CL75 Bachelor of Criminology

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete electives

Core Structure

Number of units: 16 Total credit points: 96

This course is comprised of 24 units (144 credit points). There are 16 compulsory core units (96 credit points). These are 15 specified units and a choice of one of two capstone units. The capstone units allow you to undertake either a placement or complete a research project.

In addition to the core units, you must complete an additional 48 credit points by selecting an 8 pack from the list below:

  • Human Resource Management - 8 pack (48 credit points)
  • Management - 8 pack (48 credit points)
  • Social Innovation - 8 pack (48 credit points)

The More Details tab has a link to the Course Planners for this course.

Note that full-time students generally enrol in 24 credit points and part-time students (working more than 20 hours a week) generally enrol in a half-load i.e. 12 credit points per term.

This course is comprised of 24 units (144 credit points). There are 16 compulsory core units (96 credit points). These are 15 specified units and a choice of one of two capstone units. The capstone units allow students to undertake either a placement or complete a research project.  In addition to the core units students must complete an additional 48 credit points by selecting to study an 8 pack. 

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CRIM11001 Foundations of Criminology and Criminal Justice
CRIM11002 Criminal Justice Procedure and Analysis
LAWS11057 Introduction to Law
CRIM11003 Indigenous Australians and the Criminal Justice System
CRIM11004 Crime and Control
CRIM11005 Crime, Media and Power
CRIM11006 Criminal Intelligence Analysis
CRIM12002 Case Management Practice
CRIM12004 Understanding Violence and Conflict
CRIM12003 Criminology Theory
CRIM12005 Community Justice Innovation
CRIM12006 Crimes of the Powerful
CRIM12007 Criminal Ethnographies
CRIM13005 Indigenous Justice
CRIM13006 Justice Strategy and Alliances

Student must complete one capstone unit, CRIM13003 Criminology Research Capstone or CRIM13004 Criminology Work placement Capstone.


Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
CRIM13003 Criminology Research Capstone
CRIM13004 Criminology Work Placement Capstone

Human Resource Management - 8 Pack Unit Pack

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

This course is comprised of 24 units (144 credit points). There are 16 compulsory core units (96 credit points). These are 15 specified units and a choice of one of two capstone units. The capstone units allow you to undertake either a placement or complete a research project.

In addition to the core units, you must complete an additional 48 credit points by selecting an 8 pack from the list below:

  • Human Resource Management - 8 pack (48 credit points)
  • Management - 8 pack (48 credit points)
  • Social Innovation - 8 pack (48 credit points)

The More Details tab has a link to the Course Planners for this course.

Note that full-time students generally enrol in 24 credit points and part-time students (working more than 20 hours a week) generally enrol in a half-load i.e. 12 credit points per term.

The Human Resource Management 8 pack is available to students studying the Bachelor of Criminology and other courses throughout CQUniversity. All pre-requisites for the Human Resource Management 8 pack can be met within the eight units of the pack.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management
HRMT19012 Performance Management
HRMT19013 Human Resource Training and Development
HRMT19014 Human Resources Planning, Recruitment & Selection
HRMT19021 Principles of Employment Relations
HRMT19016 Contemporary HRM Issues
HRMT19020 Perspectives on Organisational Change
HRMT19023 Conflict and Negotiation

Management - 8 Pack Unit Pack

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

This course is comprised of 24 units (144 credit points). There are 16 compulsory core units (96 credit points). These are 15 specified units and a choice of one of two capstone units. The capstone units allow you to undertake either a placement or complete a research project.

In addition to the core units, you must complete an additional 48 credit points by selecting an 8 pack from the list below:

  • Human Resource Management - 8 pack (48 credit points)
  • Management - 8 pack (48 credit points)
  • Social Innovation - 8 pack (48 credit points)

The More Details tab has a link to the Course Planners for this course.

Note that full-time students generally enrol in 24 credit points and part-time students (working more than 20 hours a week) generally enrol in a half-load i.e. 12 credit points per term.

The Management 8 pack is available to students studying the Bachelor of Criminology and other courses throughout CQUniversity. All pre-requisites for the Management 8 pack can be met within the eight units of the pack.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
STAT11048 Essential Statistics
COIS12073 Enterprise Systems
FINC19011 Business Finance
MGMT19105 Quality Management
MGMT19126 Operations Management
ACCT19083 Corporate Governance & Ethics
MGMT13151 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Start-ups
MGMT19128 Strategy and Change

Social Innovation - 8 Pack Unit Pack

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

This course is comprised of 24 units (144 credit points). There are 16 compulsory core units (96 credit points). These are 15 specified units and a choice of one of two capstone units. The capstone units allow you to undertake either a placement or complete a research project.

In addition to the core units, you must complete an additional 48 credit points by selecting an 8 pack from the list below:

  • Human Resource Management - 8 pack (48 credit points)
  • Management - 8 pack (48 credit points)
  • Social Innovation - 8 pack (48 credit points)

The More Details tab has a link to the Course Planners for this course.

Note that full-time students generally enrol in 24 credit points and part-time students (working more than 20 hours a week) generally enrol in a half-load i.e. 12 credit points per term.

The Social Innovation 8 pack is available to students studying the Bachelor of Criminology and other courses throughout CQUniversity. All pre-requisites for the Social Innovation 8 pack can be met within the eight units of the pack.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MGMT11167 Foundations of Social Innovation
SOCL11059 Introducing Social Change
EDED12448 Service Learning - Contexts and Communities
MGMT12162 Managing Non-Profit and Philanthropic Businesses and Organisations
PSYC12014 Critical Social Psychology
EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
BUSN13002 Advanced Social Innovation
BUSN13003 Pitching and Funding of Innovations