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Bachelor of Criminology
Program of Study Course cps
Core Units
Complete the following units:		 30 cps
Unit Code Unit Title Unit cps  
CRIM100 Understanding Crime 6  
CRIM101 The Australian Criminal Justice System 6  
FSC102 Fundamentals in Forensic Science 6  
LING244 Language and the Law 6  
SOCY100 Introduction to Sociology 6  
Listed Units
Group 1 - Complete 12 credit points from the following units:		 12 cps
Unit Code Unit Title Unit cps  
ARPA102 Human Evolution 6  
ARPA104 Archaeology: Studying the Human Past 6  
BCSS100 Judgment and Decision-Making: Logic and Behaviour 6  
LS100 Introduction to Legal Systems and Methods 6  
LS160 Criminal Law and Procedure 6  
PHIL102 The Art of Good Thinking 6  
PSYC101 Introductory Psychology I 6  
PSYC102 Introductory Psychology II 6  
SOCY101 Understanding Everyday Life 6  
Group 2 - And complete 6 credit points from the following units: 6 cps
PSYC202 Research Methods and Statistics 6  
SOCY333 Qualitative Research Methods 6  
SOCY341 Survey Methods 6  
Group 3 - And complete 48 credit points from the following units: 48 cps
AFM340 Fraud Examination 6  
CRIM304 Forensic Science and Criminal Justice 6  
CRIM314 Policing and Social Control 6  
CRIM324 Prisons and Punishment 6  
CRIM344 Criminology and Justice Systems 6  
CRIM390 Crime in Rural Communities 6  
HSSW304 Juvenile Justice and Child Protection 6  
PSYC302 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics 6  
SOCY313 Social Policy 6  
SOCY340 Social Theory 6  
SOCY354 The Sociology of Youth and Delinquency 6  
SOCY356 Political Sociology 6  
SOCY374 Mental Health and Society 6  
Group 4 - And complete 24 credit points from the following units: 24 cps
ARPA333 Ancient Biomolecules 6  
ARPA336 Forensic Anthropology 6  
ARPA370 Forensic Archaeology 6  
ECT303 Research in Writing 6  
ENCO306 Writing for Work: Styles and Contexts 6  
HIST324 Ashes to Ashes: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1945 6  
HIST351 Convict Australia 6  
HSCS240 Aboriginal Recovery: Issues around Family Violence 6  
HSCS262 Aboriginal Recovery: Counselling for Addictions 6  
HUMS301 Special Option A 6  
HUMS303 Special Option C 6  
LS315 Criminal Process, Sentencing and Punishment 6  
LS364 Indigenous Australians and Law 6  
PAIS361 Sex, Crime and Corruption in Asia 6  
PHIL375 Social Philosophy: Issues in Applied Ethics 6  
PSYC200 Social Psychology 6  
PSYC314 Behaviour Modification 6  
SOCY300 The City and Social Thought 6  
SOCY307 Media and Society 6  
SOCY382 Sociology of Sex and Sexuality 6  
WORK300 Professional Skills Development 6  
Elective Units
Complete 24 credit points from the following:		 24 cps
Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to candidates meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements for individual units.  
Total 144 cps

Suggested Full-Time Course Plan

The following are suggested patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these suggested patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.

For candidates studying Full Time = 48 cps per year. 12-15 Hours of study per week should be allocated for each 6 cp unit enrolment.

For candidates commencing in Trimester 1

Year Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
1

CRIM100

CRIM101

 

SOCY100

FSC102

 

100-level Elective Unit

LING244

 

Listed Unit from Group 1

Listed Unit from Group 1

 
2

Listed Unit from Group 2 or 3

Listed Unit from Group 2 or 3

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 
3

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 4

 

Listed Unit from Group 4

Listed Unit from Group 4

 

Listed Unit from Group 4

Elective Unit

 

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

 

Notes:
In Yrs 2 and 3 candidates should enrol in a combination of Listed Units from Groups 2, 3 and 4 and Elective Units. The number and combination may be varied to that suggested here to take into account unit availability.

Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level and at least 36 credit points at 300-level.

For candidates commencing in Trimester 2

Year Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
1

 

CRIM101

 

 

FSC102

 

 

LING244

 

 

Listed Unit from Group 1

 
2

CRIM100

Listed Unit from Group 2 or 3

 

SOCY100

Listed Unit from Group 3

 

100-level Elective Unit

Listed Unit from Group 3

 

Listed Unit from Group 1

Listed Unit from Group 3

 
3

Listed Unit from Group 2 or 3

Listed Unit from Group 4

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 4

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Elective Unit

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Elective Unit

 
4

Listed Unit from Group 3

 

 

Listed Unit from Group 4

 

 

Listed Unit from Group 4

 

 

Elective Unit

 

 

Notes:
In Yr 2 (Trimester 2) and Yrs 3-4 candidates should enrol in a combination of Listed Units from Groups 2, 3 and 4 and Elective Units. The number and combination may be varied to that suggested here to take into account unit availability.

Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level and at least 36 credit points at 300-level.

Suggested Part-Time Course Plan

For candidates studying Part Time = 24 cps per year. 12-15 Hours of study per week should be allocated for each 6 cp unit enrolment.

For candidates commencing in Trimester 1

Year Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
1

CRIM100

CRIM101

 

SOCY100

FSC102

 
2

100-level Elective Unit

LING244

 

Listed Unit from Group 1

Listed Unit from Group 1

 
3

Listed Unit from Group 2 or 3

Listed Unit from Group 2 or 3

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 
4

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 
5

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 4

 

Listed Unit from Group 4

Listed Unit from Group 4

 
6

Listed Unit from Group 4

Elective Unit

 

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

 

Notes:
In Yrs 3 to 6 candidates should enrol in a combination of Listed Units from Groups 2, 3 and 4 and Elective Units. The number and combination may be varied to that suggested here to take into account unit availability.

Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level and at least 36 credit points at 300-level.

For candidates commencing in Trimester 2

Year Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
1

 

CRIM101

 

 

FSC102

 
2

CRIM100

LING244

 

SOCY100

Listed Unit from Group 1

 
3

100-level Elective Unit

Listed Unit from Group 2 or 3

 

Listed Unit from Group 1

Listed Unit from Group 3

 
4

Listed Unit from Group 2 or 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 
5

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 4

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 4

 
6

Listed Unit from Group 3

Elective Unit

 

Listed Unit from Group 4

Elective Unit

 
7

Listed Unit from Group 4

 

 

Elective Unit

 

 

Notes:
In Yrs 3 to 7 candidates should enrol in a combination of Listed Units from Groups 2, 3 and 4 and Elective Units. The number and combination may be varied to that suggested here to take into account unit availability.

Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level and at least 36 credit points at 300-level.

For candidates commencing in Trimester 3

Year Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
1

 

CRIM100

 

LING244
2

SOCY100

CRIM101

 

100-level Elective Unit

FSC102

 
3

Listed Unit from Group 1

Listed Unit from Group 1

 

Listed Unit from Group 2 or 3

Listed Unit from Group 2 or 3

 
4

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 
5

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 3

 

Listed Unit from Group 3

Listed Unit from Group 4

 
6

Listed Unit from Group 4

Listed Unit from Group 4

 

Listed Unit from Group 4

Elective Unit

 
7

Elective Unit

 

 

Elective Unit

 

 

Notes:
In Yrs 3 to 7 candidates should enrol in a combination of Listed Units from Groups 2, 3 and 4 and Elective Units. The number and combination may be varied to that suggested here to take into account unit availability.

Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level and at least 36 credit points at 300-level.

 

 

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