Master of Criminology
2020 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2020 course information |
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| Award granted | Master of Criminology |
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| Duration | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 0102046 Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Deakin course code | A704 |
| Approval status | The course is approved by the University pursuant to the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9. |
This course will commence Trimester 1 2021. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Alternative exits
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
Course overview
The Master of Criminology will engage students with pressing issues of local, national and global concern. This offering will embrace innovative teaching methods to delivery lively content. It pushes the boundaries of existing criminological horizons to challenge students to think critically about emerging discourses in power, harm and justice that shape theories and approaches to examining criminal behaviour, crime policy and prevention. These three analytical lenses form the basis upon which we view and creatively examine three key sites of ongoing and emerging criminological concern, namely; The State, The Digital and The Environment.
Career opportunities
The course is designed to be authentic and prepare students to enter or advance in a broad range of careers related to crime policy, criminal justice, law enforcement and security. Career opportunities exist at all levels of government - local, state, federal - and with non-government and international organisations.
Participation requirements
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Alternative exits
| Graduate Diploma of Criminology (A604) |
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit www.deakin.edu.au/fees.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Engage in independent and self-directed research that leads to the application of advanced and integrated knowledge of criminological studies to review and critically analyse key issues in the definitions, history, causes, harms and prevention of different types of crime and criminal behaviour within Australia and internationally |
| Communication | Communicate research findings and analyses of criminological theories, concepts and their application to real-world contexts, in a broad range of written, oral and digital formats, to different audiences, including the public and individuals and groups associated with or engaged in criminological activities whilst meeting academic and professional standards |
| Digital literacy | Employ a broad range of digital technologies to communicate types and forms of crime and appropriate responses to a diverse range of audiences, including the public and individuals and groups associated with or engaged in criminal justice policy and practice |
| Critical thinking | Exercise independent research skills and critical judgement to organise, synthesise and evaluate complex theoretical approaches to defining and understanding crime and criminal behaviours in a variety of forms and contexts, and critically analyse and make creative recommendations to improve current policies and practices of governments and criminal justice agencies in Australia and overseas intended to prevent and/or respond to crime and criminal behaviour |
| Problem solving | Critically analyse differing perspectives and approaches to preventing and responding to crime and criminal behaviour in a variety of contexts, nationally and internationally, and employ initiative, creativity and sound judgement to investigate complex problems in a systematic manner as well as generate creative solutions to crime and criminal behaviour that are sensitive to a diversity of contextual factors and the ethical, logical political or cultural dimensions of the problem |
| Self-management | Critically engage in reflective practice that evidences initiative, autonomy, responsibility, accountability and a continued commitment to self-directed learning, research and skill development personally, academically and professionally in the field of criminological studies |
| Teamwork | Collaborate productively in teams to research and evaluate explanations for and responses to complex issues in crime and criminal behaviour in a variety of national and international contexts |
| Global citizenship | Critically analyse and respond to issues in criminological studies, in domestic, regional and international contexts, as a reflective scholar and practitioner, taking into account cultural and socio-economic diversity, social and environmental responsibility and adherence to professional and ethical standards in a variety of contexts |
| Approved by Faculty Board March 2020 | |
Course rules
To qualify for the Master of Criminology, a student must successfully complete 8 credit points of study comprising 4 credit points of core units, plus 1 research option totalling a further 4 credit points
Course structure
Core Units
| AAI018 | Academic Integrity (0 credit point unit) |
| ACR705 | Cyber Crime and Digital Surveillance |
| ACR706 | Environmental Crime and Regulation |
| ACR707 | Populism and Policing Futures |
| AIX706 | Research Design |
Course structure
Options 1, 2 & 3
Plus one of the following research options totalling four credit points:
Option 1 - Research Paper (Non PhD pathway)
| AIX701 | Research Paper |
plus 3 credit points of course electives
Option 2 - Minor Thesis (PhD Pathway)
| AIX704 | Minor Thesis A |
| AIX705 | Minor Thesis B |
plus 2 credit points of course electives
Option 3 - Major Thesis (PhD Pathway)
| AIX702 | Major Thesis A (2 credit points) |
| AIX703 | Major Thesis B (2 credit points) |
Course structure
Course Electives*
| ACR703 | Critical Criminology Theory |
| ACR704 | Public Criminology and Criminological Knowledge |
| ACR708 | The Carceral Society and Prison Futures |
| ACR709 | Global Crime, Prevention and Responses |
| ACR710 | Environmental Offenders and Victims |
| AIP746 | Challenges to Democratic Governance |
| AIR748 | Security and Strategy |
| AIR732 | Terrorism in International Politics |
| AIR726 | Human Rights in World Politics |
| AIX707 | Qualitative Research |
| AIX708 | Quantitative Research |
| MAA763 | Governance and Fraud |
| MLM788 | International Financial Crime |
| SIT716 | Computer Networks and Security |
*Students who have previously completed any of these units within the Graduate Certificate of Criminology are required to substitute with an alternate unit from the course elective list
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
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