Course Structure

The degree consists of 24 units making a total of 144 credit points.

There are eight core Criminology units, and a choice of three elective Criminology units. This makes a total of 11 Criminology units.

There are 13 core Psychology units which must be completed to satisfy the accreditation requirements of the Psychology component of the CL55 Bachelor of Science (Criminology and Psychology) course.

Further Study

After successful completion of  this course, students who have satisfied the above criteria for the first three years (including the required minors/major) and have a GPA of 5.5 or above for Level 2 and Level 3 psychology units, will be eligible to apply for a place in the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) course (CC42). For the purposes of entry into the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) course, calculation of GPA will be based on 10 accredited psychology units at Level 2 and Level 3, excluding PSYC13021 Forensic Psychology. If the offer is accepted, it must be taken up for the year of intake offered and cannot be held open.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CRIM11001	Foundations of Criminology and Criminal Justice
CRIM11002	Criminal Justice Procedure and Analysis
CRIM11007	Justice: Ends and Means
CRIM12008	Crime and Control
CRIM12009	Crime, Media and Power
CRIM11006	Criminal Intelligence Analysis
CRIM12003	Criminology Theory
CRIM13004	Criminology Work Placement Capstone
PSYC11012	Research Methods 1
PSYC11010	Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour
PSYC12048	Research Methods 2
PSYC12010	Psychology Across the Lifespan
PSYC12012	Physiological Psychology
PSYC12014	Critical Social Psychology
PSYC12049	Psychotherapies and Counselling
PSYC13018	Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC13015	Research Methods 3
PSYC13017	Foundations of Psychopathology
PSYC13020	Individual Differences and Assessment
PSYC13021	Forensic Psychology
PSYC13016	Cognitive Psychology

Students must complete 3 Criminology discipline units from the list below.

Available units
Students must complete 3 from the following units:
CRIM11003	Indigenous Australians and the Criminal Justice System
CRIM13008	Case Management Practice
CRIM13007	Crimes of the Powerful
CRIM13009	Criminal Ethnographies
CRIM13005	Indigenous Justice