Graduate Certificate of Security Studies and Criminology
Secure your career protecting others. Study national and global security issues and criminology.
About the Course
Study national and global security issues and criminology. Delve into online terrorism and the intelligence tradecraft. Secure skills to critically apply criminal research. Make ethical and socially informed decisions about complex problems.
Course Entry Requirements
This is a restricted degree. Subject enrolment is only available to students admitted into this degree.
AQF level 7 bachelor's qualification or recognised equivalent
The required standard of English for this program is:
Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band, or equivalent.
All applicants to coursework programs at Macquarie University are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.
For more information on accepted equivalents, please see English Language Requirements .
You may be eligible for credit against individual units in your course at Macquarie if you have additional postgraduate-level study or qualifications beyond those required for admission.
For more information see our Recognition of Prior Learning page or submit an enquiry .
Course Structure
Recommended study pattern
Graduate Certificate of Security Studies and Criminology students must:
- Complete the compulsory requirements as indicated in the degree structure at the time of admission
Please note: It is NOT recommended to enrol in more than 2 subjects per Session.
A student who is taking an unduly long time to complete a program of study may be excluded from further enrolment. An unduly long period of time is considered to be effective enrolment longer than 4 years for Graduate Certificate.
Essential units: 10 credit points
- PICX8012 Critical Thought and Research Design
Elective units
Option set 1: 20 credit points from:
- PICX8013 History of Intelligence
- PICX8020 Advanced Terrorism Studies
- PICX8043 International Terrorism
- PICX8045 Intelligence: Theory and Practice
- PICX8060 Geopolitics and Geostrategy
- PICX8061 Transnational Security
- PICX8080 Cyber Conflict, Cyber Espionage and Information Warfare
Option set 2: 10 credit points from:
- PICX8040 Cyber Crime and Cyber Policing
- PICX8062 The Crimes of the Powerful
- PICX8088 Advanced Criminology Theory
Total credit points required: 40
Award requirements
To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate of Security Studies and Criminology students must complete four subjects. The subjects should include the compulsory subjects as indicated in the degree structure. On completion of admission you are bound by the University Terms and Conditions and must comply with present and future By-laws , Rules , Codes, and Policies, Procedures and Schedules of Macquarie University
Students who did not commence their program in the current year are required to follow the program structure provided to them at the time of admission.
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of concepts and theories in the field of security studies and criminology
- Understand and apply the leading research methods and methodologies in the field of security studies and criminology
- Develop and apply advanced critical thinking and analytical skills to explain real world security and criminology issues
- Apply ethically and socially informed judgement to the development and implementation of security and criminology policies
- Communicate disciplinary knowledge to professional and academic audiences
