Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Justice & Policing
A course by
AUT
Be an agent for change in our criminal justice system with AUT's Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice. The degree addresses the impacts of colonisation on the justice system, youth crime, and indigenous and vulnerable communities' interactions with justice.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
City Campus, Auckland
It will take a total of 18 months
Core skills this course teaches
Analyse the criminal justice system in Aotearoa New Zealand
Evaluate how colonisation and systemic factors affect criminal justice and communities, particularly Māori and Pacific populations.
Understand intersectional impacts
Examine the ways ethnicity, class, gender, and age interact with the justice system, especially for youth.
Apply criminological research methods
Conduct research into criminological and criminal justice issues using advanced human rights and social science methodologies.
What You're Signing Up For
AUT’s Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice is designed for those looking to advocate for positive change within criminal justice. Focusing on communities most affected, including Māori and Pacific peoples, the program explores the impacts of colonisation, systemic issues in policing and prisons, youth and indigenous perspectives, intersections of ethnicity, gender and class, and research methods in criminology. Some courses focus on children and teens, social harm, global perspectives, and human rights research. Note: this programme is not offered to new students.
Course Content
- Social Harm, (De)criminalisation, Discourse and Power
- Police and Prisons: Local and Global Perspectives of Social Control
- Youth Crime, Youth Justice and Indigenous/Pacific Perspectives
- Children, Teens, and the Law
- Approaches to Criminological and Criminal Justice Enquiry
- Human Rights Research Methods
- Criminology and Criminal Justice Thesis or Dissertation
What you need to know first
Bachelor of Arts (Criminology) with a B grade average at level 7 or equivalent
Graduate Diploma in Arts (Criminology) with a B grade average at level 7 or equivalent
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Justice
Law
Public sector
Human rights
Future employment opportunities might be
Department of Corrections
Local authorities