Do you want to delve into an enthralling field that deals with the complexities of crime and responses to crime? Look no further.
Our program addresses the causes, politics and management of criminality from a range of disciplinary perspectives.
You will develop and understanding of a range of issues in contemporary criminology including definitions and representations of crime, victimization, policing, the criminal justice system, transnational crime, and restorative justice.
The ANU Bachelor of Criminology draws attention to the social dimensions of crime and deviancy and assesses the effectiveness and implications of crime control measures.
The human capacity for language is at the heart of the study of linguistics. The field encompasses the nature of different languages and the nature of language as a cognitive and social phenomenon. It asks questions such as: How do we communicate? In what ways are languages different and similar? How do we learn language? Why does language change over time? What is the relationship between mind and language? The Master of General and Applied Linguistics offers the opportunity to explore these and many other questions through an especially broad selection of topics. The program will provide you with a solid grounding in linguistic theory, analysis and associated methodologies, and offers the opportunity to study language as a cognitive, social and historical process. Students can also study a broad range of languages as part of the degree.
Employment Opportunities
In the Bachelor of Criminology you will learn about the drivers of crime and how society responds to it. The breadth of knowledge that you learn can be applied to many different industries and institutions. Graduates may find work in government, intelligence, correctional services, social work, journalism and policy making.
In the Bachelor of Criminology you will learn about the drivers of crime and how society responds to it. The breadth of knowledge that you learn can be applied to many different industries and institutions. Graduates may find work in government, intelligence, correctional services, social work, journalism and policy making.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of a Bachelor of Criminology, graduates will be able to:
- better understand the social conditions, forces and relations influencing crime and deviance, criminal justice system processes, and crime control interventions;
- develop sophisticated analytical techniques and research skills for applied use in the field of criminology and in social research more generally;
- critically evaluate theories, concepts and methodological approaches relating to all aspects of contemporary criminological inquiry; and
- critically assess criminal justice policies and other social, cultural and legal responses to criminality and crime control from an informed interdisciplinary perspective.
Upon successful completion of a Master of General and Applied Linguistics, graduates will be able to:
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apply established theoretical frameworks critically and creatively at an advanced level to the description, analysis and explanation of linguistic data and language use;
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identify sources of linguistic data, and evaluate the reliability of those sources and their relevance to theoretical issues;
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research complex language phenomena using a variety of sources and techniques, and communicate this research to both specialist and non-specialist audiences; and
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apply a sophisticated understanding of language and its use to real-world language contexts.
Admission Requirements
Admission to all programs is on a competitive basis. Admission to undergraduate degrees is based on meeting the ATAR requirement or an equivalent rank derived from the following qualifications:
• An Australian year 12 qualification or international equivalent; OR
• A completed Associate Diploma, Associate Degree, AQF Diploma, Diploma, AQF Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate or international equivalent; OR
• At least one standard full-time year (1.0 FTE) in a single program of degree level study at an Australian higher education institution or international equivalent; OR
• An approved tertiary preparation course unless subsequent study is undertaken.
Click HERE for further information about domestic admission.
More information about ATAR requirements for individual programs can be found HERE.
The table below is a guide to the entry level required for domestic applicants. Exact entry level will be set at time of offer.
- ATAR:
- 80
- QLD Band:
- 10
- International Baccalaureate:
- 28
Domestic applicant entry requirements
Queensland Band equivalents are a guide only - selection is made on a UAI equivalent that is not available to students.
International applicant entry requirements
International applicants may view further information on admissions requirements at Entry Requirements for International Undergraduate Applicants
The University reserves the right to alter or discontinue its programs as required.
Adjustment Factors
The National Access Scheme 2014
ANU offers bonus points for nationally strategic senior secondary subjects, and in recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies.
Bonus points are applied to all applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedule, and no more than 10 points (maximum 5 academic points and maximum 5 equity points) will be awarded.
Bonus points do not apply to programs with an ATAR cutoff of 98 or higher.
Bonus Points are only awarded to domestic applicants applying for admission through UAC who have not previously attempted tertiary study.
How to apply
Academic Bonus Points: senior secondary students do not need to apply for ANU academic bonus points. They are automatically added in accordance with the schedule.
Educational Access Scheme: senior secondary students do not need to apply if their school is part of the Priority School Funding Program or Country Areas Program. All other applicants should refer to http://www.uac.edu.au/eas/ for more information.
