Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security

Deakin’s Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security is the only degree of its kind in Australia.

You’ll become equipped with key skills in securing data and data communications, as well as investigating and providing solutions to cyber-crime.

Understand the inner workings of criminal behaviour while developing a skill set to take on what’s quickly becoming the number one criminal threat to society in cyber crime.Are you ready to join the fight against cyber crime?

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security students must complete 32 credit points as follows: Course requirements for both the Bachelor of Criminology (A329) and the Bachelor of Cyber Security (S334) must be satisfied.^

16 credit points of Arts course grouped units and 16 credit points of SIT coded units ^No more than 10 credit points at level 1

Criminology

• 6 credit points of Criminology core units (ACR101, ACR102, ACR201, ACR202, ACR301 and ACR302)
• At least 6 credit points of Criminology electives (ACR coded units) taken at level 2 or above
• At least 6 credit points of arts units at level 3 including ACR301 and ACR302
• Up to 4 credit points of electives* chosen from Arts course grouped units.
• AAI018 Academic Integrity (0 credit point compulsory unit)

Cyber Security

• 16 core units# of SIT coded units plus
• the completion of SIT010 Safety Induction Program (0-credit point compulsory unit) and
• STP010 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit point compulsory unit)

#Students undertaking D380 are not required to undertake SIT306.

*Students are encouraged to consider taking electives from the Professional Experience and Practice Minor sequence APE101, APE201, APE202and APE301.

If you are currently studying Year 12 in 2020 or completed Year 12 in 2018 or 2019 and have not attempted higher education or VET study since, your selection is based on the following.

Prerequisite subjects

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English EAL (English as an additional language) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

ATAR

This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.

Selection is competitive and meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee selection. Our Admission Criteria and Selection Policy outlines the principles of selection.

Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.