The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Criminology (Honours), Bachelor of Psychological Science requires the completion of 180 units of study.
For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) 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 Psychological Science.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Criminology may 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 Bachelor of Criminology (Honours), Bachelor of Psychological Science, a student must complete 180 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic with:
Students must normally have completed a minimum of 108 units in the combined degrees, including 72 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 Psychological Science, Bachelor of Criminology on completion of 144 units 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 Psychological Science 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 108 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)
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)
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)
HIST1704 History's Killing Fields (4.5 units)
HIST2043 Terrorism and Society in Modern Europe (4.5 units)
INDG2004 Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges (4.5 units)
LEGL2117 Crimes Against Populations (4.5 units)
POLI2011 Australian Public Policy: Applications, Issues and Dilemmas (4.5 units)
WMST2015 Sex, Gender and the Law (4.5 units)
9 units comprising:
CRIM3401 Criminology in Practice (4.5 units)
CRIM3402 Advanced Research Methods and Analysis (4.5 units)
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)
LLAW3256 Socio-Legal Theory (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)
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)
To qualify for the Bachelor of Psychological Science a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:
13.5 units comprising:
PSYC1101 Psychology 1A (4.5 units)
PSYC1102 Psychology 1B (4.5 units)
PSYC1106 Research Methods 1 (4.5 units)
Plus one 4.5 unit elective topic
22.5 units comprising:
PSYC2018 Research Methods 2 (4.5 units)
PSYC2019 Personality and Social Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC2020 Cognition and Learning (4.5 units)
PSYC2021 Human Development (4.5 units)
PSYC2022 Psychological Assessment and Measurement (4.5 units)
Plus one 4.5 unit elective topic
9 units comprising:
PSYC3007 Research Methods 3 (4.5 units)
PSYC3235 Applications of Psychological Science (4.5 units)
13.5 units of option topics from the following list:
PSYC3003 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3004 Advanced Social Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3008 Applied Cognitive Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3009 Lifespan Development in Cultural Perspective (4.5 units)
PSYC3010 Mind, Brain and Behaviour (4.5 units)
PSYC3236 Forensic Psychology: Legal and Clinical (4.5 units)*
Plus one 4.5 unit elective topic
*PSYC3236 Forensic Psychology: Legal and Clinical is highly recommended to be taken as an Option or Elective topic.
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