Take the opportunity to study crime and criminal justice in a critical way, by examining the selective process of dealing with some acts and persons as criminal and not so other acts and people. Areas of focus include: criminal justice institutions and practices; the development of criminology as a discipline and its various strands; forms and patterns of victimisation; crime prevention strategies and debates; aspects of juvenile justice; the evolution of prisons and different forms of punishment; policing, violence, gender and crime; cultural depictions of crime; and contemporary debates in criminology. The core units you may study in this degree include: Working with Communities; Understanding Society; People, Place and Social Difference; The Individual in Society; Ethics in the Social Sciences; Social Research Methods; Applied Social Research; and Contemporary Social Issues and Professional Practice.

Successful completion of High School with a GPA of 4.5, or successful completion of one year of university studies or a qualification equivalent to an Australian AQF Certificate IV English: IELTS 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest TOEFL IBT Total score 82 Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13 PTE 58 overall; No communication skills less than 50