Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cybersecurity Systems), Bachelor of Criminology

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cybersecurity Systems), Bachelor of Criminology requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.

• Admission requirements
• Program of study

Admission requirements

For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to the Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cybersecurity Systems) 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 award in which they are not enrolled.

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 or Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cybersecurity Systems) 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 Information Technology (Network and Cybersecurity Systems), Bachelor of Criminology a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic

• an Information Technology component of at least 81 units for the Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cybersecurity Systems), as detailed below
• a Criminology component of at least 63 units for the Bachelor of Criminology, as detailed below.

Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cybersecurity Systems) Component

To qualify for the Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cybersecurity Systems) a student must complete 81 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising:

COMP1002  Fundamentals of Computational Intelligence  (4.5 units)
COMP1102 Computer Programming 1 (4.5 units)
COMP1711  Database Modelling and Knowledge Engineering  (4.5 units)
COMP1712  Software Engineering Principles and Practice  (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

18 units comprising:

COMP2812 Operating Systems (4.5 units)
ENGR1762  Networks and Cybersecurity  (4.5 units)

Plus one of

COMP2711 Computer Programming 2 (4.5 units)
COMP2741 Application Development (4.5 units)

Plus one of

MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
MATH1701 Mathematics Fundamentals A (4.5 units)
STAT1121 Data Science (4.5 units)
STAT1122 Biostatistics (4.5 units)

Core - Year 3 topics

18 units comprising:

COMP2772 Web-Based Systems Development (4.5 units)
ENGR2871 Fundamentals of Cisco Networking (4.5 units)
ENGR2872 Cisco Routing and Switching (4.5 units)
ENGR2881 Computer Networks (4.5 units)

Core - Year 4 topics

27 units comprising:

COMP3721 Enterprise Information Security (4.5 units)
COMP3751 Interactive Computer Systems (4.5 units)
COMP3771  Advanced Database and Analytics (4.5 units)
COMP3781 Cybersecurity (4.5 units)
COMP3782 Information Technology Project (4.5 units)
ENGR3821 Network Engineering (4.5 units)

Bachelor of Criminology Component

To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology a student must complete 63 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:

Core - Year 1 topics

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)

Core - Year 2 topics

13.5 units comprising:

 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)

Elective - Year 2 topics

Select 4.5 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)
 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: Policy Design  (4.5 units)
 PSYC1101  Psychology 1A  (4.5 units)
 PSYC1102  Psychology 1B  (4.5 units)
 WMST2015  Sex, Gender and the Law  (4.5 units)

Core - Year 3 topics

4.5 units comprising:

 CRIM2201  Punishment and Society  (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 3 topics

Select 4.5 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)
 CRIM2304  Violent Crime  (4.5 units)
 FACH1701  Introduction to Forensic Science  (4.5 units)
 HIST2043  Terrorism and Society in Modern Europe  (4.5 units)
 LEGL2117  Crimes Against Populations  (4.5 units)
 PSYC1101  Psychology 1A  (4.5 units)
 PSYC1102  Psychology 1B  (4.5 units)
 WMST2015  Sex, Gender and the Law  (4.5 units)

Plus select 9 units from the following suggested elective topics or any other Level 3 elective topics from across the University where requisites are met:

  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)

Core - Year 4 topics

9 units comprising:

 CRIM3401  Criminology in Practice  (4.5 units)
 CRIM3402  Advanced Research Methods and Analysis  (4.5 units)