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Bachelor of Criminology with Honours

Bachelor (Honours)

Honours in Criminology is an intensive year-long program that enables students to research a topic they are passionate about.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor (Honours)

Duration

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Code

BCrim(Hons), 064575J

Study Mode

In person, Online

About this course

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 dissertation.

Entry requirements

1. Admission to candidature shall be determined by the Head of School on the recommendation of the Course Coordinator.

2. Excepts as provided in Rule 3, a candidate for admission to the honours course shall have:

(a) satisfied all requirements of an AQF level 7:
(i) Bachelor of Arts majoring in Criminology or Bachelor of Criminology from the University of New England;

(ii) Bachelor of Criminology in the Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws from the University of New England;

and

(b) achieved a grade point average of 5.0 (Credit);

and

(d) passed units to the value of at least 48 credit points in the subject in which the candidate wishes to proceed;

and

(e) have fulfilled any additional requirements prescribed and published by the School or area concerned;

3. With the approval of the Head of School a person who has fulfilled the requirements of an equivalent AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification of a university or other institution and who meets requirements considered by the school to be equivalent to those specified in Rule 2(b), (c), (d) and (e), may be admitted to the honours course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Criminology with Honours.

Candidates admitted under Rule 2(a)(ii) 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.

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

produce a 15,000-20,000 word dissertation that demonstrates original thinking, a high level of research skills and the ability to write critically;
demonstrate the practical use of criminological research and study within the criminal justice system, through conducting empirical or theoretical research that contributes new knowledge to a particular criminological field of knowledge. Graduates will demonstrate the necessary skills to complete empirical research, and where applicable, will produce an ethics application;
demonstrate an ability to understand and critically evaluate criminological and legal literature, including policy and government documents, legislation and media articles. Locate, evaluate and apply information from a variety of academic and non-academic sources in an appropriate manner; and
apply advanced academic writing skills and communicate findings in an appropriate form and at an appropriate level.

Career pathways

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.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at University of New England (UNE).

94.1%

Overall satisfaction

85.6%

Skill scale

81.7%

Teaching scale

83.7%

Employed full-time

$89.4k

Average salary

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