Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws
Course summary for current students
Student Information Centre
Tel 1300 334 733
enquire@deakin.edu.au
Faculty of Arts and Education
Tel 03 5227 3379 or 03 5227 2477 Geelong
artsedstudentsupport@deakin.edu.au
Faculty of Arts and Education: Course Director
Chad Whelan, +61 3 522 72594, chad.whelan@deakin.edu.au
Contact the Course Director for matters relating specifically to the academic content of this course - all enrolment related queries must go to the Student Support Office.
Faculty of Business and Law
Geelong Tel 03 5227 1277
Email enqblg@deakin.edu.au
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 * This course is not offered in off campus mode |
| Duration | 5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 060431B |
| Deakin course code | D335 |
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.
* For a helpful guide to courses and careers in business and law please refer to our Your Decision undergraduate careers guide [1.8MB] | |
Course sub-headings
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.
Alternative exits
| Bachelor of Criminology (A329) | |
| Bachelor of Laws (M312) |
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/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 (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL111 | Contract (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL213 | Torts (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL214 | Criminal Law (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL215 | Commercial Law (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL217 | Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL218 | Criminal Procedure (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL221 | Corporate Law (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL323 | Constitutional Law (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL324 | Administrative Law (B, S, X) |
| MLL325 | Land Law (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL327 | Property (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL334 | Evidence (B, S, X) |
| MLL335 | Legal Practice and Ethics (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL342 | Workplace Law (B, S, X) |
| MLL391 | Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution (B, S, X) |
| MLL405 | Equity and Trusts (B, S, X) |
| MLL406 | Taxation (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL409 | Competition Law and Policy (ONLINE) |
| MLL410 | Intellectual Property (B, S, W, X) |
| MLL411 | Legal Problem Solving and Persuasion (B, X) |
Elective Law units
| MLL315 | Personal Injuries Compensation Schemes (B, X) |
| MLL316 | Mining and Energy Law (B, X) |
| MLL317 | Superannuation Law (B, X) |
| MLL319 | Sentencing Law and Practice (B, X) |
| MLL336 | International Commercial Law (X) |
| MLL344 | Chinese Commercial Law (X) |
| MLL351 | Law Clinic (X) |
| MLL355 | International Litigation and Dispute Settlement (B) |
| MLL377 | International Law (B, X) |
| MLL382 | Indian Law |
| MLL408 | Family Law (B, X) |
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 (G, X) (core) |
| ACR102 | Introducing Crime and Criminal Justice (G, X) (core) |
| ACR201 | Issues in Criminal Justice (G, X) (core) |
| ACR203 | Crime, Victims and Justice (G, X) |
| ACR212 | Crime, Surveillance and Technology (G, X) * |
| ACR213 | Crime, Terrorism and Security (G, X) * |
| ACR204 | Crime, Media and Justice (G, X) |
| ACR202 | Criminology Theory (G, X) (core) |
| ACR210 | Crime, Surveillance and Society (G, X) ** |
| ACR211 | Crime Prevention and Security (G, X) ** |
| ACR301 | International and Comparative Criminal Justice (G, X) (core) |
| ACR302 | Criminology Research (G, X) (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 (G, X) (2 credit points) |
| ASC270/ASC370 | Sociology and the Law (X) |
| ASC304 | Culture and Control: Boundaries and Identities (B, G, X) |
| ASC320 | Sex, Crime and Justice in An Electronic Age (ONLINE) |
| ASS329 | Anthropology of Crime and Violence (G, X) |
| HPS206 | Psychology in the Criminal Justice System (B, G, X) |
| MLP103 | Police and the Law (G, X) |
| MLP301 | Sentencing Law and Practice (G, X) |
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 (G, X) |
8 credit points of Electives from the following units:
| ASC270/ASC370 | Sociology and the Law (X) |
| ASC304 | Culture and Control: Boundaries and Identities (B, G, X) |
| ASC320 | Sex, Crime and Justice in An Electronic Age (ONLINE) |
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 (B, G, X) |
| SLE112 | Fundamentals of Forensic Science (G) * |
* 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.
