Bachelor of Criminology (Honours), Bachelor of Psychological Science

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Criminology (Honours), Bachelor of Psychological Science requires the completion of 180 units of study.

• Admission requirements
• Program of study

Admission requirements

For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) 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 Psychological Science.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Criminology may transfer to the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) combined degree if they have achieved a GPA of at least 5.25 after completion of 36 or 72 units of the degree. Under exceptional circumstances and subject to specific conditions, the Faculty Board may invite other students to transfer.

Program of Study

To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours), Bachelor of Psychological Science, a student must complete 180 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic with:

• a Criminology (Honours) component of at least 108 units for the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours), as detailed below; and
• a Psychological Science component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Psychological Science as detailed below.

Students must normally have completed a minimum of 108 units in the combined degrees, including 72 units in the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) component as specified in years 1 to 3 below, and have achieved a GPA of 5.25 or higher in the 108 units to enter the fourth year of the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours). Those who do not meet this requirement will exit with the Bachelor of Psychological Science, Bachelor of Criminology on completion of 144 units as specified in years 1 to 3 of the programs of study below.

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 (Honours), Bachelor of Criminology or Bachelor of Psychological Science and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.

Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) Component

To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) a student must complete 108 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)