Course description
Related careers
Juvenile Justice Officers, Family Law Case Workers, Child Protection Case Workers, Corrections Officers, Police Officers, Customs Officers, Security Officers, Civilian Positions in Law Enforcement and Policing, Law Enforcement and Policing Policy Positions
This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa.
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
Students are required to complete 270 credit points (18 units ) from their major field of study. Students are also required to complete a 90 credit points (six unit minor) from a related discipline or 90 credit points (6 elective units ).
Year One - Semester 1
Students are required to complete the following units :
Unit Description Points
CRI1102 Quantitative Research Methods in Criminology & Justice 15
CRI1111 Law and Order 15
CRI1103 Criminology 15
Plus one minor or elective unit of 15 credit points
Year One - Semester 2
Students are required to complete the following units :
Unit Description Points
CRI1104 The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour 15
CRI1105 Psychology and Criminal Justice 15
CRI1106 Minority Groups as Offenders and Victims 15
Plus one minor or elective unit of 15 credit points
Year Two - Semester 1
Students are required to complete the following units :
Unit Description Points
CRI2101 Professional Skills - Case Management 15
CRI2102 Qualitative Research Methods in Criminology & Justice 15
CRI2103 Correctional Studies - Theory and Practice 15
Plus one Level 2 minor or elective unit of 15 credit points
Year Two - Semester 2
Students are required to complete the following units :
Unit Description Points
CRI2104 Professional Skills - Counselling and Managing Conflict 15
CRI2105 The Family and Family Law 15
Plus one unit selected from :
CRI2106 Victimology 15
CRI2107 Foundations of Criminal Law 15
Plus one Level 2 minor or elective unit of 15 credit points
Year Three
Students are required to complete the following units :
Unit Description Points
CRI3101 Professional Ethics 15
CRI3102 Indigenous Offenders and Victims 15
Plus four units selected from :
CRI3103 Juvenile Justice 15
CRI3104 Organised Crime 15
CRI3105 Community Corrections (Theory and Practice) 15
CRI3106 Media and Justice 15
CRI3107 Offender Profiling 15
CRI3108 Justice and Forensic Science 15
CRI3109 International Human Rights 15
CRI3110 Workplace Practicum 15
CRI3111 Workplace Practicum 15
Plus two Level 3 minor or elective units of 15 credit points
*CRI3110 and CRI3111 must be completed in the final semester of study. Both units must be taken in the same semester.
