor of Justice and Criminology (Honours)

A central focus of the Bachelor of Justice and Criminology (Honours) program is the thesis project.

This is an individually negotiated project supported by individual and small group interaction with staff, peers and industry experts.

Your thesis project will focus on a topic of your choice, negotiated with a supervisor, to allow you to address a policy-related research and development issue which will provide a capstone experience and foundation for you to pursue your further study or career aspirations.

The other courses in the program are intended to assist in the preparation and conduct of your thesis project.The program is designed to to build on the capabilities you have acquired at degree level and provide additional learning horizons and expose you to a fuller range of policy and research practice.The overall objective of the program is to develop graduates who can:work effectively within a variety of professional environments within the public and criminal justice sectors, as critical and reflective practitioners who use a variety of social perspectives and disciplines to advance principles of social justice, lead debate within organisations on criminal justice policy process and research issues, demonstrate sensitivity in working in culturally and linguistically diverse environments and be aware of the connectedness between the local and the global, and manage conflict and assess risk and be able to solve problems in an informed, creative and dynamic manner.

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To graduate you must complete the following:

All courses listed may not be available each semester

Year One of Program

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Academic entrance requirements

You must have successfully completed an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) in a relevant discipline with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (out of 4.0). For equivalents to Australian academic entry requirements, see the Country Equivalency web page on the RMIT website.

You must provide a one page statement outlining why you wish to study Honours, what you hope to achieve through studying Honours and what research area/s you are interested in.

English language requirements

A minimum of IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, or equivalent. For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English requirements web page.

On successful completion of the program, you would be able to pursue either higher degree study, or to seek employment in the professional policy formation and implementation sectors. Specifically, as an Honours graduate you will be required to demonstrate the following capabilities:.

• apply creativity, critical thinking and innovation when identifying and solving justice and criminology problems in diverse contexts
• critique the value of information and knowledge from a wide variety of sources and experiences and
• reflect on and evaluate their application in justice and criminology research
• apply a range of social science research methods to design and conduct independent and collaborative
• research, which constructs, tests and defends an argument, and undertake social analysis considering
• the theoretical, historical, local and international contexts of decision making
• communicate professional ideas using diverse formats and strategies to academic and professional
• audiences within and external to justice and criminology disciplines
• critically examine dominant literature and theoretical knowledge in justice and criminological fields to
• undertake innovative policy analysis and assess risk in justice and criminological contexts

The capabilities were determined by industry representatives, employers, students and graduates as those most essential for graduates to operate as a capable professional in the field.