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Bachelor of Social Science (Justice Studies) (Honours)

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Bachelor of Social Science (Justice Studies) (Honours)

The Bachelor of Social Science (Justice Studies) (Honours) program provides students with the opportunity for advanced studies in justice studies and criminology. The course enhances graduates' job prospects and is the major avenue for advancement to research-based higher degrees in these disciplines. Graduates have knowledge of advanced criminology theory; have enhanced methodological skills and understand the ethical, political and social issues associated with the undertaking of research on crime and the criminal justice system; understand issues of policy and program development for criminal justice organisations and have completed fieldwork in a criminal justice agency; and have completed a research dissertation.

  • Award Names
  • Availability
  • Duration
  • Admission
  • Credit
  • Graduation
  • Course Structure
  • Enrolment Pattern

The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Social Science (Justice Studies) (Honours) BSocSc(JusticeStud)(Hons)

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Social Science (Justice Studies) (Honours) (1507JS)

Distance Education - Bathurst
On Campus - Bathurst

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Social Science (Justice Studies) (Honours)

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Applicants must:

  1. hold an undergraduate degree in justice studies, criminology or a related area;
    OR
  2. hold an undergraduate degree with a major in criminology, justice studies or a related area;
    AND
  3. have achieved an average grade of credit or better in that major in their undergraduate degree.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Credit will be awarded only for coursework subjects successfully completed in equivalent honours or post graduate programmes. No credit packages have been negotiated.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of four core subjects (64 points):

JST436 Advanced Criminological Theory
JST437 Criminological Research
JST438 Criminology Honours Fieldwork (16 points)

Full-time Students enrol in:

JST439 Criminology Honours Dissertation (32 points)

Distance Students enrol in:

JST445 Criminology Honours Dissertation (P/T) (32 points)

Note: JST439 and JST445 are identical subjects. The differentiation is only due to the study mode of the student.

Enrolment Pattern

Full-time

Session 1

JST436 Advanced Criminological Theory
JST437 Criminological Research
JST438 Criminology Honours Fieldwork (16 points)

Session 2

JST439 Criminology Honours Project/Dissertation (32 points)

Distance education

Session 1

JST436 Advanced Criminological Theory
JST437 Criminological Research

Session 2

JST438 Criminology Honours Fieldwork (16 points)

Session 3

JST445 Criminology Honours Project/Dissertation (P/T) (32 points) (commenced)

Session 4

JST445 Criminology Honours Project/Dissertation (P/T) (completed)

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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