The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Criminology, Bachelor of International Relations requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.
Admission requirements
For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to the Bachelor of Criminology combined degrees through SATAC.
Eligible students who decide to take up the combined degrees program in a subsequent year will be required to apply via university internal transfer, for admission to the Bachelor of International Relations.
Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Criminology or Bachelor of International Relations and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.
Program of study
To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Criminology,Bachelor of International Relations a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
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a Criminology component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Criminology, as detailed below
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an International Relations component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of International Relations, as detailed below.
Bachelor of Criminology Component
To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:
Core - Year 1 topics
18 units comprising
CRIM1101 Crime and Criminology (4.5 units)
CRIM1102 Criminal Justice System (4.5 units)
LEGL1201 Law in Australian Society (4.5 units)
SOCI1001 Issues in Sociology (4.5 units)
Core - Year 2 topics
18 units comprising:
CRIM2201 Punishment and Society (4.5 units)
CRIM2202 Policing and Society (4.5 units)
CRIM2301 Criminal Law in Context (4.5 units)
SOCI2025 Sociological Research: Design, Methods and Ethics (4.5 units)
Option - Year 2 topics
Select 9 units from:
AUST2612 Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges (4.5 units)
CRIM2304 Violent Crime (4.5 units)
FACH1701 Introduction to Forensic Science (4.5 units)
HIST2043 Terrorism and Society in Modern Europe (4.5 units)
LEGL2117 Crimes Against Populations (4.5 units)
PSYC1101 Psychology 1A (4.5 units)
PSYC1102 Psychology 1B (4.5 units)
WMST2015 Sex, Gender and the Law (4.5 units)
Core - Year 3 topics
9 units comprising:
CRIM3401 Criminology in Practice (4.5 units)
CRIM3402 Advanced Research Methods and Analysis (4.5 units)
Option - Year 3 topics
Select 18 units from:
AUST2612 Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges (4.5 units)
CRIM3011 Current Issues in Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3203 Corporate Crime (4.5 units)
CRIM3301 Crime, Law and Trauma (4.5 units)
CRIM3302 International Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3303 Psychology, Crime and the Law (4.5 units)
CRIM3304 Criminal Networks (4.5 units)
CRIM3305 Borders, Migration, Security (4.5 units)
ITAL3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units)
LLAW3256 Socio-Legal Theory (4.5 units)
LLAW3271 Miscarriages of Justice - Australia, Canada, Britain (4.5 units)
SOCI3049 Sociology of Law (4.5 units)
Bachelor of International Relations Component
To qualify for the Bachelor of International Relations a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:
Core - Year 1 topics
9 units comprising:
AMST1002 America and the World: The United States in a Global Context (4.5 units)
INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units)
Option - Year 1 topics
9 units chosen from the following:
HIST1704 History''s Killing Fields (4.5 units)
HIST1802 Europe, 1945 to the Present (4.5 units)
HIST1803 ''The Lucky Country''? Australia and the World since 1939 (4.5 units)
INTR1100 Exploring the International (4.5 units)
INTR1102 Modern Asia since 1945 (4.5 units)
Core - Year 2 topics
13.5 units comprising:
INTR2003 The Asia-Pacific in the 20th Century (4.5 units)
INTR2006 Debating Human Rights (4.5 units)
INTR2015 New Security Agenda (4.5 units)
Option - Year 2 topics
4.5 units chosen from the following:
HIST2014 War and Society in the Modern World (4.5 units)
HIST2016 Globalisation in World History (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units chosen from the following:
AMST2001 Twentieth Century America (4.5 units)
AMST2002 American Politics (4.5 units)*
HIST2009 Nazi Germany: It''s Origins and Nature, 1870-1945 (4.5 units)
HIST2030 The Great Powers and the Origins of the Modern Middle East (4.5 units)
HIST2043 Terrorism and Society in Modern Europe(4.5 units)
INTR2005 The Next Superpower? The Rise of China in the 21st Century (4.5 units)
INTR2008 Africa on a Global Stage (4.5 units)
INTR2012 Food Security (4.5 units)
INTR2100 Reimagining the Global South (4.5 units)
INTR2101 Democracy and Human Rights in Asia (4.5 units)
* Note that students who wish to apply for the Washington Internship must select AMST2002
Core - Year 3 topics
9 units comprising:
INTR3102 Controversies in International Relations (4.5 units)
INTR3104 Global Workplace (4.5 units)
Option - Year 3 topics
18 units chosen from the following:
AMST3013 The Alliance and the Rise of China (4.5 units)
AMST3016 Internship Program: Washington DC (9 units)*
HIST3004 The Fall of Britannia''s Empire and the Postcolonial Experience (4.5 units)
INTR3001 Australian Foreign Policy (4.5 units)
INTR3003 Africa: International Interventions (4.5 units)
INTR3006 The Rise of the Indo-Pacific (4.5 units)
INTR3100 Environment and Development in Asia (4.5 units)
INTR3101 Global Inequality (4.5 units)
INTR3103 International Practicum (4.5 units)*
Note that students cannot take both INTR3103 International Practicum and AMST3016 Internship Program: Washington DC in this combined degree program.