Laws and Criminology

A Monash Law degree will enable you to join the next generation of high achieving lawyers, with the ability to solve complex, demanding and interesting problems.The Criminology degree responds to the increasing global demand for graduates with a deep understanding of the role of crime in contemporary social and economic life, and well-developed professional skills in understanding global issues in crime.This double degree will allow you to graduate with expertise in both of these skill sets in a clearly named double degree.

Structure

Double degree courses include the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced. LawL3001 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) course is a specialist course that develops through themes: legal methodology and legal practice, public law and private law. The specialised knowledge and advanced skills are imparted in later year elective units, including a final year project involving intensive research and writing. Part A. Legal methodology and legal practice This theme includes the nature of law, and particularly statute law enacted by parliaments and common law developed by courts. It also includes the key concepts, principles and methods of research and reasoning that enable lawyers to identify and interpret law and apply it to relevant facts in order to provide legal advice. It covers the law of procedure and evidence that governs judicial proceedings, alternative methods of resolving legal disputes, and the code of ethics that regulates the professional conduct of legal practitioners. Part B. Public lawPublic law includes constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law. It concerns the powers and procedures of the legislative, executive and judicial organs of government, and how they are regulated and controlled by 'the rule of law'. It also concerns the legal relationship between government and individuals, including the protection of individual rights. Part C. Private lawPrivate law deals with legal relationships between legal persons, including corporations as well as individuals. It includes the study of property rights, contractual rights and obligations, wrongs (called 'torts') such as trespass and the negligent infliction of injury, and the law of equity and trusts. Part D. Extending specialised knowledge and advanced skills: Law electivesIn later years of the course, you will be able to choose from a broad range of elective law units. High achieving students may also include one or two master's units in their final year of study. Elective law units enable you to develop specialised knowledge and advanced skills in areas of law that suit your own interests, skills and career goals. In addition to public and private law, these include international law, commercial law and human rights law. You will have opportunities to study overseas, and to undertake work-based learning, for example, in our legal clinical program and in local and international internships. Criminology

A2008 Bachelor of Criminology is a specialist course that develops through three themes that combine to underpin criminology studies: Part A.Expert knowledge, Part B. Global reach and focus and Part C. Collaboration and innovation. Part A. Expert knowledgeThis will provide you with a foundational understanding of crime as a complex phenomenon, its social, economic and political impact, and the advantages and limitations associated with different strategies to address it. Students will gain an advanced understanding and develop critical thinking skills to reflect on important social issues such as inequality, vulnerability, and risk that have significant implications for the way we think about and deliver responses to crime, social justice, and security both in Australia and internationally.Part B. Global reach and focus

This will enable you to develop an understanding of crime as a truly global phenomenon. You will learn about national and international criminal threats and develop the capacity to think critically about the role of states in creating crime and social harm. From a comparative standpoint, students will study the ways that crime manifests in different jurisdictions and how different societies define, govern and respond to crime. Students will gain practical and theoretical knowledge.

Part C. Collaboration and Innovation

You will develop a suite of transferable professional skills to respond effectively to pressing criminal concerns. Students will learn the skills to engage necessary stakeholders to allow them to effectively formulate, influence and evaluate crime and justice policies and practices in a variety of professional contexts. You will develop a critical understanding and develop advanced communication skills for collaborative problem solving and be competent in working in teams to address the problem of crime.

Course requirements

This course comprises 252 points, of which 156 points are from the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (including all the requirements in Part A, B, C and D for the single degree) and 96 points from the Bachelor of Criminology (including all of the requirements in Part A, B and C for the single degree).

Course progression maps

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

If you started your course in semester two, please refer to the mid-year course progression map.

Qualifications

Equivalent Australian Year 12.

Recent secondary education

ATAR requirements

ATAR

98

Note Lowest Selection Rank to which an offer was made

94

Note Monash guarantee for 2021 entry

94.55

Note Lowest ATAR to which an offer was made ATAR explained Monash is committed to admissions transparency

Subject prerequisites

All applicants must satisfy the following prerequisites or their equivalents.

Australian VCE subjects

English

English Units 3 & 4 with a study score of at least 35 in English (EAL) or 30 in English other than EAL

Maths

N/A

Sciences/Other

N/A

IB subjects

English

At least 5 in English SL or 4 in English HL or 6 in English B SL or 5 in English B HL

Maths

N/A

Sciences/Other

N/A

VET Study

Applicants will not be admitted to this course solely on the basis of a VET qualification.

This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

Higher education

Applicants must have completed the equivalent of a minimum of one year (48 credit points) and a maximum of two years (96 credit points) of a recognised undergraduate degree and achieved a distinction average or better across all university units. Entry to law courses is a competitive process and the actual average required depends on the number and standard of applications received each year. All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Work and life experience

Multiple pathways to this course

Applicants who have successfully completed Year 12 are eligible to apply for this course.

Applicants with no formal secondary or tertiary qualifications are not eligible to apply for this course. This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

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All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

Alternative qualifications and prerequisites

For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.