Program Overview

Use criminology as your launch pad to join the fight for justice, contribute to a safer community and a better criminal justice system. You'll learn from experts and industry leaders who bring their real-life, hands-on experience to your study. Our strong international research reputation means you will be taught by academics who are recognised worldwide in their various fields.

During your study, you will engage in a wide variety of work-integrated learning experiences to help tackle issues faced by local communities. Our industry connections fuel our unique learning experiences, to give you practical insight into the workings of the criminal justice system, and the opportunity to work with agencies matched to your career aspirations.

In this degree you will:

• Explore the causes of crime and society's response through the justice system.
• Understand the perspectives of victims and offenders.
• Draw on knowledge and insights from many fields of study, including psychology, law, sociology, politics, and social work.
• Analyse crime with a focus on social justice, including the roles of police, courts, corrections.
• Learn effective strategies for examining, preventing, and reducing crime.
• Study topics like criminal law, homicide, First Nations justice, fraud and cybercrime, and domestic and family violence.
• Develop expertise in how crime can be prevented, and how research methods can be applied to assess impact and improve understanding.
• Acquire technical and information literacy capabilities such as data analysis and visualisation skills.

Industry and expert connections

Experience matters. Join one of the largest communities of criminologists in the world and access the best minds in the industry. We're internationally renowned for applied research that makes a difference, and for close collaborations with practitioners and employers. That knowledge feeds into the most up-to-date study content, giving you the best skills for an employment edge.

You'll develop career-ready skills and experience working on real projects, cumulating in a capstone course where you will work with industry on a project relating to a current local community crime problem.

You'll have the opportunity to apply for a professional placement experience throughout your program, and access one-on-one research mentoring by criminology experts through the Criminology Undergraduate Research Internship Program.