Master of Criminal Justice by Research

Comments about Master of Criminal Justice by Research - On Campus - Joondalup - Western Australia

• Objectives
  Students will conduct independent research and prepare a research thesis. The emphasis is on student-centred learning and high quality, confident and competent scholastic achievement in research. Facilitates independent thought, and will require the student to conceive, plan and conduct a piece of research, taking into account the logistical and practical aspects of conducting applied research. The work will be judged on its theoretical coherence, appropriate use of a research method, ethical conduct of the study and data collection, correct analysis of data, and appropriate conclusions and their relevance to justice, criminology, compliance or law enforcement.
• Entry requirements
  A recognised undergraduate degree.
• Academic title
  Master of Criminal Justice by Research
• Course description
  This course is not available for on-campus study by students on an International student visa.
  This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
  
  This course comprises two years of full-time study or the part-time equivalent. The program includes two stages. Stage 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points (6 units). Stage 2 requires the completion of a thesis.
  
  Year One
  Unit           Description                                     Points
  
  Semester 1
  CSV4102    Introduction to Social Analysis          15
  BSA5701    Business Research Methods              15
  OR two equivalent research methods units by arrangement with the course coordinator
  LAJ5200    Thesis Preparation A         30
  
  Semester 2
  MKT5704    Qualitative Research Methods          15
  OR
  MKT5705    Quantitative Research Methods       15
  LAJ5201    Thesis Preparation B                          30
  Plus an elective unit
  
  Year Two
  The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and equivalent to one year full-time study. Each semester students will enrol into the research thesis unit:
  
  Unit           Description         Points
  JUS6200    Masters Thesis         0
  
  at 50 or 100% of the full-time enrolment. Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis component of their study until the thesis is submitted for examination.