Criminal Justice and Criminology
The Master of Criminal Justice and Criminology is designed for graduates seeking an interdisciplinary specialised education at an advanced level in criminal 
justice law, policy, theory and practice. It is jointly offered by the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences drawing on the acknowledged excellence in research and teaching of criminal justice and criminology in each faculty.
The program provides graduates from a variety of disciplines with a strong understanding of criminological and legal research, and legal and criminological perspectives on the practices and regulation of criminal justice institutions and processes.
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Program Information
- Students must complete a total of 48uoc in order to complete the requirements for the degree.
- The MCJCrim may be taken in 1 year full time or 2 years part time.
- Students are required to complete the compulsory course, Explaining Crime, in the first year of study, and non-law graduates must also complete the compulsory course Legal Concepts, Research & Writing for Criminal Justice and Criminology.
- Students can also enrol in the Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice and Criminology (Grad Dip CJCrim).
Entry Requirements
Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice & Criminology should have an undergraduate degree. Candidates for the Master of Criminal Justice and Criminology should have an undergraduate degree with a minimum credit average.
UNSW Handbook
Program Director - Professor Julie Stubbs
Julie joined the Faculty of Law in 2010 having come from the University of Sydney. Prior to that she worked with the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. Her research interests include: legal responses to violence against women, homicide, restorative justice, and bail; she has also undertaken research on young offenders, and on cross-cultural issues in criminal justice. She is currently an adviser to VicHealth on violence against women, and has been a member of: the NSW Advisory Panel on Domestic and Family Homicides; the Criminal Justice Sexual Assault Taskforce; and the Department of Corrective Services Institutional Ethics Committee. She has undertaken consultancy research for Legal Aid NSW and several criminal justice agencies.
