Overview

You'll gain research training at a standard that will prepare you for postgraduate studies in justice administration, criminal justice or criminology. You'll also learn about advanced theoretical concepts and policy debates in contemporary criminology - setting you up to access a career at more than an entry-level position in the criminal justice system.

Your research will help to identify the social issues that lead to crime. You'll also learn to understand what makes criminals tick as well as how to minimise the negative impacts of crime on society with this Criminology and Criminal Justice (Honours) programme from Griffith University.

Career

Key employment sectors*

Policing and security

Criminal Intelligence

Probation and parole

Courts and justice services

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Qualitative Social Research

Managing Research Projects

Contemporary Perspectives on Crime

Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-09 00:00:00 , National

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Language

English

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Credits

80 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Gold Coast, Australia
Brisbane, Australia

Disciplines

Criminology Criminal Justice View 54 other Bachelors in Criminal Justice in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Cricos code - 062205GApplicants must have completed a Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice or equivalent and have a minimum GPA of 5.0 in core second and third year courses AND must have completed Statistics (2009CCJ Quantitative Methods for Social Research) and Research Methods (3012CCJ Criminology and Criminal Justice Research Methods) and attained at least a grade of 5.0 in both these courses (or their equivalents).

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

38000 AUD / year

≈ 38000 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

15800 AUD / year

≈ 15800 AUD / year

Living costs

Gold Coast

Australia

1313 - 2310 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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