The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Psychological Science, Bachelor of Criminology requires the completion of 144 units of study.
Admission requirements
For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to the Bachelor of Psychological Science 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 Criminology.
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 Psychological Science or the Bachelor of Criminology and to receive credit for some, or all, of the topics already completed.
Program of Study
To qualify for the Bachelor of Psychological Science, Bachelor of Criminology, a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic with:
- a Psychological Science component of 72 units for the Bachelor of Psychological Science; and
- a Criminology component of 72 units for the Bachelor of Criminology, according to the program of study below.
Bachelor of Psychological Science Component
To qualify for the Bachelor of Psychological Science 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
13.5 units comprising:
PSYC1101 Psychology 1A (4.5 units)
PSYC1102 Psychology 1B (4.5 units)
PSYC1106 Research Methods 1 (4.5 units)
Elective - Year 1 topics
Plus one 4.5 unit elective topic
Core - Year 2 topics
22.5 units comprising:
PSYC2018 Research Methods 2 (4.5 units)
PSYC2019 Personality and Social Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC2020 Cognition and Learning (4.5 units)
PSYC2021 Human Development (4.5 units)
PSYC2022 Psychological Assessment and Measurement (4.5 units)
Elective - Year 2 or 3 topics
Plus one 4.5 unit elective topic
Core - Year 3 topics
9 units comprising:
PSYC3007 Research Methods 3 (4.5 units)
PSYC3235 Applications of Psychological Science (4.5 units)
Option - Year 3 topics
13.5 units of option topics from the following list:
PSYC3003 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3004 Advanced Social Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3008 Applied Cognitive Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3009 Lifespan Development in Cultural Perspective (4.5 units)
PSYC3010 Mind, Brain and Behaviour (4.5 units)
PSYC3236 Forensic Psychology: Legal and Clinical (4.5 units)*
Elective - Year 2 or 3 topics
Plus one 4.5 unit elective topic
*PSYC3236 Forensic Psychology: Legal and Clinical is highly recommended to be taken as an Option or Elective topic.
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)
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)