Program Overview

The Foundation Studies program is equivalent to Year 12 and prepares you for entry into first year degree studies.

Course Structure
In your Foundation Studies program, you’ll study four subjects in each of your two trimesters. You’ll also undertake independent learning to develop learning and research skills to prepare you for university.

Leading to: Bachelor of Arts

Shape your own future and pursue your passion

Get the flexibility, choice and support you need to turn what you’re passionate about into a rewarding career.

• Expand your opportunities with an array of around 50 majors and minors from humanities, social sciences, business, health and science.
• Gain real-world experience through an industry-placement at organisations like SBS Radio and the United Nations of Australia.
• We’re ranked in the world’s top 150 for linguistics and sociology, and the top 250 for politics.
• With StudyFlex, you have the opportunity to learn both online and on-campus.
• Studying regionally? You’ll benefit from enhanced online support services, local work placement opportunities and industry network connections with our Regional Connect program.

Major: Crime, Justice and Legal Studies

The Crime, Justice and Legal Studies major offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the nature, role and impact of law in society. The major encompasses general Socio-Legal Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice and brings together the insights, theories and methods of various disciplines, including Sociology, Politics, Media Studies, History and Cultural Studies.

The major will equip you with the skills to analyse and evaluate legal concepts, processes, institutions and problems as dynamic and multi-faceted aspects of social relations. The Crime, Justice and Legal Studies major is concerned with the local and global dimensions of pressing contemporary issues. These include: citizenship, the ‘rule of law’, human rights and social justice, violence and discrimination, victimhood, crime and the administration of justice, law’s intersection with popular culture, and law’s role in social policy and social change.

By undertaking this major, students will hone skills in research, critical-thinking and problem-solving which will provide a solid grounding for careers in legal research and policy, community work, advocacy, welfare and related fields.