Bachelor of Criminology

at Victoria University

Course structure and units

FIRST YEAR
 

• Australian Legal System in Context
• Legal Research Methods
• Introduction to Criminology
• Policing and Offending
• Crime and Inequality
• Criminal Law
• Criminal Investigation, Procedure and Sentencing
• Legal Interpretation

YEAR 2
 

• Corporate Crime
• History of Criminal Law and Trials
• Criminological Theory
• Digital Criminology
• Contemporary Issues in Criminology

12 credit points Minor 1 Unit 1

12 credit points Minor 1 Unit 2

12 credit points Minor 2 Unit 1

YEAR 3
 

• Victims, Justice and the Law
• Crime Research and Methods
• Research Project

12 credit points Minor 1 Unit 3

12 credit points Minor 1 Unit 4

12 credit points Minor 2 Unit 2

12 credit points Minor 2 Unit 3

12 credit points Minor 2 Unit 4

• Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English (or equivalent).
  
  OR:
   
• Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent).
  
  PLUS:
   
• IELTS (or equivalent): Overall score or 6.0 (with no band less than 6.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking).
  
  OR:
   
• Completion of a Foundation course or equivalent.

International Fees
 

• AU$26800

Your qualification will be widely recognised in areas including:
 

• forensic work
• police work
• community legal settings
• legal aid
• security and intelligence organisations
• paralegal work
• youth justice
• correctional services
• community services.