Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws
Course summary for international students
G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Bachelor of Criminology / Bachelor of Laws |
|---|---|
| Campus | Offered at Geelong Waterfront Campus/Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus |
| Off-campus | No |
| Length | 5 years full time |
| Next available intake | Trimester 1 (March) |
| Indicative annual fee 2014 | $22,370* AUD |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| CRICOS course code | 060431B |
| IELTS Requirement | IELTS overall score of 7 (with no band score less than 6.5) or equivalent |
| Deakin course code | D335 |
| VTAC Codes | 1400415303 - Waterfront (Geelong), International full-fee paying place |
| Faculty contacts | Deakin International Tel +61 3 9627 4877 Online enquiry |
Students enrolled in this combined course will be required to undertake units of study at both the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus and the Geelong Waterfront Campus. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Fees and charges
- Career opportunities
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Entry requirements - general
- Entry requirements - specific
- Credit for prior learning - general
- How to apply
- Alternate exits
Course overview
The combined Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws degree will build on the Faculty of Arts and Education' existing linkages with the Faculty of Business and Law including the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws. The attraction of pedagogic logic of studying Criminology and Law has already been demonstrated, in the form of students majoring in Criminology in combined Arts/Law degrees.
Fees and charges
Fee paying place - International (IFP)A Fee paying place is one for which the University does not receive any government funding. As such, students enrolled in these places are required to contribute the full cost of their course.
Fees for international students apply to persons living in Australia with Temporary Resident status, provided that there is no limitation on study and persons living abroad who are not Australian citizens and do not have Permanent Resident status in Australia.
Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL)
EFTSL is the standard annual full time load. Eight credit points is the standard full time load for one year of study.
* The 'indicative annual course fee' cited has been provided as a guide only. It has been calculated on the basis of a typical enrolment of a student undertaking the course in 2014, and reflects the cost involved in undertaking a full-time quota of units within the specified discipline.
The actual fees charged by Deakin University will depend upon the discipline from which each individual unit is chosen, and may vary from the indicative course fee cited, particularly if units are chosen from a number of disciplines. The cost of each unit offered in 2014 can be viewed from the Unit Search.
Please note that the fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and service.
Deakin assumes no responsibility for persons relying on 'indicative course fees' to calculate the total future cost of their course.
Career opportunities
A Law degree, especially when combined with another degree, such as Arts, Commerce, Management, Criminology or Science, is a qualification that offers unequalled career opportunities. As an alternative to practising as a barrister or solicitor, you may enter many areas of work including business and management roles in a wide range of organisations, government services, and industrial relations. You may find a role in research, public administration, diplomatic service, the media, legal aid, law reform or teaching either in schools or universities.
For further information on career outcomes for this combined course, see the entries for Bachelor of Criminology and Bachelor of Laws.
Course rules
To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws students must complete 40 credit points of study.
Students will undertake 16 credit point in the Faculty of Arts and Education and 24 credit points in the Faculty of Business and Law. Course requirements for both the Bachelor of Criminology (A329) and Bachelor of Laws (M312) must be satisfied.
Within the 24 credit points required in the Bachelor of Laws, 21 credit points are core and 3 credit points are taken as elective units. In addition, students are required to complete the prescribed Professional Experience in order to be eligible to graduate.
Students commencing from 2014:
Within the 16 credit points required for the Bachelor of Criminology portion of the degree students undertake 12 credit points of ACR coded units, consisting of the following six credit points of compulsory core units; ACR101, ACR102, ACR201, ACR202, ACR301 and ACR302 and 6 credit points of ACR coded electives; and 4 credit points of elective units from the Bachelor of Criminology (list of elective units below).
Students commencing prior to 2014:
Within the 16 credit points required for the Bachelor of Criminology portion of the degree students undertake 8 credit points of core units and 8 credit points of electives.
Course structure
Bachelor of Laws
Core units
| MLL110 | Legal Principles and Skills |
| MLL111 | Contract |
| MLL213 | Torts |
| MLL214 | Criminal Law |
| MLL215 | Commercial Law |
| MLL217 | Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts |
| MLL218 | Criminal Procedure |
| MLL221 | Corporate Law |
| MLL323 | Constitutional Law |
| MLL324 | Administrative Law |
| MLL325 | Land Law |
| MLL327 | Property |
| MLL334 | Evidence |
| MLL335 | Legal Practice and Ethics |
| MLL342 | Workplace Law |
| MLL391 | Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| MLL405 | Equity and Trusts |
| MLL406 | Taxation |
| MLL409 | Competition Law and Policy |
| MLL410 | Intellectual Property |
| MLL411 | Legal Problem Solving and Persuasion |
Elective Law units
| MLL315 | Personal Injuries Compensation Schemes |
| MLL316 | Mining and Energy Law |
| MLL317 | Superannuation Law |
| MLL319 | Sentencing Law and Practice |
| MLL336 | International Commercial Law |
| MLL344 | Chinese Commercial Law |
| MLL351 | Law Clinic |
| MLL355 | International Litigation and Dispute Settlement |
| MLL377 | International Law |
| MLL382 | Indian Law |
| MLL408 | Family Law |
Note:
(i) Law electives are offered on a yearly rotational basis. Not every unit is offered every year.
