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BP023 · RMIT University · Bachelor degree

Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

College of Design and Social Context

Minimum ATAR
60.5
Full time
3 years
Part time
6 years
Credit points
—
Campus
Melbourne City
Mode
On campus

Overview

Gain hands-on experience with real wrongful conviction cases, complete a 50-day placement, and even learn alongside prisoners with the Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Discover how justice systems interact with law enforcement, explore human rights and global crime, and work on real cases as part of your study.

Course structure

Open a major, minor or specialisation to see its units.

Year One of Program

72 cp

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 72 credit points from the following: AND Complete 24 credit points from your chosen combination.

Year Two of Program

36 cp

Complete 36 credit points from the following: AND Complete 60 credit points from your chosen combination.

Year Three of Program

36 cp

Complete 36 credit points from the following: AND Complete 60 credit points from your chosen combination.

  • JUST2257Professional Ethics and Conduct12 cp
  • HWSS2181Criminology and Justice Internship24 cp

Major: Criminology

  • SOCU2119Criminological Theory12 cp
  • SOCU2322Digital Criminology12 cp
  • SOCU2320Mental Health, Cognitive Impairment and the Criminal Justice System12 cp
  • SOCU2323Victimology12 cp
  • JUST2325Sex, Gender and Justice12 cp
  • SOCU2319Media, Crime and Pop Culture12 cp
  • SOCU2253Criminal Behaviour Analysis12 cp
  • SOCU2116Contemporary Criminology12 cp

Major: Justice Systems

Major: Legal Studies

Interdisciplinary Minors:

List of Interdisciplinary Minors:

Minor: Dispute Resolution

  • HWSS1144Alternative Dispute Resolution12 cp
  • HWSS2157Understanding Conflict and Mediation12 cp
  • JUST2316Labour Relations Law12 cp
  • JUST2366Family, Society and the Law12 cp

Minor: Justice Systems

Minor: Society & Law

Minor: Law & Procedure

Minor: Critical Criminology

Minor: Media & Crime

AND AND

Minor: Chinese

Minor: Japanese

Minor: Spanish

Minor: French

Minor: Global Politics

  • COMM2409Talking Politics12 cp
  • SOCU1036Global Governance and International Law12 cp
  • HUSO2316Global Conflict, War and Violence12 cp
  • HUSO2388Global Feminisms12 cp
  • POLI1110Technology and Global Risk12 cp
  • HUSO2328Contemporary Foreign Policy and the Asia Pacific12 cp
  • SOCU2237Humanitarian Interventions and Peace Transitions12 cp

Minor: Foundations in Sustainability

AND

  • ENVI1153Sustainable Futures12 cp
  • ENVI1212Climate Change Responses12 cp
  • ENVI1211The Science of Climate and Biodiversity12 cp
  • ENVI1049Environmental Management and Assessment12 cp
  • ENVI1048Building Relationships with Country12 cp
  • ENVI1137Communicating Sustainability12 cp
  • ECON1259Development Economics12 cp
  • PHYS2066Energy and Earth's Environment12 cp
  • ENVI1179Environmental Policy Project12 cp

Careers

  • Policing and law enforcement agencies
  • Customs, border and national security
  • Community corrections and prisons administration
  • Courts, tribunals and legal support roles
  • Justice and social policy, research and program evaluation
  • Youth justice, restorative justice and dispute resolution
  • Security management, compliance and investigations