Supervised Project in Security Studies
PostgraduateMAQ-PICX80472026
Course information for 2026 intake View information for 2025 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 15 Feb 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $4,320
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Supervised Project in Security Studies
About this subject
On successful completion, a student will be able to:
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a key, specific area in security studies or criminology based on a critical assessment of established academic scholarship.
- Apply research and time management skills in designing and delivering scholarly research projects in security studies or criminology.
- Develop academic writing skills that result in cogent written research submissions in the area of security studies or criminology.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
This unit gives students the opportunity to engage in the composition of a self-directed research project in their field of specialization. This unit necessitates students to thoroughly engage with the existing research on their topic, using it as a stepping-stone in developing their own research skills. Students will be accompanied in devising a research question, translate this question into a set of research tasks, synthesise an appropriate methodological framework, conduct a literature review, and write up the result of their research as a coherent long research essay. This research relies on utilizing academic secondary sources and does not require original empirical work.
- Research Porposal (40%)
- Research Essay (60%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Others
Admission to MCrim or MPICT or MCPICT or PGDipPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or MPICTMIntSecStud or MCPICTMIntSecStud or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud or MSecStrategicStudMCrim or MSecStrategicStudMIntell or MSecStrategicStudMCyberSec or MSecStrategicStudMCTerrorism or MIntellMCrim or MIntellMCyberSec or MIntellMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCrim or MCTerrorismMCrim or MSecStrategicStud or MIntell or MCTerrorism or MCyberSec
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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