Graduate Diploma in Justice and Criminology

The Graduate Diploma in Justice and Criminology program has been designed to enhance your career opportunities in the justice sector and related fields.

If you are already working in the justice industry, this program will allow you to update and extend your knowledge about the field in which you are currently employed or another related field which you may wish to move into.

The program will also be particularly beneficial to you if you are new, or relatively new to the justice system, and intend a career in one of its many and varied roles.The objective of the program is to build your skills and knowledge to allow you to operate more effectively , in your profession, well grounded in theory and informed by best professional practice.

The program has a strong vocational focus, which will provide you with the specialist skills and knowledge required for you to effectively perform the wide range of tasks undertaken by professionals in the justice industry, as well as a variety of other fields such as compliance, investigation, governance and human security.You will engage in critical enquiry in regard to global, national and local practices and have advanced knowledge of key concepts, debates and processes that underpin contemporary justice activities.

While developing your critical thinking and research skills, you will also learn how to explore the links between evidence, intelligence and practice and develop the capacity to determine the ways in which contemporary ideas and practices enable, shape and limit the application of justice in contemporary Australia.

Courses listed may not be available each semester.

Year One of Program

Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the Justice Studies Option Courses or an alternative negotiated with the Program Manager. Please refer to the list of Justice Studies Option Courses at the end of this program structure.

Justice Studies Option Courses

The Graduate Diploma in Justice and Criminology is available as an exit award from the Master of Justice and Criminology (MC223).

Program Learning Outcomes

As a graduate of this program you will be able to:

• Use strategic, critical, creative, and analytical thinking to develop creative solutions to a range of dynamic problems associated with crime management and the justice system
• Critically analyse, synthesise and reflect on advanced theories, principles, philosophies in the justice sector, both locally and globally, to extend and challenge knowledge and practice
• Employ a wide range of research tools, methods and approaches in the investigation of justice related problems
• Professionally communicate complex knowledge and ideas to diverse professional and non-professional audiences
• Use a range of communication, conflict management, and teamwork skills to work productively with a diverse range of people in justice environments
• Use appropriate ethical ideas and reflective practice skills in addressing situations and problems in justice settings demonstrating cultural, social and environmental sensitivity