• This four-year honours program combines core courses and industry experience across key criminal justice concepts. This includes the nature of crime, justice systems, research methods and professional practice.
• Deepen your understanding of criminal justice systems with three criminal law courses across three levels. This includes Law in the Criminal Justice System, Criminal Law in Context, and Transnational Crime and International Criminal Justice.
• Complete a compulsory course on criminal justice research methods in Year 4, and put your knowledge into practice as you design and conduct an honours thesis or case study.
• Learn from leaders in the field who will expose you to unique, first-had perspectives. You will graduate industry ready with a strong foundation of knowledge in professional practice and criminal law.

Graduates will gain an understanding of the operations and effectiveness of Australian and international criminal justice systems, the nature of crime and deviance, and the skills and knowledge to contribute towards preventing and controlling crime problems that face contemporary society.

Graduates are well-positioned for career opportunities in the following areas:

• courts
• public prosecutions
• corrections
• policing
• public and community safety
• housing
• health regulation
• crime commissions
• public integrity
• local government
• national security
• social service agencies
• international aid organisations
• treatment centres.
• corporate security
• corporate regulation
• transnational crime control
• urban development
• risk assessment
• compliance
• insurance actuarial agencies.