Master of Social Science (Criminology)
MSocSc(Crim)
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Fees apply
Students enrolled prior
to 2004 should consult their Course Coordinator regarding their program.
The course is intended
for practitioners working in a range of justice fields. The course has a social
science orientation, and involves the disciplines of criminology, justice
studies and refugee studies.
Enrolment through
Bathurst Campus
Study mode
Distance education
Normal course duration
Part-time 2 years (4
sessions)
Admission criteria
Applicants are required to have:
• a relevant undergraduate degree (e.g. in justice studies, criminology, law, legal studies) from a recognised university, with a credit average or above in subjects in criminology and closely related fields;
or
• a criminology honours degree
or
• the Graduate Certificate in Criminology, with a credit average or above.
Other suitable applicants may be admitted after consultation with the Course Coordinator.
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points
Course structure
The course comprises
two core subjects, one restricted elective and a stream of four subjects in a
specific study area.
1) core subjects
JST517 Violence and Society: Interpersonal to International Perspectives
JST522 Selected Issues in Criminological Practice: Reading Subject (16 points)
2) restricted elective
JST509 Prison, Institution and Experience
or
JST520 Theories of Crime and Deviance
3) streams
Juvenile Justice stream
JST532 Juvenile Justice Context
JST533 Juvenile Justice Practice
JST534 Restorative Justice – Community Conferencing
JST535 Crime Prevention and Young People
Corrections stream
JST430 Introduction to Corrections in Asia & the Pacific
JST433 Principles of Correctional Management
JST515 Correctional Policy in Asia & the Pacific
JST431 Psycho-Social Aspects of Correctional Management
Refugee Studies stream
JST475 Refugees, Governance & the Region (16 points)
JST524 Refugees, Islam & Cultural Differences
or
JST525 Comparative Asylum Policy
JST526 Refugee Testimony and Narration
or
JST527 Refugee Settlement
Enrolment pattern
Session 1 (Autumn)
JST509 Prison, Institution and Society
or
JST520 Theories of Crime and Deviance
[ ] One stream subject
Session 2 (Spring)
JST517 Theories of Violence: Interpersonal to International Perspectives
[ ] One stream subject
Session 3
JST522 Selected Issues in Criminological Practice (16 points) (commenced)
[ ] One stream subject
Session 4
JST522 Selected Issues in Criminological Practice (completed)
[ ] One stream subject
Inquiries
Course Coordinator
David Bull
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies
Telephone: (02) 6338 4570
Facsimile: (02)6338 4401
Email: dbull@csu.edu.au