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J37 Master of Criminal Justice by Research
In this course, students will conduct independent research and prepare and write a research thesis. The emphasis is on student-centred learning and high quality, confident and competent scholastic achievement in research. This course will facilitate 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.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Stage 1 (Preliminary)

Students require a Bachelor degree for admission to Stage 1.
 
Stage 2 (Thesis stage only)

Students can be admitted directly into Stage 2 with the following qualifications:
• A Bachelor degree with Honours: or
• An approved research-based Graduate Diploma; or
• An approved equivalent qualification; or
• Appropriate research preparation.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.

Some coursework units are only offered in the off campus mode.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

This course comprises two years of full-time study or the part-time equivalent.
 
Semester 1
CRI5115 Independent Study in Criminology and Justice 15
MKT5704 Qualitative Research Methods 15
LAJ5200 Thesis Preparation A 30 
 
Semester 2
CRI5111 Pivotal Issues in Criminology and Justice 15
MKT5705 Quantitative Research Methods 15
LAJ5201 Thesis Preparation B 30 
 
Students complete a thesis in an area of study which has been identified during thesis preparation in discussion with the course coordinator and their supervisor. The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and is equivalent to one year of full-time study. Each semester students will enrol in the research thesis unit at 50 or 100% of full-time enrolment. Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis unit each semester until the thesis is submitted for examination.
 
Semester 3 and Semester 4
JUS6200 Masters Thesis 0 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014