3 years Full time or 6 years Part time
Prevent crime and promote justice with this specialised degree of study that prepares graduates for a career as a criminologist. Students will gain the skills and knowledge to contribute towards reducing and controlling crime problems that face contemporary society. With a focus on professional practice and criminal law, learn how the justice system works and understand why people commit crimes. Study criminological theory, criminal justice, criminological research methods, criminal law and professional practice in criminology and criminal justice. Gain hands-on experience with an included industry project in the final year of the degree. This brings together theory, research and specialist skills, making graduates highly employable both in the public and private sectors. For more information, visit Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UQ.
The University of Queensland
For additional information about the admissions criteria for UQ and for this course, refer to UQ’s website.
English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C)
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ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
94.45
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
96.40
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
81.05
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
82.55
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
71.30
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
75.05
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
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In a rapidly growing national and international employment market, graduates will be well positioned for a career at all levels of government, local companies and global corporations, and a range of non-government treatment and social service agencies. With many fascinating avenues this field of study can lead to, jobs in criminology vary from judicial to forensic.