FOR NSW STUDENTS - Please note: Criminology and Law units will be undertaken at the North Sydney campus / Psychology units will be undertaken at the Strathfield campus
BPsychSc/BCrimJustice
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
- Strathfield
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
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|
| New South Wales | Assumed Knowledge: English (Standard) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3) |
| Victoria | Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English |
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the double degree, students must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. 140 cp from Bachelor of Psychological Science Units (Part A)
b. 140 cp from Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Units:
- 120 cp from Criminology Specified Units (Part B)
- 10 cp from Law Specified Units (Part C)
- 10 cp from Human Rights Specified Unit (Part D)
c. 20 cp Core Curriculum Units (Part E)
d. 10 cp from Community Engagement Unit (Part F)
e. 10 cp from Elective Unit (Part G)
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:
- PSYC100Foundations of Psychology10 CP
- PSYC101Applications of Psychology10 CP
- PSYC108Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques10 CP
- PSYC110Research Design and Data Analysis 110 CP
- PSYC200Life Span Development10 CP
- PSYC212Abnormal Psychology10 CP
- PSYC220Personality and Individual Differences10 CP
- PSYC226Research Design and Data Analysis 210 CP
- PSYC227Social Psychology10 CP
- PSYC307Cognitive Psychology10 CP
- PSYC314Psychological Assessment10 CP
- PSYC315Brain and Behaviour10 CP
- PSYC323Research Design and Data Analysis 310 CP
- PSYC324Learning and Behaviour10 CP
Complete exactly 120 credit points from the following:
- LCRM101Introduction to Criminology10 CP
- LCRM104Juvenile Justice10 CP
- LCRM105Violent Crime and Society10 CP
- LCRM106Introduction to Criminal Justice System and Policy10 CP
- LCRM107Introduction to Research for Law, Human Rights and Criminal Justice Studies10 CP
- LCRM108Criminal Law for Criminology & Human Rights Studies10 CP
- LCRM109Public Law for Criminology & Human Rights Studies10 CP
- LCRM202Police Studies10 CP
- LCRM203Introduction to Forensic Science and the Law10 CP
- LCRM206Victimology10 CP
- LCRM207Corrections and Rehabilitation of Offenders10 CP
- LCRM302Customs, Border Protection and Biosecurity10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- LAWS308Human Rights in Contemporary Australia10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- LHRG111Human Rights and Indigenous People10 CP
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
- PHCC320The Just Society10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Students can choose to study BOTH of the nominated units (PSYC310 and LCRM304) by selecting one of these units in Part F and one of these units in Part G, OR they can study one of these units PLUS select any 10 cp Psychology Elective Unit or a 10 cp Criminology Elective Unit from Part G.
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- PSYC310Psychological Services Experience10 CP
- LCRM304Community Engagement10 CP
- PSYC207Culture and Psychology10 CP
- PSYC208Organisational Psychology10 CP
- PSYC215Evolutionary Psychology10 CP
- PSYC219Psychology of Religion10 CP
- PSYC221Psychology of Eating Behaviour10 CP
- PSYC222Health Psychology10 CP
- PSYC223Psychology of Sexuality and Gender10 CP
- PSYC224Emotion and Social Cognition10 CP
- PSYC225Applied Positive Psychology10 CP
- PSYC317Introduction to Neuropsychology10 CP
- PSYC322Critical Thinking and Research Skills for Psychology10 CP
- ECON225Economics of Crime and Punishment10 CP
- LCRM208Green Criminology10 CP
- LCRM209Crime, Media & Popular Culture10 CP
- LCRM211Arrest and Detention10 CP
- LCRM212Terrorism10 CP
- LCRM213International Criminal Law10 CP
- LCRM303Criminology Research Project10 CP
- LCRM311Corruption and White-Collar Crime10 CP
- LCRM312Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice10 CP
- LHRG306Human Rights Advocacy10 CP
- LCRM313Restorative Justice10 CP
- LCRM307Issues In Ethical Policing10 CP
- LCRM306Criminal Justice Ethics10 CP
Students may choose to complete a second Community Engagement unit (PSYC310 or LCRM304) as their elective.
