PD-ARTS Criminology

Please note that PD-ARTS Postgraduate Diploma in Arts will no longer be accepting new applications as of the 1st January 2015, the program from 2015 will be offered as GDA-ARTS Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced). Please refer to the correct handbook entry for program information for commencing students from 2015.

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Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation should:

• have a rounded knowledge of criminological theory regarding the nature of crime and its control;
• acquire skills in research procedures for the analysis of criminological issues, including the ability to plan and organise research;
• gain an understanding of major elements of public policy debates relating to crime and its control, especially as these impact upon various parts of the criminal justice system;
• develop an overview of the emerging alternatives posed for organising various aspects of the criminal justice system;
• receive instruction and advice, and have experience, in writing a preparatory research thesis on a criminological topic.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:

• thesis subject (50 points)
• one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
• one core methods subject (12.5 points)
• three elective subjects (37.5points)

Total 100 points

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

Thesis Subject

37.5 points

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Core Methods Subject

12.5 points

Elective Subjects

37.5 points