The Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) requires four years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the College of Business, Government and Law.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Criminology may transfer to the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) 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.
The course aims to provide students with:
In addition, the Honours program aims to:
Upon graduating, students will be able to demonstrate:
In addition, upon completion of the Honours program students will be able to demonstrate:
To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology (Honours), a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study detailed below.
Students must normally have achieved a GPA of 5.25 or higher to enter the final year of the course. Those who do not meet this requirement will exit with the Bachelor of Criminology on completion of 108 units.
Students who have completed 108 units according to the first 3 years of the program may choose to exit with the Bachelor of Criminology.
No more than 45 units of First Year level topics may be included in the 144 units for the degree.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
22.5 units comprising
COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)*
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)
Select 13.5 units from the following suggested elective topics or any other Level 1 elective topics from across the University where requisites are met:
HIST1704 History's Killing Fields (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)
PSYC1102 Psychology 1B (4.5 units)
#Students who want to study Psychology (PSYC) option topics in year 2 must enrol in both PSYC1101 and PSYC1102 in year 1.
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 18 units from the following suggested elective topics or any other Level 2 elective topics from across the University where requisites are met:
BUSN2034 Interpersonal Skills for Professionals (4.5 units)
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)
LEGL2117 Crimes Against Populations (4.5 units)
POLI2011 Australian Public Policy: Policy Design (4.5 units)
PSYC2019 Personality and Social Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC2021 Human Development (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 27 units from the following suggested elective topics or any other Level 3 elective topics from across the University where requisites are met:
CRIM2206 Cybercrime and Society (4.5 units)
CRIM3011 Current Issues in Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3020 Industry Project: Crime and Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3021 Victims of 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)
GOVT3001 Critical Approaches to International Relations (4.5 units)
GOVT3002 Digital Governance, Cyber Security & the Future of Democracy (4.5 units)
HIST3005 The Holocaust (4.5 units)
ITAL3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units)
LLAW3256 Socio-Legal Theory (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)
9 units comprising:
CRIM7301 Advanced Theory and Research Applications (4.5 units)
BUSN7050 Research Methods (4.5 units)
Plus a 4.5 unit Level 8 elective topic from across the University, where requisites are met.#
Course Rule Note:
# The elective topic selected must be approved by the Honours Supervisor.
The Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) may also be studied in a combined degrees program with:
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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