Graduate Diploma in Arts - Criminology

Victoria University of Wellington

The Graduate Diploma will also prepare you to study that subject at postgraduate level, such as the Bachelor of Arts with Honours or the Master of Arts. The GDipArts can be completed in two trimesters when studied full time, or in up to four years if you're studying part time. You don't need to have a Bachelor of Arts to complete a GDipArts-graduates with any undergraduate degree can enrol.Study crime in New Zealand and around the world-examining acts that range from graffiti, substance abuse and family violence, to terrorism and genocide. You’ll take a critical look at concerns around human rights, punishment, rehabilitation and deterrence. Study the relationships between crime, and youth, gender, alcohol and drugs, and find out about the motivations that may lie behind a person's decision to break the law.