Master of Criminology/ Master of Project Management

This program has been suspended from May 2026. There are no further intakes of students planned. The following information is being retained for students currently enrolled in the program.

What can you do with your degree?

Having a qualification in criminology opens the door to a wide range of rewarding careers. When completing the cross program, graduates are equipped with project and program management skills, necessary to access more strategic positions in the field of criminology. Students will acquire expertise in the planning, implementation and management of projects and programs. The addition of project and program management skills enables students to access more strategic positions in organisations, and to be responsible for overseeing new initiatives involving the management of scope, time, cost, and risk.

Criminologist

Becoming a criminologist can offer a number of different career options. You may specialise in crime prevention, cybercrime, terrorism, juvenile justice, and law enforcement, or you may work in victim support services or offender rehabilitation and reintegration. Seek (2021) projected job growth of 12 per cent predicted in the next 5 years.

Community safety officer

These positions are often within state/territory government departments but also in local councils across Australia. The officers design, implement, manage, and evaluate crime and community safety projects to develop, empower and engage communities in problem-solving. Salaries are around $80,000 per annum.

Administrative officer

The role of a police administrative officer includes the provision of broad administrative support to the police and the undertaking of duties including support services and information to members of the public. Salaries average around $70,000.

Professional accreditation

Bond University is the only university in Australia with programs recognised by all three of the following industry bodies including Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Centre (PIM-GAC), and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Program learning outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes provide a broad and measurable set of standards that incorporate a range of knowledge, skills and abilities that will be achieved on completion of the program. These outcomes will help you determine whether this program aligns with your professional pathway, career and learning goals.

View Master of Criminology/Master of Project Management learning outcomes
  1. Apply specialised research skills and analyses to complex areas of criminological inquiry.
  2. Demonstrate expert cognitive and technical skills to investigate, analyse, and synthesise criminological practice and knowledge.
  3. Communicate the results of specialised findings and present this to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  4. Demonstrate autonomy, judgement, responsibility and adaptability as an expert learner and practitioner.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge base that underpins the discipline of project management, as defined by the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)
  6. Advise on effective implementation strategies to ensure value for money to the client/sponsor and to meet agreed key performance indicators for project success
  7. Understand the qualities and characteristics that make an effective project team leader, communicator and manager of people and other resources
  8. Make good decisions in the context of uncertainty through the identification, quantitative analysis and acceptance, mitigation or transfer of anticipated project risk
  9. Implement strategy and procedures for administering a portfolio of projects or programs to ensure value is maximised and outcomes are feasible and aligned to organisational goals
  10. Understand the legal ramifications of project conflict and apply techniques to avoid, minimise or resolve disputes, including giving evidence at formal proceedings
  11. Apply project management knowledge to a particular discipline domain or area of interest and broaden educational outcomes through suitable elective choice
  12. Build an awareness of the discipline of project management including globalisation, career opportunities, governance and professional development expectations
  13. Understand and apply research methods applicable to social science problems and develop research plans for the acquisition of new knowledge
  14. Demonstrate an ability to review and critique literature relevant to a specific topic, and effectively communicate ideas and research findings to others
  15. Implement a research project related to the enrolled program of study, including collecting and analysing industry data to explore an identified problem or knowledge gap