Foundation Studies Program (Standard) - Law (X0F:3) (0100808) + Bachelor of Justice Studies with Honours (R4D) (0102166)

Program Description Foundation Studies Program (Standard) - Law (X0F:3) (0100808):

The Foundation Studies program is a direct academic pathway to first-year undergraduate degree study, or an equivalent. The program acts as a bridging course for international students who wish to study a university undergraduate degree course but who don’t yet meet academic requirements and/or have the English language skills for tertiary study.

To successfully complete the program, students must achieve a 50% pass in all units, including English.

Upon successful completion of the course, graduates can enter one of the University of Tasmania’s undergraduate degree courses.

Bachelor of Justice Studies with Honours (R4D):

Justice Studies Honours will equip students to make a real contribution to contemporary global challenges by giving them an awareness of key aspects of social justice, human rights, international development and peace studies.

For students who want to pursue a career in the criminal justice system, honours offers advanced knowledge about crime and justice on both a domestic and international scale, and examines the human rights framework in both a local and global context. Students will gain advanced knowledge of the implications of race, disability, gender, youth, and displacement in both the criminal justice and conflict zones settings.

For students who are planning a career in the Department of Defence, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Australian Federal Police, AusAid, the United Nations and numerous other Australian and international agencies, honours will allow students to specialise their expertise to aim for the career of their choice.

For students who want to pursue an academic pathway, honours provides the opportunity to develop general attitudinal skills relating to social justice, critical awareness, cognitive skills, research methodology, project design and writing skills that will prepare them for a higher research degree.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Justice Studies with Honours will be able to: • Critically analyse a range of sources to create and present coherent arguments relating to one or more areas of justice studies. • Identify and synthesise justice related issues across local, national and international contexts. • Define and resolve complex problems associated with one or more areas of justice studies. • Communicate research in accordance with relevant disciplinary scholarly standards. • Conduct a supervised independent project that makes original contributions to justice studies research.