The Bachelor of Criminal Justice is the first degree of its kind in Aotearoa New Zealand, combining multidisciplinary academic study with a strong vocational focus.
Criminal Justice studies take a 360-degree look at the criminal justice system and its processes, including governance, enforcement, rehabilitation, and improvement. The degree draws together UC’s expertise in criminology, sociology, developmental and behaviourial psychology, policing, criminal law and procedure, and human services.
Course Content
COMPULSORY COURSES:
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Legal Method in the Criminal Justice Context
Legal Issues in the New Zealand Criminal Justice System
Violence in Society
Youth Realities
Introductory Psychology – Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
Introductory Psychology – Social, Personality and Developmental
Aotearoa: Introduction to New Zealand Treaty Society or MAOR 165 He Tīmatanga: Engaging with Māori
Gender, Crime and Social Theory
Te Tiriti: The Treaty of Waitangi
The History of Gangs in New Zealand
Ethics, Politics and Justice
Crime and Justice or SOCI 218 Crime and Justice
Criminal Law and Procedure
Sentencing Theory and Practice
Prisons and Corrections
ELECTIVE COURSES:
Forensic Science for Criminal Justice
Research Essay in Criminal Justice
Issues in Policing, Prosecution and Alternatives to Prosecution
The Principles of Evidence
International Criminal Law
Transnational Criminal Law
Contemporary Issues in Criminal Law and Procedure
Crime, Criminology and Policing in Modern Europe since 1750
Communication in the Human Services
Policy Debates in the Social Services
Family Violence
Qualitative Research Methods
Genetics, Neuroscience and the Criminal Law
Forensic Linguistics
Bioethics: Life, Death, and Medicine
Research Design and Statistics
Cognition
Personality
Forensic Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Industrial and Organisational Psychology