Bachelor of Justice Studies with Honours

Justice Studies Honours will equip you to make a real contribution to contemporary global challenges by giving you an awareness of key aspects of social justice, human rights, international development and peace studies.If you want to pursue a career in the criminal justice system, honours offers advanced knowledge about crime and justice on both a domestic and international scale, and examines the human rights framework in both a local and global context.

You will gain advanced knowledge of the implications of race, disability, gender, youth, and displacement in both the criminal justice and conflict zones settings.If you are planning a career in the Department of Defence, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Australian Federal Police, AusAid, the United Nations and numerous other Australian and international agencies, honours will allow you to specialise your expertise to aim for the career of your choice.If you want to pursue an academic pathway, honours provides the opportunity to develop general attitudinal skills relating to social justice, critical awareness, cognitive skills, research methodology, project design and writing skills that will prepare you for a higher research degree.

In Honours you will complete 100 credit points (cp), equivalent to one year of study, comprising;

• a research thesis completed over two semesters (50cp);
• one coursework core unit (25cp);
• one coursework elective unit (25cp).

In your first semester you will complete the first thesis unit alongside the coursework core unit. In your second semester you will complete the second research project unit and an elective coursework unit.

In your second semester you will also enrol in XSB400 which will record your final Honours result. This unit is administrative only and does not have classes or assessments.

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Justice Studies with Honours:

1. Demonstrate advanced facility and a broad understanding of a body of knowledge in one or more areas of justice studies.