Criminology (Honours)

The Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) requires four years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).

The course is offered by the College of Business, Government and Law.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours), a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study detailed below.

Students must normally have achieved a GPA of 5.25 or higher to enter the final year of the course. Those who do not meet this requirement will exit with the Bachelor of Criminology on completion of 108 units.

Students who have completed 108 units according to the first 3 years of the program may choose to exit with the Bachelor of Criminology.

No more than 45 units of First Year level topics may be included in the 144 units for the degree.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Core - Year 1 topics

22.5 units comprising COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)* 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)

Option - Year 1 topics#

Choose 13.5 units from: HIST1704 History's Killing Fields (4.5 units) POLI1003 Introduction to Democracy and Government (4.5 units) GOVT1001 Fundamentals of Public Policy (4.5 units) PSYC1101 Psychology 1A (4.5 units) PSYC1102 Psychology 1B (4.5 units)

#Students who want to study Psychology (PSYC) option topics in year 2 must enrol in both PSYC1101 and PSYC1102 in year 1.

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) CRIM2205 Basics of Research Design and Methods (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics

Select 18 units from: CRIM2206 Cybercrime and Society (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) INDG2004 Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges (4.5 units) LEGL2117 Crimes Against Populations (4.5 units) POLI2011 Australian Public Policy: Applications, Issues and Dilemmas (4.5 units) PSYC2019 Personality and Social Psychology (4.5 units) PSYC2021 Human Development (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 27 units from: CRIM2206 Cybercrime and Society (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) CRIM3306 Encountering Crime (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) POLI3010 Advanced Perspectives on Public Policy (4.5 units) POLI3103 Politics and the internet (4.5 units)

Year 4 - Honours Criminology - Thesis topics

22.5 units comprising:

CRIM7300A Honours Thesis in Law and Criminology (9/22.5 units) CRIM7300B Honours Thesis in Law and Criminology (9/22.5 units) CRIM7300C Honours Thesis in Law and Criminology (4.5/22.5 units)

Year 4 - Honours Criminology - Core topics

13.5 units comprising:

CRIM7301 Advanced Theory and Research Applications (4.5 units) CRIM7303 Field Practice (4.5 units) CRIM7304 Research Design, Methods and Analysis (4.5 units)

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) may also be studied in a combined degrees program with:

Bachelor of International Relations - prior to 31 December 2019
Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science
Bachelor of Law and Society
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice - from 1 January 2020
Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice - prior to 31 December 2019
Bachelor of Psychological Science

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Criminology may transfer to the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) 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 Dean (Education) may invite other students to transfer.

Upon graduating, students will be able to demonstrate:

a comprehensive understanding of both classic and contemporary criminological theories;
a nuanced understanding of the ways that criminal justice systems function to deliver justice both in Australia and abroad;
the ability to apply criminological knowledge in educational and professional settings;
the ability to communicate effectively in justice-related contexts;
the skills of working independently and collaboratively in projects of criminological significance;
an appreciation of the ways that ethical behaviour improves justice outcomes;
the ability to connect across boundaries, having been exposed to international perspectives, case studies and examples in the curriculum;
an understanding of the function of justice representatives in contemporary society;
an ability to reason and argue clearly;
an understanding of complex positions and their implications;
an ability to recognise and resolve issues involving values;
the skills required to understand and constructively criticise contemporary life.

In addition, upon completion of the Honours program students will be able to demonstrate:

an extensive knowledge and understanding of criminology
a broad understanding of the existing academic knowledge in the area of their specialisation
a capacity to develop and support the extended argument needed for an Honours research thesis
the ability to evaluate, analyse and deploy evidence in support of a research thesis
the ability to communicate their findings clearly, in both oral and written form.

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