Indicative fees
Bachelor of Criminology - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Master of General and Applied Linguistics - Domestic Tuition Fees (DTF)
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Bachelor of Criminology Annual indicative fee for international students
- $32,640.00
- Master of General and Applied Linguistics Annual indicative fee for international students
- $36,720.00
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Criminology requires completion of 144 units, of which:
A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
The 144 units must include:
36 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
CRIM1001 The Criminological Imagination: Theory and Understanding
CRIM2001 Doing Criminology: Research and Practice in Crime and Criminal Justice
CRIM3001 Criminal Behaviour
PSYC2011 Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology
SOCY2038 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods
SOCY2043 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
6 units from completion of a course from the following list:
SOCY1002 Self and Society
SOCY1004 Analysing the Social World: An Introduction to Social Psychology
A minimum of 42 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ANTH2130 Violence and Terror
CRIM2000 The Illicit Economy
CRIM2002 Organised Crime: Understanding the Underworld
CRIM2003 Controversies in Crime Control
CRIM2004 Dimensions of Crime: Identifying and Controlling Offenders
CRIM2005 Alcohol, Drugs and Crime: Promoting Health and Preventing Consequences
CRIM2006 Young People and Crime: Developmental Criminology and its Discontents
CRIM2007 Order in the Courts: An Introduction to the Australian Judicial System
CRIM2008 Comparative Criminology: Punishment in Australia and Across the Globe
CRIM2009 Corruption in our world
CRIM2010 Cybercrime: an introduction
CRIM2011 Special Topics in Criminology
CRIM3002 Corruption in Sport
HIST2232 Crime and Justice: Historical Dilemmas
PHIL2020 Theories of Social Justice
POLS2096 Genocide Studies
POLS2100 Genocide - Post 1945
POLS3036 International Terrorism
SOCY2026 Excessive Appetites: Sociocultural Perspectives on Addiction, Drug Use and Gender
SOCY2157 Surveillance and Society
A maximum 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ANIP3005 Australian National Internship B
BIAN2128 Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology
ENGL2081 Australian Crimes: Crime narratives on page, stage and screen
GEND2021 Trauma, Memory and Culture
INDG1001 Indigenous Peoples, Populations and Communities
LING2105 Language and the law: introduction to forensic linguistics
LING3032 Advanced Forensic Linguistics: Forensic Voice and Text Comparison
SOCY3001 Research Internship
SOCY3123 Policy and Program Evaluation
24 units from completion of introductory graduate linguistics courses from the following list:
LING6001 Introduction to the Study of Language
LING6002 Language and Society
LING6010 Sounds of the World's Languages: Phonetics and Phonology
LING6013 Teaching Languages
LING6015 Language, Culture and Translation
LING6018 Languages in Contact
LING6020 The Structure of English
LING6021 Cross Cultural Communication
LING6105 Language and the law: introduction to forensic linguistics
LING6311 Language and Social Interaction
24 units from completion of elective courses from ANU
Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 5.0 in the first 96 units attempted to commence the 24 units of Masters courses in their Bachelor degree. Students who do not achieve this GPA will be able to complete and graduate from their Bachelor degree but will not be able to undertake Masters courses.
If the total number of units attempted exceeds 96 in the same teaching period in which the 96th unit is attempted, all courses attempted will be used in the calculation of the GPA.
Students must complete the Bachelor degree with a minimum GPA of 5.0 in order to commence the Master degree.
The Master of General and Applied Linguistics requires completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
24 units of specified credit from graduate courses completed in the Bachelor degree
24 units of unspecified credit
A maximum of 24 units from completion of disciplinary courses from any of the following lists:
Structural Linguistics
LING6003 Introduction to Syntax
LING6007 Morphology
LING6008 Semantics
LING6010 Sounds of the World's Languages: Phonetics and Phonology
LING6019 Phonological Analysis
LING6026 Syntactic Theory
LING6522 Seminar on Semantics
LING6525 Special Topics in Linguistics
Language learning
LING6013 Teaching Languages
LING6023 Dictionaries and Dictionary-Making
LING6029 Assessing Language
LING6101 Second Language Acquisition
LING6521 Child Language Acquisition
Language in society
LING6015 Language, Culture and Translation
LING6021 Cross Cultural Communication
LING6022 Language Policy and Language Politics
LING6103 Language Power and Identity
LING6105 Language and the law: introduction to forensic linguistics