Bachelor of Criminology
Students commencing from 2014:
Students to select 12 credit points of ACR coded units, consisting of the following six credit points of compulsory core units; ACR101, ACR102, ACR201, ACR202, ACR301 and ACR302; and 4 credit points of elective units.
| ACR101 | Introducing Crime and Criminology (core) |
| ACR102 | Introducing Crime and Criminal Justice (core) |
| ACR201 | Issues in Criminal Justice (core) |
| ACR203 | Crime, Victims and Justice |
| ACR212 | Crime, Surveillance and Technology * |
| ACR213 | Crime, Terrorism and Security * |
| ACR204 | Crime, Media and Justice |
| ACR202 | Criminology Theory (core) |
| ACR210 | Crime, Surveillance and Society ** |
| ACR211 | Crime Prevention and Security ** |
| ACR301 | International and Comparative Criminal Justice (core) |
| ACR302 | Criminology Research (core) |
*ACR212, ACR213 Trimester 1 (alternate years 2014, 2016) and trimester 3 (alternate years 2015, 2017)
**ACR210, ACR211 Trimester 3 (alternate years 2014, 2016) and trimester 1 (alternate years 2015, 2017)
Bachelor of Criminology Elective units:
Students to select 4 credit points of study from:
| ACR303 | Criminology Practicum (2 credit points) |
| ASC270/ASC370 | Sociology and the Law |
| ASC304 | Culture and Control: Boundaries and Identities |
| ASC320 | Sex, Crime and Justice in An Electronic Age |
| ASS329 | Anthropology of Crime and Violence |
| HPS206 | Psychology in the Criminal Justice System |
| MLP103 | Police and the Law |
| MLP301 | Sentencing Law and Practice |
Students commencing prior to 2014:
Sixteen credit points from the following list of Criminology units.
Notes:
(i) From 2014, most Criminology ASL coded units have been replaced with Criminology ACR coded units.
(ii) Continuing Criminology students who commenced prior to 2014 to contact Student Support Office for re-enrolment advice and to review Course Plans.
8 credit points of Core units
ASL111 Understanding Criminal Justice (From 2014 Students to select ACR102)
ASL113 Understanding Crime (From 2014 Students to select ACR101)
ASL204/ASL304 Issues and Ethics in the Criminal Justice System (From 2014 students to select ACR201)
ASL208/ASL308 Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Security (From 2014 students to select ACR213)
ASL209/ASL309 Criminology (From 2014 Students to select ACR202)
ASL214 Criminal Research Methods (From 2014 Students to select ACR302)
ASL221/ASL321 Crime Prevention and Security (From 2014 students to select ACR211)
| MLP301 | Sentencing Law and Practice |
8 credit points of Electives from the following units:
| ASC270/ASC370 | Sociology and the Law |
| ASC304 | Culture and Control: Boundaries and Identities |
| ASC320 | Sex, Crime and Justice in An Electronic Age |
ASL219/ASL319 Drugs, Crime and Society (From 2014 no equivalent ACR unit available)
ASL222/ASL322 International and Comparative Criminal Justice (From 2014 students to select ACR301)
ASL311 Criminology Internship (From 2014 students to select ACR303)**
| HPS206 | Psychology in the Criminal Justice System |
| SLE112 | Fundamentals of Forensic Science * |
* Requires SBS101 Laboratory Safety Induction Program (0 cps) as a co requisite.
**On completion of ACR303, students will be granted 7 days credit towards the Professional Experience component of the Bachelor of Laws.
Entry requirements - general
General admission requirements for entry into undergraduate courses for international students at Deakin are summarised in the undergraduate admission requirements table (194kb).Some courses may have additional entry requirements.
Students must also meet the undergraduate English language requirements.
Entry requirements - specific
IELTS / English language requirements
Please note that English language requirements exist for entry to this course and you will be required to meet the English language level requirement that is applicable in the year of your commencement of studies.
It is the students’ responsibility to ensure that she/he has the required IELTS score to register with any external accredited courses.
Credit for prior learning - general
If you have completed previous studies which you believe may reduce the number of units you have to complete at Deakin, indicate in the appropriate section on your application that you wish to be considered for credit for prior learning. You will need to provide a certified copy of your previous course details so your credit can be determined. If you are eligible, your offer letter will then contain information about your credit for prior learning.Your credit for prior learning is formally approved prior to your enrolment at Deakin during the Enrolment and Orientation Program. You must bring original documents relating to your previous study so that this approval can occur.
You can also refer to the Credit for Prior Learning System which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree.
How to apply
- Applicant Portal: Use our online application system to submit and track your application now OR
- Apply through a Deakin International office: Fill out an application form and submit it to a Deakin International office OR
- Apply through a Deakin representative: Take your application form to your preferred agent for assistance.
Tracking your application
If you have already applied and wish to enquire about your application please refer to the relevant area through which you originally applied.
- If you applied through a Deakin representative please contact your representative.
- If you applied through a Deakin International office please contact deakin-int-admissions@deakin.edu.au
Alternate exits
| Bachelor of Criminology (A329) | |
| Bachelor of Laws (M312) |
