Prerequisites: English, English as an Additional Language, Literature or English & Literature Extension (Units 3&4, C)
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:
A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0
OR a minimum score of 575 on TOEFL
OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19)
OR no score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)
OR a minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
OR an overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.
English test results must be no more than two years old
In this specialised double degree, students will learn about the causes of crime and society's response to it, whilst developing a core of IT technical knowledge related to Information Systems and Network Security.
Graduates of the program will have a broad and coherent body of knowledge in the fields of criminology and criminal justice, including an in-depth understanding of various theoretical frameworks underpinning the study of criminal behaviour, victimisation and criminal justice responses to crime, and crime prevention.
Additionally, students will have a broad and coherent body of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in ICT problem solving (i.e., how to use modelling methods and processes to understand problems, handle abstraction and design solutions), ICT professional knowledge (i.e., ethics, professionalism, teamwork concepts and issues, interpersonal communication, societal issues/legal issues/privacy, history and status of discipline), technology building (i.e., programming and human-computer interaction), and/or technology resources (i.e., hardware and software fundamentals, data and information management, and networking)
CRICOS CODE; 090885A
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Year 1
You must complete the following courses:
Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice - 1013CCJ (must be completed in first trimester of study)
First Year Listed Electives
Computer Systems and Networks - 1007ICT
Web Technologies - 1621ICT
Doing Criminology - 1009CCJ
Information Systems Foundations - 1803ICT
Creative Coding - 1701ICT
First Year Listed Electives
You must select 20 credit points from the following courses:
International students must complete 5904LHS as one of their electives in their first trimester of study.
Developing Professionally 1 - 1002CCJ
Police, Courts and Criminal Law - 1012CCJ
Social Problems - Inequality and (In)justice - 1008CCJ
Law Government and Criminal Justice - 1003CCJ
Homicide - 1014CCJ
Introduction to Forensic Psychology - 1010CCJ
Criminal Justice in Action: Victims and Justice - 1015CCJ
Criminology in Action: Myths about crime and justice - 1016CCJ
Globalisation, the Asia-Pacific and Australia - 1003GIR
Equity and Diversity - 1028HSV
Islam in the Modern World - 1603LHS
Year 2
You must complete the following courses:
Statistics for Social Research - 2009CCJ
Sociology of Crime - 2007CCJ
Data Management - 2814ICT
Network and Security major course
OR
Information Technology course (for students electing to not complete a major)
Understanding Prevention - 2005CCJ
Psychology of Crime - 2000CCJ
Network and Security major course
OR
Information Technology course (for students electing to not complete a major)
Foundations of Systems Development - 1802ICT
Year 3
You must complete the following courses:
Big Ideas in Crime and Justice 1 - 3036CCJ
OR
Big Ideas in Crime and Justice 2 - 3037CCJ
Networks and Security major course
OR
Information Technology course (for students electing to not complete a major)
Programming Principles - 2807ICT
Third and Fourth Year Listed Elective
Fraud and Cybercrime - 3026CCJ
Business Analysis - 2511ICT (offered Tri 3 at Nathan only)
Networks and Security major course
OR
Information Technology course (for students electing to not complete a major)
Human Computer Interaction - 1805ICT
Year 4
You must complete the following courses:
Networks and Security major course
OR
Information Technology course (for students electing to not complete a major)
Social and Professional Issues - 3410ICT
Social Science Research Methods - 3012CCJ
ICT and the Justice System - 3027CCJ
Third and Fourth Year Listed Electives
Networks and Security major course
OR
Information Technology course (for students electing to not complete a major)
Third and Fourth Year Listed Elective
Third and Fourth Year Listed Electives
You must select 40 credit points from the following courses:
Crime Analysis and Investigation - 3001CCJ
Rehabilitating Offenders - 3003CCJ
First Nations and Justice - 3031CCJ
Evidence-Led Policing in Diverse Communities - 3032CCJ
Understanding Domestic and Family Violence - 3034CCJ
Pathways to Crime: Youth, Antisocial Behaviour and Offending - 3035CCJ
The Politics of Identity: Religion, Culture and Globalisation - 3016GIR
Terrorism, Counter-terrorism, and Globalisation - 3018GIR
You will find opportunities in police and law enforcement, corrections, intelligence data collection and analysis, crime prevention, non-police law enforcement and investigations.
OSHC: 609 ($) AUD per year
