MC223 - Master of Justice and Criminology

Plan: MC223 - Master of Justice and Criminology
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

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Approach to learning and assessment

The program integrates a variety of learning and teaching approaches that take place through a combination of face-to-face classes, online materials and tutorial-style discussions, and ‘flipped’ (online) lectures. You will participate in a variety of learning activities including seminars, lectures, workshops, tutorials, collaborative group work, presentations, negotiated learning, peer review, and discussion. You can also expect to engage with case studies, problem-based learning, and reflective techniques such as blogs and journals, and participate in different methods of communication. You will learn how to constructively critique your own work and that of others. Peer review and self-assessment are critical to the learning environment and subsequent professional practice.

In addition to the designated Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course, several of the program option courses have a WIL component that will assist you to develop vocational knowledge, experience, and skills required for working in the criminal justice sector.

The project in your final semester will be a capstone experience designed as a culmination of your learning throughout the program.

Assessment

Assessments involve 'learning by doing' and will include a range of activities such as reports, essays and project writing, presentations, collaborative group work, portfolios, case studies, critical analysis, and peer review.

The assessment will be accompanied by ongoing feedback, from teaching staff and/or your peers, on strengths and areas for improvement in your learning. This approach will enable you to improve on your performance during the program, as well as continue to refine capabilities for your future professional practice and learning.

Equitable Learning Services

If you have a disability, long-term illness and/or mental health condition or are the primary carer of individuals with a disability it is possible to have adjustments arranged and negotiated to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the Program Manager or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:

• undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
• interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities; complete these activities in real work contexts or situations; 

and in addition:

• these interactions and the work contexts provide distinctive sources of feedback to you to assist your learning.

Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be simulated in a workplace environment. 

The specific WIL course in this program is:

• JUST2312 Justice Research Project or
• JUST2352 Justice Internship Project

The integration of work-based learning and academic learning will allow you to solve authentic workplace problems and address real issues faced in organisations. Group projects and/or industry placements will enhance and develop your knowledge and skills in a work context and you can expect to receive industry feedback on your scholarly investigation.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.
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Year One of Program
Complete the following Six (6) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Criminal Justice Systems 12 JUST2313 City Campus Introduction to Criminology 12 SOCU2291 City Campus Law and Justice Policy 12 SOCU2073 City Campus Sex, Gender and Justice 12 JUST2335 City Campus Applied Research in Criminological Settings 12 JUST2330 City Campus Policy Making and Indigenous Peoples 12 POLI1112 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Two (2) of the Justice Studies Option Courses or an alternative negotiated with the Program Manager. Please refer to the list of Justice Studies Option Courses at the end of this program structure.
AND
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Year Two of Program
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Policy Making 12 POLI1052 City Campus Critical Criminology 12 JUST2264 City Campus Policy Design and Implementation 12 POLI1108 City Campus Current Issues in Criminology 12 JUST2333 City Campus
AND
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Justice Research Project Option:
Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Justice Research Project 24 JUST2312 City Campus Justice Internship Project 24 JUST2352 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Two (2) of the Justice Studies Option Courses or an alternative negotiated with the Program Manager. Please refer to the list of Justice Studies Option Courses at the end of this program structure.
OR
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Masters Minor Thesis Option:
Select and Complete Thirty-six (36) credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Masters Minor Thesis 1 12 HUSO2351 City Campus Masters Minor Thesis 2 12 HUSO2352 City Campus Masters Minor Thesis 24 HUSO2350 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) of the Justice Studies Option Courses or an alternative negotiated with the Program Manager. Please refer to the list of Justice Studies Option Courses at the end of this program structure.
)
AND
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Justice Studies Option
List of Justice Studies Option Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Alternative Dispute Resolution 12 HWSS2214 City Campus Applied Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples 12 HUSO2449 City Campus Arbitration 12 JUST2331 City Campus Border Security 12 JUST2301 City Campus Civil Obligations 12 JUST2317 City Campus Civil Procedure 12 SOCU2270 City Campus Contemporary Sentencing 12 JUST2358 City Campus Community Based Corrections 12 JUST2361 City Campus Corrections 12 POLI1120 City Campus Crime Prevention 12 JUST2357 City Campus Criminal Law 12 HUSO2371 City Campus Criminal Law Investigation and Procedure 12 HWSS2249 City Campus Criminology and Justice Studies Field Project 12 HWSS2185 City Campus Deviance, Control and Conflict 12 HUSO2369 City Campus Digital Criminology: Crime and Justice in Digital Society 12 INTE2661 City Campus Drug Related Crime 12 HUSO2446 City Campus Evidence and Proof in Litigation 12 JUST2321 City Campus Family, Society and the Law 12 SOCU2271 City Campus Forensic Interviewing 12 JUST2322 City Campus Human Trafficking 12 HUSO2197 City Campus Information, Law and Society 12 HUSO2370 City Campus International Human Rights and Law 12 POLI1121 City Campus Introduction to Program Evaluation 12 HWSS2226 City Campus Introduction to Applied Human Rights 12 HUSO2286 City Campus Justice Management 12 BUSM3206 City Campus Labour Relations Law 12 JUST2318 City Campus Miscarriages of Justice 12 JUST2343 City Campus Professional Internship 12 HWSS2250 City Campus The Practice of Mediation 12 HWSS2215 City Campus Sociology of Law 12 SOCU2272 City Campus Terrorism and Society 12 POLI1122 City Campus Therapeutic Jurisprudence 12 JUST2360 City Campus Understanding Conflict and Mediation 12 HWSS2216 City Campus Victimology 12 HUSO2445 City Campus Youth Justice Systems 12 HWSS2252 City Campus
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Program transition plan

