Bachelor of Criminology

Criminology is the study of crime and our responses to crime. UNE’s Bachelor of Criminology investigates factors that cause criminal behaviour and how crime can be prevented within wider society. The course offers a variety of key topics and issues including policing and punishment, rural crime, victimology and how crimes may be prevented in practice and solved through criminal profiling and forensic science. You will get to hone your skills in critical thinking, problem solving and analysis to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Why study the Bachelor of Criminology with UNE?
The Bachelor of Criminology enables you to specialise in a major and choose a number of core and additional elective units. These units examine criminal law and procedures, policing, punishment, prisons, forensic science, psychology, theories of crime, rural crime and juvenile delinquency, among others.

You will have the opportunity to undertake training in research methods, apply theory to practice and investigate geographical differences and inequities within crime and criminal justice in systems in Australia and around the world.

UNE is Australia’s oldest regional university and a pioneer in the delivery of distance education. Students consistently award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings for Overall Experience and Student Support in The Good Universities Guide, so no matter whether you choose to study online or on campus, you are in very good hands.

What makes our course different?
We focus on you being able to integrate your academic knowledge into your real world of work. UNE is a pioneer in the field of rural crime, and is home to the Centre for Rural Criminology, a world-first hub of collaborative international research, which seeks to understand all aspects of rural crime in order to help build safe and resilient communities. You will have opportunities to:

• Learn from leading researchers with expertise in rural crime, policing, crime prevention, drug policy, historical criminology, cultural criminology, forensics and more.
• Get hands-on experience within the criminal justice system through our WorkReady program. Additionally, through the unit CRIM312 Professional Practice in Criminology you will have the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge learned throughout your degree by working directly with an industry partner such as the New South Wales Police Force to solve criminological problems.
• Learn to understand and critically evaluate the various agencies of the criminal justice system and explore possible alternative strategies.
• Choose from a range of specialised unit choices, with options to tailor your study path to your interests or complete multiple minors.*
• Apply your academic knowledge in a relevant professional setting, and have it count towards your degree, developing your professional skills and improving your employability through our Work Integrated Learning Program.
• Travel overseas and get credit towards your degree by studying at one of our partner universities.
• Study flexibly — on campus, or completely online at home in your own time.