This course requires a permission code to enrol. Students in this course carry out advanced research on a question of their choice relating to the fields of Criminology, Justice or Regulation. Students design and implement a project to answer their research question, to place the answer in the context of an intellectual tradition, and to communicate it clearly to others.
To enrol in this course, students must:
1) Have successfully completed 48 units of ANU courses in the Master of Criminology, Justice and Regulation program;
2) Have maintained an average of 70% in their courses in the program; and
3) Provide written agreement from an identified supervisor willing to supervise the thesis commencing in a specified semester.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Pose a significant research question relating to Criminology, Justice or Regulation;
- Investigate this question creatively, critically, ethically, and independently, including through sophisticated use of appropriate theory and methodology as appropriate to Criminology, Justice or Regulation, and place these investigations in the context of the relevant intellectual tradition; and
- Communicate their research and its findings through an appropriate medium, at a level close to publishable quality.
Other Information
The course proceeds through one-on-one mentoring of all stages of the student's project by a supervising academic.
Students may be required to present their work in draft in a seminar to staff and peers. They will be supported to develop their oral and digital research presentation skills because this is an important part of research communication.
Indicative Assessment
- Written thesis - maximum of 20,000 words (100) [LO 1,2,3]
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Workload
The course will be delivered through individual meetings with an academic supervisor over the course of an academic semester, and will amount to 520 hours total coursework.
Inherent Requirements
None
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Regulation and Global Governance to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
No specific texts.
Preliminary Reading
To be customised to the individual student's approved topic.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 24 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 24.00 | 0.50000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $17280 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $23040 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3319 | 24 Feb 2020 | 02 Mar 2020 | 08 May 2020 | 05 Jun 2020 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8337 | 27 Jul 2020 | 03 Aug 2020 | 31 Aug 2020 | 30 Oct 2020 | In Person | N/A |