The program structure of MC223 Master of Justice and Criminology has been amended and the following changes applied in Semester 1, 2024.

Replacement of BUSM3206 Justice Management with POLI1108 Policy Design and Implementation as a core course in year 2
New program option (elective) BUSM3206 Justice Management, moved from core course list in year 2
New course offering JUST2352 Justice Internship Project in the Justice Research Project Option
New program options (electives):

HWSS2185 Criminology and Justice Studies Field Project
HWSS2186 Professional Internship

If you commenced the program prior to these changes, you will not be disadvantaged, and all approved courses undertaken previously will contribute toward your qualification. You will not be required to complete extra credit points or incur any extra costs because of these changes. Academic advice will be made available to you and an enrolment plan provided to you on request.

 If you are undertaking a reduced load, are on Leave of Absence (LOA), or have deferred studies, you will not be disadvantaged by the change of program structure.

The program structure of the Master of Justice and Criminology program was amended from Semester 1 2021, and the following changes were applied:

• In Year 2: HWSS2202 Introduction to Program Evaluation is replaced with JUST2335 Sex, Gender and Justice. 

Additionally, the program structure of the Master of Justice and Criminology program was amended from Semester 1 2022, and the following changes were applied:

• In Year 1: JUST2314 Foundations of Law is replaced with a Program Option Course.
• In Year 1: BUSM3206 Justice Management is replaced with JUST2335 Sex, Gender and Justice.
• In Year 1: Title change from JUST2333 Justice Innovation to JUST2333 Critical Issues in Criminology.
• In Year 1: POLI1052 Policy Making is replaced with SOCU2073 Law and Justice Policy (currently offered in Year 2).
• In Year 2: SOCU2073 Law and Justice Policy is replaced with POLI1052 Policy Making (currently offered in Year 1).

If you have commenced the Master of Justice and Criminology program prior to these amendments, you will not be disadvantaged by these changes and all approved courses in your current academic history will contribute toward your degree. You will not incur any extra costs or be required to complete extra credit points because of these changes. Academic advice will be made available, and an enrolment plan provided to you on request.

If you are undertaking a reduced load, are on Leave of Absence (LOA), or have deferred studies you will not be disadvantaged by the change of program structure.

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