LING6311 Language and Social Interaction
Forensic Linguistics
LING6105 Language and the law: introduction to forensic linguistics
LING6032 Advanced Forensic Linguistics: Forensic Voice and Text Comparison
Language documentation and language change
LING6005 Language Change and Linguistic Reconstruction
LING6018 Languages in Contact
LING6508 Study of a Language Family
LING6529 The History of the English Language
Language-specific linguistics
ARAB6505 Introductory Course to Arabic Linguistics
ASIA6101 Language in Asia (L)
ASIA8051 Language and Power in Asia: Speech, Script and Society
JPNS6007 Japanese Linguistics
JPNS6024 Japanese Grammar
JPNS6512 Teaching Japanese: Content
JPNS6513 Japanese - English Translation
JPNS6514 Teaching Japanese Method
LANG6004 Language and Society in Latin America
LING6016 Language in Indigenous Australian Society
LING6017 Chinese Linguistics
LING6020 The Structure of English
PASI6010 Talking the Pacific: Melanesian pidgins and creoles in social context
SPAN6022 Intermediate Spanish II (Language and Linguistics)
SPAN6509 Advanced Spanish Topics in Language and Linguistics
SPAN6514 The Structure of Spanish
SPAN6516 History of the Spanish Language: A Linguistic Time Travel
SPAN6604 Language Variation Across the Spanish-speaking World
SPAN6518 The Sounds of Spanish
A minimum of 12 units and a maximum of 24 units from completion of research methods courses from the following list:
HUMN6001 Digital Humanities: Theories and Projects
HUMN6003 Digital Humanities: Methods and Practices
HUMN8032 Writing for the research process
LING6009 Field Methods
LING6509 Research Design in (Applied) Linguistics
LING8026 Understanding Qualitative Research & Writing in Language Studies
LING6032 Advanced Forensic Linguistics: Forensic Voice and Text Comparison
A minimum of 12 units and a maximum of 24 units from completion of research projects from the following list:
HUMN8030 Digital Humanities and Public Culture Research Project
HUMN8031 Digital Humanities and Public Culture Research Project (Advanced)
LING6005 Language Change and Linguistic Reconstruction
LING6016 Language in Indigenous Australian Society
LING6029 Assessing Language
LING6101 Second Language Acquisition
LING6311 Language and Social Interaction
LING6508 Study of a Language Family
LING6522 Seminar on Semantics
LING6525 Special Topics in Linguistics
LING8001 Graduate Reading Course (Linguistics)
LING8003 Readings in Applied Linguistics
SPAN6022 Intermediate Spanish II (Language and Linguistics)
SPAN6514 The Structure of Spanish
SPAN6604 Language Variation Across the Spanish-speaking World
A maximum of 24 units from completion of courses from any of the following language specialisations:
Ancient Greek Language and Culture
Australian Indigenous Languages
Indonesian Language and Culture
Portuguese Language and Culture
Vietnamese Language and Culture
Specialisations
Master of General and Applied Linguistics Specialisations
Honours
For information about honours, please see Bachelor of Criminology (Honours)
Single degree
Three years full-time (144 units) - 4 courses per semester (24 units)
A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
42 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
CRIM1001 The Criminological Imagination: Theory and Understanding
CRIM2001 Doing Criminology: Research Methods in Crime and Criminal Justice
CRIM2003 Controversies in Crime Control
CRIM3001 Criminal Behaviour
PSYC2011 Perspectives on Crime from Psychology and Criminology
SOCY2038 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods
SOCY2043 Qualitative Research Methods
6 units from completion of a course from the following list:
SOCY1002 Self and Society
SOCY1004 Introduction to Social Psychology
A minimum of 36 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ANTH2130 Violence and Terror
CRIM2000 The Illicit Economy
CRIM2002 Organised Crime: Understanding the Underworld
CRIM2004 Dimensions of Crime: Identifying and Controlling Offenders
CRIM2005 Alcohol, Drugs and Crime: Promoting Health and Preventing Consequences
CRIM2006 Young People and Crime: Developmental Criminology and its Discontents
SOCY2026 Excessive Appetites: Sociocultural Perspectives on Addiction, Drug Use and Gender
HIST2232 Crime and Justice: Historical Dilemmas
PHIL2020 Theories of Social Justice
POLS2100 Genocide - Post 1945
SOCY2157 Surveillance and Society
SOCY2160 Cybercrime: An Introduction
A maximum 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ANIP3005 Australian National Internship B
BIAN2128 Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology
ENGL2081 Australian Crimes: Crime narratives on page, stage and screen
GEND2021 Trauma, Memory and Culture
LING2105 Language and the law: introduction to forensic linguistics
POLS2096 Genocide Studies
SOCY2063 Corruption in our world
SOCY3123 Policy and Program Evaluation
48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Double degree
This degree requires 96 units.
A maximum of 36 units of 1000 level courses are allowed.
