Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

BCrimJustice

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Blacktown
• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• North Sydney

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 120 cp from Criminology Specified Units (Part A);
2. 40 cp from Law Specified Units (Part B);
3. 10 cp from Specified Multi-disciplinary Unit (Part C);
4. 20 cp Core Curriculum Units (Part D);
5. 10 cp Community Engagement Unit (Part E);
6. 40 cp from Criminology Elective Units (Part F).

Part A : Criminology Specified Units

Complete exactly 120 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LCRM101	Introduction to Criminology	10
LCRM102	Violence through History	10
LCRM103	Criminal Justice System and Policy	10
LCRM104	Juvenile Justice	10
LCRM201	Introduction to Forensic Psychology and the Law	10
LCRM202	Police Studies	10
LCRM203	Introduction to Forensic Science and the Law	10
LCRM204	Sentencing and Victims	10
LCRM205	Corrections Law and Practice	10
LCRM301	Researching Criminology	10
LCRM302	Customs, Border Protection and Biosecurity	10
LCRM305	Cybercrime	10

LCRM100 units will be taught in the first year, followed by LCRM200 and LCRM300 level units in subsequent years.

Part B : Law Specified Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS104	Foundations of Law and Legal Research	10
LAWS106	Criminal Law and Procedure	10
LAWS107	Introduction to Australian Public Law	10
LAWS308	Human Rights in Contemporary Australia	10

Part C : Specified Multi-disciplinary Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
HLSC120	Indigenous Health and Culture	10

Part D : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC300	Justice and Change in a Global World	10
OR
PHCC320	The Just Society	10

Part E : Community Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LCRM304	Community Engagement	10

LCRM100 units will be taught in the first year, followed by LCRM200 and LCRM300 level units in subsequent years.

Part F : Criminology Elective Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ECON225	Economics of Crime and Punishment	10
LCRM211	Arrest and Detention	10
LCRM212	Terrorism	10
LCRM213	International Criminal Law	10
LCRM303	Criminology Research Project	10
LCRM311	Corruption and White-Collar Crime	10
LCRM312	Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice	10

Elective Units may also be selected from the 200 and 300 level units offered by the Thomas More Law School or selected from the 200/300 level units in the Schedule of Unit Offerings in the Bachelor of Arts degree, provided the unit prerequisite requirements (where applicable) are met.

LCRM100 units will be taught in the first year, followed by LCRM200 and LCRM300 level units in subsequent years.