BA-CCJ · Swinburne University of Technology · Bachelor degree
Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Minimum ATAR
- 60
- Full time
- 3 years
- Part time
- —
- Credit points
- 300
- Campus
- Hawthorn
- Mode
- On campus
Overview
Explore the causes of crime, criminal behaviour, and the justice system in a rapidly evolving digital world. Drawing on criminology, law, and forensic psychology, you'll examine how crime is predicted, prevented, investigated, and addressed, while exploring the impact of emerging technologies on criminal justice.
Examine how crime is predicted, prevented, investigated, and addressed with our Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
First-year units
Level 1 units every student in this course takes or chooses from.
- LAW10021Introduction to LawThis unit introduces students to the study of law. It examines the Australian legal system, the doctrine of precedent, the interpretation of legislation, legal research methods and writing skills. Students completing this unit will also gai…
- LAW10024Criminal Law and ProcessThe aim of this unit is to enable students, through the study of cases, statutes and other material, to understand Victorian criminal law and procedure. The unit introduces students to the key principles of criminal law, including the conte…
- CRI10004Social Science, Law and CrimeThis unit aims to develop awareness of the major disciplines in the social sciences (criminological, psychological, sociological), and how these perspectives influence responses to crime in society. Students will examine perspective of vari…
- PSY10008Fundamentals of PsychologyThis unit of study provides students with a broad introduction to foundational concepts and methods in psychological science as they apply to our experiences, perceptions and behaviour as social beings, and includes coverage of developmenta…
- CRI10002Fundamentals of CriminologyThis unit provides students with an overview of the discipline of criminology through a presentation of both the major theoretical models as well as the application of these models to a variety of criminal justice settings. Students will le…
Course structure
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Core and major units
200 cp- LAW10021Introduction to Law12.5 cp
- LAW10024Criminal Law and Process12.5 cp
- CRI10004Social Science, Law and Crime12.5 cp
- PSY10008Fundamentals of Psychology12.5 cp
- FBS20001Personality, Mental Health and Crime12.5 cp
- LAW20032Technological Advances in Dealing with Crime12.5 cp
- FBS30001Psychology of Criminal Behaviour12.5 cp
- CRI10002Fundamentals of Criminology12.5 cp
- CRI20003Crime, Deviance, and Conformity12.5 cp
- CRI20001Policing: Systems and Practice12.5 cp
- CRI20004International Approaches to Crime, Punishment and Rehabilitation12.5 cp
- LAW20048Victims, Justice and the Law12.5 cp
- CRI30010Youth Justice and Crime12.5 cp
- CRI30002Corrections: Systems and Practice12.5 cp
Careers
- Police Officer
- Probation & Corrections Officer
- Intelligence or Crime Analyst
- Investigator
- Victim Support Worker
- Government Policy Writer/Advisor