42 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
CRIM1001 The Criminological Imagination: Theory and Understanding
CRIM2001 Doing Criminology: Research Methods in Crime and Criminal Justice
CRIM2003 Controversies in Crime Control
CRIM3001 Criminal Behaviour
PSYC2011 Perspectives on Crime from Psychology and Criminology
SOCY2038 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods
SOCY2043 Qualitative Research Methods
6 units from completion of a course from the following list:
SOCY1002 Self and Society
SOCY1004 Introduction to Social Psychology
A minimum of 36 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ANTH2130 Violence and Terror
CRIM2000 The Illicit Economy
CRIM2002 Organised Crime: Understanding the Underworld
CRIM2004 Dimensions of Crime: Identifying and Controlling Offenders
CRIM2005 Alcohol, Drugs and Crime: Promoting Health and Preventing Consequences
CRIM2006 Young People and Crime: Developmental Criminology and its Discontents
SOCY2026 Excessive Appetites: Sociocultural Perspectives on Addiction, Drug Use and Gender
HIST2232 Crime and Justice: Historical Dilemmas
PHIL2020 Theories of Social Justice
POLS2100 Genocide - Post 1945
SOCY2157 Surveillance and Society
SOCY2160 Cybercrime: An Introduction
A maximum 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ANIP3005 Australian National Internship B
BIAN2128 Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology
ENGL2081 Australian Crimes: Crime narratives on page, stage and screen
GEND2021 Trauma, Memory and Culture
LING2105 Language and the law: introduction to forensic linguistics
POLS2096 Genocide Studies
SOCY2063 Corruption in our world
SOCY3123 Policy and Program Evaluation
About this degree
Single degree
In a Bachelor of Criminology program you will study a total of 144 units. Typically you will take 4 courses per semester (total of 24 units) as a full time student giving you a total of 24 (6-unit) courses across your whole degree.
You'll need to take the 7 compulsory courses and 7 courses of your choice from the specific lists.
You'll also get to choose eight electives from courses right across ANU. You can use these electives to try a range of courses or to take a major or minor in a non-Arts subject.
Double degree
In a Bachelor of Criminology degree program you will study a total of 96 units. Typically you will take 4 courses per semester (total of 24 units) as a full time student giving you a total of 16 courses across your whole degree. However, for each semester you are likely to take 2 courses from your Criminology degree and then 2 courses from the other half of your double degree – still a total of 4 courses a semester.
You'll need to take the 7 compulsory courses and 7 courses of your choice from the specific lists.
Enrolment Status
While it's possible to enrol in fewer courses per semester, which is called studying part-time, it will take you longer to finish your program and get your degree. If you are an international student you must always be full-time.
• A course (usually 6 units) can only be counted towards one degree requirement.
• You need to enrol in courses for both First Semester and Second Semester.
• You can’t study more than four courses (24 units) per semester, eight for the year.
• You need to enrol in courses for at both the compulsory courses and area courses.
You may take 1000-level courses later in your program. But remember you can’t count more than ten 1000-level courses (60 units) towards your single degree or six 1000-level courses (36 units) towards your Criminology half of the double degree
Important things to keep in mind when choosing your 1000-level courses
When you enrol for the first time you will study ‘1000-level’ courses. These courses have ‘1’ as the first number in their course code, such as ARTS1234.
Electives
Single Degree
While you only need to enrol in the compulsory and area courses, you can use your electives to enrol in 1000-level courses for other Arts majors or minors. That way you keep your options open. Once you've selected courses for the major you should choose electives to make up the balance of your courses.
Study Options
Bachelor of Criminology - Single Degree
This is a typical study pattern for the first year of a student undertaking a Bachelor of Criminology.Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | CRIM1001 The Criminological Imagination: Theory and Understanding 6 units | SOCY1002 Self and Society 6 units | Elective 1000 level Course 6 units | Elective 1000 level Course 6 units |
| PSYC2011 Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology 6 units | SOCY2043 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods 6 units | Elective 1000 level Course 6 units | Elective 1000 level Course 6 units |
Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | Study Plan for Semester 2 commencers | Study Plan for Semester 2 commencers | Study Plan for Semester 2 commencers | Study Plan for Semester 2 commencers |
| SOCY1004 Analysing the Social World: An Introduction to Social Psychology 6 units | Course from Bachelor of Criminology Lists 6 units | Degree B 6 units | Degree B 6 units |
Bachelor of Criminology - Double Degree
Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | CRIM1001 The Criminological Imagination: Theory and Understanding 6 units | SOCY1002 Self and Society 6 units | Degree B 6 units | Degree B 6 units |
| PSYC2011 Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology 6 units | SOCY2043 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods 6 units | Degree B 6 units | Degree B 6 units |
Do you want to talk to someone before enrolling?
Contact students.CASS@anu.edu.au