Bachelor of Criminology
Course summary for current students
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Off campus
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Course Co-ordinator
Chad Whelan, +61 3 522 72594, chad.whelan@deakin.edu.au
G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Bachelor of Criminology |
|---|---|
| Campus | Offered at Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, Off campus |
| Duration | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 057849B |
| Deakin course code | A329 |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
Deakin’s Bachelor of Criminology will give you practical, professional training and enable you to study critical analysis in the fields of policing, security, corrections, crime prevention and community safety, and various paralegal fields.
The course aims to produce graduates with the ability to engage in debates concerning crime and justice issues. You will be able to contribute to ongoing learning and reform within the criminal justice system, and contribute to enhancing citizenship and improved quality of life.
You will be provided with intensive theoretical and practical training in the area of criminology and associated disciplines.
The elective work placement/internship program gives you invaluable experience working with the local community.
Transition to University study
The faculty offers two units ASC160 Introduction to University Study and ALW117Writing for Professional Practice which are specifically designed to ease the transition into university study. New students are encouraged to enrol in one of both or these units in their first year.
Prerequisites
Because a number of disciplinary studies are cumulative in knowledge, technical competencies and/or study and research skills there are prerequisites which direct students to take some units before others. Students must seek advice from a course adviser before enrolling in units for which they do not have prerequisite or recommended units.
Multi-level offerings
A number of units within the course are offered at more than one level, with appropriate adjustments to assessment requirements. Students who pass a unit at a particular level cannot enrol in the same unit at another level. For example, ASL219/ASL319 Drugs, Crime and Society are offered at levels 2 and 3. If students pass this unit at level 2 they cannot enrol in it again at level 3.
Assessment
Assessment within the award of Bachelor of Criminology varies from written assignments and/or examination to practical and technical exercises and performance. In some units assessment may also include class participation, online exercises, workshop exercises and tests.
Cross-institutional arrangements
Continuing Deakin students may apply to study units offered by another Australian tertiary institution and have them credited to their Deakin University degree. Further information is available from Arts Student Support.
Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminology a student must complete 24 credit points of study including:
- 12 credit points of Criminology units consisting of 9 credit points of core units and at least 3 credit points of electives;
- no more than 10 credit points at level 1;
- at least 14 credit points at level 2 or above;
- at least 4 credit points at level 3; no more than 8 credit points taken outside Arts grouped units
Course structure
Core units
Level 1
Trimester 1
| ASL113 | Understanding Crime (G, X) |
Trimester 2
| ASL111 | Understanding Criminal Justice (G, X) |
| MLP103 | Police and the Law (G, X) |
Levels 2 and 3
Trimester 1
| ASL204/ASL304 | Issues and Ethics in the Criminal Justice System (G, X) |
| ASL209 | Criminology (G, X) |
| ASL221/ASL321 | Crime Prevention and Security (G, X) |
| MLP301 | Sentencing Law and Practice (G, X) |
Trimester 2
| ASL208/ASL308 | Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Security (G, X, ONLINE) |
| ASL214 | Designing and Conducting Criminological Research (G, X) |
Electives
Trimester 1
| ASC320 | Sex, Crime and Justice in An Electronic Age (ONLINE) * |
| ASS229 | Anthropology of Crime and Violence (G, X) |
| MLP233 | Criminal Law and Procedure (G, X) |
Trimester 2
| ASL222/ASL322 | International and Comparative Criminal Justice (G, X) |
| ASL219/ASL319 | Drugs, Crime and Society (G, X) |
| HPS206 | Psychology in the Criminal Justice System (B, G, X) |
| MLP302 | Electronic Crime (X) |
| SLE112 | Fundamentals of Forensic Science (G) *** |
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
| ASL311 | Criminology Internship (G, X) ** |
Trimester 3
| ASC270/ASC370 | Sociology and the Law (X) |
* This unit is offered in the wholly online teaching mode only - there will be no face to face teaching.
** Internship units are normally undertaken in third level (or equivalent) and are subject to completion of specified prerequisite units and special application requirements. Interested students should contact Arts and Education Student Support and Enrolment Enquiries on their campus for further information.
*** Requires SLE010 Laboratory Safety Induction Program (0 credit points) as a corequisite.
