Master of Criminology
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Criminology |
| Deakin course code | A704 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Campus | Online For students who commenced prior to 2024 only |
| Duration | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS course code | 0102046 Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
The final intake into this course version was in 2023. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course information. For students who commenced prior to 2023, please refer to handbook archive for course structure information. | |
Course sub-headings
Alternative exits
| Graduate Diploma of Criminology (A604) |
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 at Faculty Board November 2020
Course structure
Core Units
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0 credit point unit) |
| ACR705 | Digital Surveillance, Law Enforcement and Civil Liberties |
| ACR706 | Environmental Crime and Regulation |
| ACR707 | Populism and Policing Futures |
Pathways
Minor Thesis - PhD Pathway
| AIX706 | Research Design |
Plus 2 credit points of research units:
| AIX704 | Minor Thesis A |
| AIX705 | Minor Thesis B |
Plus 2 credit points chosen from the course electives
Research Paper – non PhD Pathway^
| AIX701 | Research Paper |
Plus 4 credit points chosen from the course electives
Professional Experience – non PhD Pathway^
| APE701 | Internship Capstone (2 credit points) |
Plus 3 credit points chosen from the course electives
^ The Research Paper and Professional Experience options are not PhD Pathways.
Course Electives*
| ACR703 | Critical Criminological Perspectives |
| ACR704 | Public Criminology and Criminological Knowledge |
| ACR709 | Global Crime, Prevention and Responses |
| AIP746 | Challenges to Democracy |
| AIR748 | Security and Strategy |
| AIR732 | Terrorism in International Politics |
| AIR726 | Human Rights in World Politics |
| AIX706 | Research Design |
AIX707 Qualitative Research (no longer available for enrolment)
| MAA763 | Governance and Fraud |
| SIT716 | Computer Networks and Security |
| APE700 | Internship A |
ACR708 The Carceral Society and Prison Futures (no longer available for enrolment)
ACR710 Environmental Offenders And Victims (no longer available for enrolment)
*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
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.