The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Law and Society requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.
Admission requirements
For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to the Bachelor of Criminology 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 Law and Society.
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 Law and Society or Bachelor of Criminology and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.
Program of study
To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Law and Society a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
a Criminology component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Criminology, as detailed below
a Law and Society component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Law and Society, as detailed below.
Bachelor of Criminology component
To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:
Core - Year 1 topics
13.5 units comprising
CRIM1101 Crime and Criminology (4.5 units)
CRIM1102 Criminal Justice System (4.5 units)
SOCI1001 Issues in Sociology (4.5 units)
Option - Year 1 topics
Choose 4.5 units from:
HIST1704 History's Killing Fields (4.5 units)
INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognising Opportunities (4.5 units)
POLI1003 Introduction to Democracy and Government (4.5 units)
GOVT1001 Fundamentals of Public Policy (4.5 units)
PSYC1101 Psychology 1A (4.5 units)
Core - Year 2 topics
18 units comprising:
CRIM2201 Punishment and Society (4.5 units)
CRIM2202 Policing and Society (4.5 units)
CRIM2301 Criminal Law in Context (4.5 units)
CRIM2205 Basics of Research Design and Methods (4.5 units)
Option - Year 2 topics
Select 9 units from:
CRIM2206 Cybercrime and Society (4.5 units)
CRIM2304 Violent Crime (4.5 units)
FACH1701 Introduction to Forensic Science (4.5 units)
HIST2043 Terrorism and Society in Modern Europe (4.5 units)
INDG2004 Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges (4.5 units)
POLI2011 Australian Public Policy: Applications, Issues and Dilemmas (4.5 units)
PSYC1102 Psychology 1B (4.5 units)
WMST2015 Sex, Gender and the Law (4.5 units)
Core - Year 3 topics
9 units comprising:
CRIM3401 Criminology in Practice (4.5 units)
CRIM3402 Advanced Research Methods and Analysis (4.5 units)
Option - Year 3 topics
Select 18 units from:
CRIM2206 Cybercrime and Society (4.5 units)
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)
LLAW3271 Miscarriages of Justice - Australia, Canada, Britain (4.5 units)
POLI3010 Advanced Perspectives on Public Policy (4.5 units)
POLI3103 Politics and the internet (4.5 units)
Bachelor of Law and Society Component
To qualify for the Bachelor of Law and Society a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:
Core - Year 1 topics
13.5 units comprising:
COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)*
LEGL1201 Law in Australian Society (4.5 units)
PHIL1060 Critical Reasoning (4.5 units)
Option - Year 1 topics
Choose 4.5 units from:
INDG1000 Indigenous Studies: An Introduction (4.5 units)
INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognising Opportunities (4.5 units)
POLI1003 Introduction to Democracy and Government (4.5 units)
*Under certain conditions the core topic COMS1001 may be replaced with an alternative topic. See COMS1001 for further details.
Core - Year 2 topics
9 units comprising:
LEGL2117 Crime Against Populations (4.5 units)
PHIL2601 Ethics for Professionals (4.5 units)
Option - Year 2 topics
Select 18 units from one of the Option Streams listed below, of which only 9 units can be from Year 1 level.
Core - Year 3 topics
9 units comprising:
LLAW3256 Socio-Legal Theory (4.5 units)
PHIL2608 Freedom, Law and Society (4.5 units)
Option - Year 3 topics
Select 18 units from the same Option Stream as chosen in Year 2, of which all units must be from Year 2 or 3 level.
Option Streams#
Economy and Society
Year 1 topics
BUSN1011 Accounting for Managers (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisation (4.5 units)
BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)
INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognising Opportunities (4.5 units)
Year 2 topics
BUSN2019 International Business Context (4.5 units)
BUSN2022 The Australian Economy (4.5 units)
BUSN2026 Entrepreneurship and Small Business (4.5 units)
BUSN2038 Human Resource Management (4.5 units)
BUSN2039 International Business Management (4.5 units)
POLI2002 Government Business and Society (4.5 units)
Year 3 topics
BUSN3035 Employee Relations (4.5 units)
BUSN3038 International Business Negotiations (4.5 units)
BUSN2042 Corporations Law (4.5 units)
BUSN3052 Leadership in Business and Society (4.5 units)
BUSN3043 Governance, Sustainability and Ethics (4.5 units)
BUSN3054 Taxation Law and Practice (4.5 units)
BUSN3056 International Trade (4.5 units)
International and Human Rights
Year 1 topics
AMST1002 America and the World: The United States in a Global Context (4.5 units)
INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units)
POLI1003 An Introduction to Democracy and Government (4.5 units)
Year 2 topics
INTR2006 Debating Human Rights (4.5 units)
INTR2101 Democracy & Human Rights in Asia (4.5 units)
INTR2015 New Security Agenda (4.5 units)
PHIL2613 Global Justice (4.5 units)
PHIL2611 Breaking the Rules: Opposing Injustice Without Violence (4.5 units)
POLI2020 Australian Indigenous Politics (4.5 units)
WMST2017 Gender, Globalisation and International Development (4.5 units)
Year 3 topics
INTR3001 Australian Foreign Policy (4.5 units)
INTR3101 Global Inequality (4.5 units)
INTR3102 Controversies in International Relations (4.5 units)
LLAW3251 The International Protection of Human Rights (4.5 units)
LLAW3252 International Trade Law and Development (4.5 units)
Culture and Society
Year 1 topics
INDG1000 Indigenous Studies: An Introduction (4.5 units)
PHIL1030 The Individual and Society (4.5 units)
SOCI1001 Issues in Sociology (4.5 units)
SOCI1010 Sociology and Everyday Life (4.5 units)
WMST1001 Sex, Gender and Identities in Australia (4.5 units)
Year 2 topics
INDG2004 Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges (4.5 units)
PHIL2612 Moral Problems (4.5 units)
SOCI2015 Sociology of Deviance (4.5 units)
SOCI2021 Race Power and Identity (4.5 units)
SOCI2026 Contemporary Social Problems (4.5 units)
WMST2015 Sex, Gender and the Law (4.5 units)
Year 3 topics
ARCH8017 Cultural Heritage and the Law** (4.5 units)
ITAL3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units)
POLI3069 The Politics of the Australian Welfare State (4.5 units)
SOCI3008 Knowing the Social World (4.5 units)
SOCI3047 Shaping the Future (4.5 units)
SOCI3048 Gender and Sexuality (4.5 units)
WMST3013 Gendering Politics & Policy: Justice, Rights and Representation (4.5 units)
Other topics may be taken with the approval of the Course Coordinator to enable entry into Honours programs.
#Students cannot count topics taken under the Bachelor of Criminology towards the Bachelor of Law and Society and vice versa.
**ARCH8017 Cultural Heritage and the Law is a postgraduate topic and requires the achievement of higher learning outcomes. It is strongly recommended that students interested in enrolling in this topic contact the topic coordinator prior to enrolment.
