Graduate Certificate in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Graduate Certificate

These programs are offered via Open Universities Australia.

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Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Certificate

Duration

0.5 year full-time, 1 year part-time

Course Code

3225

About this course

These programs are offered via Open Universities Australia. For further information, contact either of the following areas:

Open Universities Australia (OUA)
Griffith (OUA) Services

Postgraduate studies in criminology and criminal justice provide a pathway to professional advancement for those working in these fields. The courses are designed to provide an overview of criminological theory and research, the workings of the criminal justice system and allied organisations, insight into key policy debates and an understanding of research methods.

The courses introduce social and psychological explanations of crime, as well as contemporary debates in criminological theory. Beyond the core elements of the course in policing, community development, crime prevention, law and behaviour and social science research methods you will have the opportunity to study electives from criminal justice, research practice, policing, corrections and crime prevention.

Entry requirements

All applicants to the Graduate Certificate of Criminology and Criminal Justice must have either:

a recognised undergraduate degree from a recognised tertiary institution
OR fulfil the following alternative admission criteria: in selected circumstances, applicants without a recognised undergraduate degree may apply for entry based on their work experience in a criminal justice related field.

In these circumstances the applicant must supply evidence of relevant professional registration or vocational experience in a criminal justice related field. Such applicants, who will normally have worked in middle management positions for a minimum of five years, will be required to provide references from their employers supporting their application for admission and attesting to their ability to complete the program. In these cases, the Program Director will make the final decision and must be satisfied as to the applicant's ability to complete such a course of study.

Credit for prior study or work

Griffith University awards credit for prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. For further information, please visit the following website prior to registering in any units of study:

Griffith OUA Services

To assist with your application, Griffith's Credit Precedent Database will give you a guide to the credit that you may be entitled to by listing equivalent courses in which the University has previously awarded credit.

View credit precedents for this program

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at Griffith University.

89.5%

Overall satisfaction

79.8%

Skill scale

79%

Teaching scale

87.7%

Employed full-time

$85.4k

Average salary

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