Description
Honours in Criminology is an intensive year-long program that enables students to research a topic they are passionate about. Students will have the opportunity to develop their own original research project and conduct empirical or theoretical research under the guidance of a supervisor who is a specialist in the relevant field.
It is the final year of undergraduate study for most students and provides students with an avenue into postgraduate study or into a career as a professional researcher or academic. Students who complete honours can demonstrate to future employees that they have important job skills such as the ability to produce high quality work with minimal supervision, the capacity to engage with criminal justice agencies and important project management skills.
Honours can be one of the most enjoyable and challenging years of a student's undergraduate degree. Honours is a rare opportunity for students to dedicate an entire year to one area of study that is important to them and often allows students direct access to areas of the criminal justice system that interest them. In addition, honours offers students the experience of utilising all the skills they have learned through their undergraduate degree to produce a 15,000 to 20,000 word thesis.
Career Opportunities
Careers include positions in Policy Advice and Development, Policing and Corrections, Crime Prevention, Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare, Security Industry, Crime Intelligence Services, Drug and Law Support Services, Environmental and Industry Regulation, University Research and Teaching.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee- EUR 12550 Year (National)
- EUR 12550 Year (International)
Duration full-time 12 months Languages Take an IELTS test
- English
Course Content
Course Aims
The Bachelor of Criminology with Honours is concerned with understanding social constructions of crime and criminality. It provides graduates with a unique opportunity to develop both theoretical and practical skills and an understanding of criminology within a local and international context.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
produce a 15,000-20,000 word thesis that demonstrates original thinking, a high level of research skills and the ability to write critically;
demonstrate the ability to conduct empirical or theoretical research that contributes new knowledge to a particular criminological field of knowledge. Where students complete empirical research, they will produce an ethics application and demonstrate necessary skills to enter the criminal justice system as a researcher;
demonstrate the practical use of criminological research and study within the criminal justice system. Through undertaking empirical or theoretical research, students will develop practical skills that will enable them to apply their theoretical knowledge to the criminal justice system and to enhance their career prospective; and
demonstrate an ability to understand and critically evaluate criminological and legal literature, including policy and government documents, legislation and media articles. Students will have the ability to locate, evaluate and apply information from a variety of academic and non-academic sources in an appropriate manner.
Graduate Attributes
Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of one particular area of criminology that the student has selected to study. Students will be guided by their supervisor to identify important resources that will be used as the basis for their thesis. This knowledge will then be assessed throughout the degree through a range of written assessment tasks, including the thesis.
Communication Skills
Communication skills will be enhanced by the students' supervisor. Students will then be required to demonstrate their high level of communication skills when completing ethics applications, contacting potential research participants, conducting empirical research and writing the these results in a thesis. These skills will include oral and written communication skills that are appropriate for students to use within the workplace.
Global Perspectives
Students will gain a global perspective of their particular area of criminological study when conducting a literature review.
Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant criminological literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify relevant literature and on their ability to critically analyse the literature.
Life-Long Learning
The development of intellectual capacity and critical thinking skills will be fostered throughout the honours program. Through completing the assessments and thesis students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline and will be useful in any research positions.
Problem Solving
Students will need to locate, evaluate and apply information from a variety of sources throughout their degree. Students will be taught how to evaluate and interpret information in a useful manner. Students will be assessed on their ability to deconstruct relevant literature and how to integrate theory and literature into their work.
Social Responsibility
Students will be taught about their professional responsibilities as a researcher to provide balanced and accurate research and data. In addition, students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'.
Team Work
Students will be required to participate in professional, respectful and ethical discussions with their supervisor on issues associated with criminology. In addition, students who will be conducting empirical research will need to work with various criminal justice agencies and practitioners to collect and present their research.
Requirements
A candidate shall have:
(a) satisfied all requirements for admission to the degree of Bachelor of Criminology from The University of New England or equivalent AQF Level 7 qualification at another recognised institution; or
(b) satisfied all requirements of the Bachelor of Criminology in the Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws degrees in The University of New England; and
(c) attained a Credit average in that qualification with at least Distinction standard in 18 credit points at 300 level in criminology including CRIM344 Criminology and Justice Systems, or equivalent.
Candidates admitted under Rule (b) shall have completed all requirements for admission to the degrees of Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws before being awarded the Bachelor of Criminology with Honours.
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
- Alumni Study Travel Fund
Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.
- Amsterdam Merit Scholarships
The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of New England.
Funding
The University offers a number of Faculty/College and country scholarships available to Australian citizens and permanent residents.
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