The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice, Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) requires the completion of a minimum of 216 units of study and a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) a minimum of 198 units.
For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice combined degrees through SATAC.
Eligible students who decide to take up the combined degrees program in a subsequent year will be required to apply via university internal transfer, for admission to the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours).
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Criminology may be eligible to transfer to the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) combined degree if they have achieved a GPA of at least 5.25 after completion of 36 or 72 units of the degree. Under exceptional circumstances and subject to specific conditions, the Dean (Education) may invite other students to transfer.
To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice, Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
Students must normally have completed a minimum of 108 units in the combined degrees, including 45 units in the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) component as specified in years 1 to 3 below, and have achieved a GPA of 5.25 or higher in the 108 units to enter the fourth year of the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours). Those who do not meet this requirement will exit with the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice, Bachelor of Criminology on completion of 135 units as specified in the course rule for the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice and 45 units in the Criminology component as specified in years 1 to 3 of the programs of study below.
Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours), Bachelor of Criminology or Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice programs and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) a student must complete 81 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:
18 units comprising
CRIM1101 Crime and Criminology (4.5 units)
CRIM1102 Criminal Justice System (4.5 units)
LEGL1201 Law in Australian Society (4.5 units)
SOCI1001 Issues in Sociology (4.5 units)
13.5 units comprising:
CRIM2201 Punishment and Society (4.5 units)
CRIM2202 Policing and Society (4.5 units)
CRIM2205 Basics of Research Design and Methods (4.5 units)
9 units comprising:
CRIM3401 Criminology in Practice (4.5 units)
CRIM3402 Advanced Research Methods and Analysis (4.5 units)
Select 4.5 units from:
CRIM3011 Current Issues in Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3203 Corporate Crime (4.5 units)
CRIM3301 Crime, Law and Trauma (4.5 units)
CRIM3302 International Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3303 Psychology, Crime and the Law (4.5 units)
CRIM3304 Criminal Networks (4.5 units)
CRIM3306 Encountering Crime (4.5 units)
ITAL3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units)
POLI2011 Australian Public Policy: Applications, Issues and Dilemmas (4.5 units)
POLI3010 Advanced Perspectives on Public Policy (4.5 units)
POLI3103 Politics and the internet (4.5 units)
22.5 units comprising:
CRIM7300A Honours Thesis in Law and Criminology (9/22.5 units)
CRIM7300B Honours Thesis in Law and Criminology (9/22.5 units)
CRIM7300C Honours Thesis in Law and Criminology (4.5/22.5 units)
13.5 units comprising:
CRIM7301 Advanced Theory and Research Applications (4.5 units)
CRIM7303 Field Practice (4.5 units)
CRIM7304 Research Design, Methods and Analysis (4.5 units)
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