This Graduate Diploma offers students an opportunity to complement and extend their undergraduate studies with further study in Criminal Justice.
It is ideal for those who are seeking employment in a range of criminal justice sector occupations, and also for those currently employed within the sector who seek to have a professionally relevant graduate qualification.
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Compulsory courses
CRJU 201 Crime and Justice
CRJU 202 Criminal Law and Procedure
CRJU 301 Sentencing Theory and Practice
CRJU 302 Prisons and Corrections
MAOR 219 Te Tiriti: The Treaty of Waitangi
Optional courses
Students must also complete 30 points of optional courses chosen from the list below; or can choose to instead complete one of the below courses and HSRV 310 Gender, Crime and Social Theory.
CRJU 300-level courses
LAWS 378 Genetics, Neuroscience and the Criminal Law
PHIL 324 Bioethics: Life, Death, and Medicine
PSYC 330 Forensic Psychology
PSYC 335 Abnormal Psychology (30 points)
PSYC 336 Industrial and Organisational Psychology
HIST 395 Crime, Criminology and Policing in Modern Europe since 1750 (30 points)
HSRV 311 Qualitative Research Methods (30 points)
Pathways include:
Graduates will be equipped with a graduate qualification that will prepare them for a career in the criminal justice fields, in particular roles within the New Zealand Police | Ngā Pirihimana O Aotearoa, Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture, and Department of Corrections | Ara Poutama Aotearoa. The Graduate Diploma is also relevant for work in other areas of government including prisons, probation and parole; criminal justice policy; forensics; public and private investigation and security; and social work.
Insurance/year: 700 NZD/per year
