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Criminology Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2026 : Code MAAAAU

The major is recommended for students with an interest in criminology and justice. It will provide an understanding of the criminal justice system, offenders, policing and corrections in a contemporary environment. It also includes skills required for employment, including Indigenous cultural responsiveness.

Disclaimer

This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup
Online

Unit Set Coordinator

Dr Piero MORARO

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply multidisciplinary knowledge and theory to respond to a range of real-world criminology and justice issues.
  2. Investigate and analyse criminology and justice issues independently and collaboratively to critically understand the challenges and solutions relevant to crime and justice.
  3. Design ethical and innovative solutions, independently and collaboratively, to address a range of complex criminology and justice challenges.
  4. Use established and emerging digital technologies ethically, fluently and productively to investigate and respond to criminological and social justice issues.
  5. Communicate clearly and respectfully, demonstrating academic integrity and awareness of audience and context.
  6. Engage respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and worldviews, recognising their perspectives, knowledge systems, and cultures as central to justice in Australia, and cultivating cultural humility, social responsibility, and personal growth that can inform ethical engagement in diverse intercultural contexts.
  7. Demonstrate integrity, autonomy, initiative, feedback literacy and responsibility in professional and academic contexts.

Related Careers

Security Analyst, Security Manager, Intelligence Analyst, Counter Terrorism Consultant, Security Consultant, Security and Risk Manager, Intelligence Officer, Strategic Risk Analyst, Security Profiler, Intelligence Profiler

Major Structure

Students need to complete 30cp of core units and 90cp of core option following units. Students should enrol in the units following the manner:

- CRI1103 should be taken concurrently or successfully complete before attempting level 2 or level 3 units;

- CRI1104 should be taken concurrently or successfully complete before attempting level 2 or level 3 units;

- Students should have successfully completed 60cp of level 1 and 2 units in the major prior to enrolling in a level 3 unit.

Please note that CRI3302 Criminal Justice Review Project is by application only.

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
CRI1103Criminology15
CRI1104The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour15
Core Options
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
CRI2103 ^Corrections and Alternatives to Punishment15
CRI2151 ^Policing and Social Justice15
CRI3130 ^Young People and Crime15
CRI3109 ^International Human Rights15
CRI3140 ^Global Criminology15
CRI2101 ^Case Management and Professional Skills15
CRI2252 ^Investigating Miscarriages of Justice15
CRI1250 ^Research in Action15
CRI3302 ^Criminal Justice Review Project15

^ Core Option

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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