Bachelor of Criminology and Justice in Corrections

Edith Cowan University

Provides students with a unique opportunity to gain valuable knowledge in the criminal justice system with a focus on offender managementThe major develops students interpersonal and leadership skills while building a comprehensive understanding of the theories of offender management and motivational change Students will develop an appreciation for the complex issues surrounding offender management and how they can work within an environment that seeks to reduce recidivism The major is relevant to students with an interest in criminology and justice but also has a wider appeal to social work psychology security and other students in the humanities disciplineLearning OutcomesApply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical issues in correctionsCommunicate knowledge of correctional ideas clearly coherently and with independenceDemonstrate a global outlook with respect for diversity including Indigenous cultural competenceDemonstrate autonomy responsibility and accountability for own learning in scholarship and professional practiceThink creatively to anticipate challenges to generate correctional solutions and responses to criminal behaviourThink critically to identify conceptualise and analyse complex issues in contemporary correctional practicesUse digital technologies to access evaluate and synthesise information in the discipline of correctionsWork collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social sustainable and ethical values in criminology and justice

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