Graduate
Master of Applied Criminology
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The Master of Applied Criminology is a graduate program at the Australian National University in Canberra, taken over 1 year full-time (48 Units). Graduates are expected to demonstrate understanding of the range of theoretical approaches to the study of crime and social harms, their causation, and prevention. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 52 parts
- The Masters of Applied Criminology requires completion of 48 units which must consist of:
- 12 units from the completion of the following advanced theory courses:
- CRIM8005
- Advanced Criminological Theory
- CRIM8012
- Advanced Criminology Seminar
- 18 units from the completion of advanced research methods courses:
- SOCR8001
- Statistics for Social Sciences
- SOCR8002
- Survey Data Analysis
- SOCR8006
- Online Research Methods
- SOCR8008
- Qualitative Data Collection
- SOCR8011
- Mixed Methods Social Research
- SOCR8015
- Human Research Ethics & Integrity: Principles & Practice
- SOCR8202
- Using Data to Answer Policy Questions and Evaluate Policy
- 18 units from the completion of the following advanced discipline courses:
- ANIP6503
- Australian National Internships Program A
- EMDV8080
- International Climate Change Policy and Economics
- EMDV8104
- Environmental Governance
- INDG8001
- Indigenous Peoples and Development in Australia: Principles and Practices
- INDG8004
- First Nations People and Public Policy in Australia
- LAWS8189
- Environmental and Sustainability Law
- LAWS8328
- Australian Legal Responses to National Security and Counter-Terrorism
- LAWS8438
- Indigenous Peoples and the Law
- LAWS8566
- International Criminal Law
- LAWS8596
- Financial Crime Law
- POLS8027
- Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
- REGN8005
- Restorative Justice in the World
- REGN8013
- Crime
- Governance and Security
- REGN8050
- Policy and Practice Regulation
- STST8021
- Intelligence and Security
Admissions
At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. Applicants must present one of the following: a cognate Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5/7; or a cognate Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7 and a Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7; or a cognate Bachelor or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program (for example in a police service, or the public service); or a cognate Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program (for example in a police service, or the public service); or a cognate Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7; or a minimum of 10 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program (for example in a police service, or the public service)
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