Course

Bachelor of Criminology

Approved Abbreviation: BCrim

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Western Sydney University Course Code: 1710.2

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 079498E

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Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2015 or later.

Commencement Year 2014 - 1710.1 Bachelor of Criminology

The Bachelor of Criminology degree offers students the opportunity to study crime and criminal justice in both a conceptual and an applied way that particularly stresses social and cultural definitions of criminality and the reactions to it. Areas of focus include criminal justice institutions and practices; the development of criminology as a discipline and its various strands; forms and patterns of victimisation; crime prevention strategies and debates; aspects of juvenile justice; the evolution of prisons and different forms of punishment; law enforcement and surveillance; violence, gender and crime; cultural depictions of crime and contemporary debates in criminology. The degree seeks to equip all students with the specialist skills and knowledge that a new graduate would need on entering the workforce or on proceeding to advanced study.

Study Mode
Three years full-time or six years part-time.

Advanced standing

Students demonstrating successful completion of relevant studies at other tertiary institutions prior to enrolment may be granted advanced standing for those studies, in accordance with current University policy.

Admission

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University.  Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.

http://www.uac.edu.au/

https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/

International applicants must apply directly to the Western Sydney University via the International Office

International students applying to The University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.

International Office

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below

Recommended Sequence

Year 1

Autumn Session

101557

The Individual in Society

101551

Understanding Society

101560

Introduction to Crime and Criminal Justice

From 2019 students should take the following unit in place of 101560 Introduction to Crime and Criminal Justice:

102709

Introduction to Criminal Justice

And one elective

Spring Session

101900

Working with Communities

102170

People, Place and Social Difference

102039

Crime, Deviance and Society

And one elective

Year 2

Autumn Session

400337

Social Research Methods

101594

Mental Health in the Community

400684

Juvenile Crime and Justice

From 2019 students should take the following unit in place of 400684 Juvenile Crime and Justice:

102699

Youth Justice and Practice

And one elective

Spring Session

101555

Ethics in the Social Sciences

102038

Crime Prevention and Community

400195

Human Rights, Human Services and the Law

102036

Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice

From 2020 students should take the following unit in place of 102036 Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice:

102711

Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice

Year 3

Autumn Session

101552

Applied Social Research

102037

Perspectives in Criminology

101561

Gender, Crime and Violence

And one elective

Spring Session

102203

Contemporary Social Issues and Professional Practice

101562

Culture and Crime

And two electives

Recommended Sequence: Mid-year Entry (Spring)

Year 1

Spring Session

101900

Working with Communities

102170

People, Place and Social Difference

102039

Crime, Deviance and Society

And one elective

Autumn Session

101557

The Individual in Society

101551

Understanding Society

101560

Introduction to Crime and Criminal Justice

From 2019 students should take the following unit in place of 101560 Introduction to Crime and Criminal Justice:

102709

Introduction to Criminal Justice

And one elective

Year 2

Spring Session

101555

Ethics in the Social Sciences

102038

Crime Prevention and Community

102036

Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice

400195

Human Rights, Human Services and the Law

Autumn Session

400337

Social Research Methods

101594

Mental Health in the Community

400684

Juvenile Crime and Justice

From 2019 students should take the following unit in place of 400684 Juvenile Crime and Justice:

102699

Youth Justice and Practice

And one elective

Year 3

Spring Session

102203

Contemporary Social Issues and Professional Practice

101562

Culture and Crime

And two electives

Autumn Session

101552

Applied Social Research

102037

Perspectives in Criminology

101561

Gender, Crime and Violence

And one elective

Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points).

Search for sub-majors

Western Sydney University offers sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Business Sustainability Sub-major

Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR.

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