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.

Are you a leader? The Australian National University is a leader too, especially in the fields of philosophy, politics and economics. This progressive and well-regarded degree will arm you with the moral, economic and political perspectives you need to make a real impact.

You will develop exceptional problem solving skills and critical and conceptual thinking, all while gaining a passport to some of the world’s most promising careers.

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

1. better understand the social conditions, forces and relations influencing crime and deviance, criminal justice system processes, and crime control interventions;
2. develop sophisticated analytical techniques and research skills for applied use in the field of criminology and in social research more generally;
3. critically evaluate theories, concepts and methodological approaches relating to all aspects of contemporary criminological inquiry; and
4. critically assess criminal justice policies and other social, cultural and legal responses to criminality and crime control from an informed interdisciplinary perspective.

1. major philosophical theories and approaches to the evaluation of social institutions;

2. the methods of economics to the study of political institutions and processes;

3. the methods of economics to questions within political philosophy;

4. the assumptions, ‘tools’ and limitations of political economy;

5. the core arguments and principles of public choice and rational choice theory.

Admission Requirements

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.

In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors.

Domestic applicants

→ School leavers will be assessed on:
• the minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) requirement or equivalent for this program,
• the co-curricular or service requirement, and
• any program specific requirements that are listed below.

→ Non school leavers:
a) will be assessed on:
• the minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) requirement or equivalent for this program,
b) Non school leavers who:
• complete a recognised Australian (or equivalent) post-secondary qualification, or
• complete one standard full-time year (1.0 FTE) of an Australian (or equivalent) degree qualification, or
• complete an approved tertiary preparation course/program without undertaking any further study,
will be assessed on the basis of an equivalent selection rank that is calculated upon application. Non school leavers must also meet any program specific requirements that are listed below.

International applicants

Applicants who complete a recognised secondary/senior secondary/post-secondary/tertiary sequence of study will be assessed on the basis of an equivalent selection rank that is calculated upon application. A list of commonly observed international qualifications and corresponding admission requirements can be found here. Applicants must also meet any program specific requirements that are listed below.

Diversity factors & English language proficiency  
As Australia's national university, ANU is global representative of Australian research and education. ANU endeavours to recruit and maintain a diverse and deliberate student cohort representative not only of Australia, but the world. In order to achieve these outcomes, competitive ranking of applicants may be adjusted to ensure access to ANU is a reality for brilliant students from countries across the globe. If required, competitive ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency.

Adjustment Factors

ANU offers rank adjustments for a number of adjustment factors, including for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. Rank adjustments are applied to Bachelor degree applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 points (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustments, maximum 10 equity-based adjustments and maximum 5 Elite Athlete adjustments) will be awarded. Please note that Adjustment Factors vary and do not apply to a select few programs,  please visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further information.

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 flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:

A maximum of 36 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

The 96 units must include:

42 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

CRIM1001 - Criminological Imaginations: Understanding Criminality

CRIM1002 - Criminological Perspectives: Understanding Crime

CRIM2001 - Doing Criminology: Research and Practice in Crime and Criminal Justice

CRIM3001 – Professional Perspectives on Crime and Prevention

CRIM3005 – Diversity and Crime: Equality in the Criminal Justice System

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 12 units from:

CRIM3002 – Corruption in Sport

CRIM3003 – Criminology at the scene

CRIM3004 – Criminology at the scene - extended*

CRIM3006 – Crime Prevention

ANIP3003 - Australian National Internships Program Internship A

ANIP3005 - Australian National Internship B

SOCY3001 – Research Internship

POLS3036 - International Terrorism

LING3032 - Advanced Forensic Linguistics: Forensic Voice and Text Comparison

A minimum of 24 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

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 - Punishment and Society: An Introduction to Penology

CRIM2009 - Corruption in our world

CRIM2010 - Cybercrime: an introduction

CRIM2011 - Special Topics in Criminology

CRIM2013 - Policing

CRIM2014 - Introduction to Crime Science 

CRIM2015 - Targeted Violence: Criminological Approaches to Understanding and Prevention

HIST2232 - Crime and Justice: Historical Dilemmas

PHIL2020 - Theories of Social Justice

POLS2100 - Genocide in the Modern World

PSYC2011 – Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology

SOCY2026 - Excessive Appetites: Sociocultural Perspectives on Addiction and Drug Use

SOCY2157 - Surveillance and Society

A maximum 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ANTH2136 - Piracy: Property Wars from the High Seas to Anonymous

BIAN2128 - Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology

ENGL2081 - Australian Crimes: Crime narratives on page, stage and screen

GEND2021 - Trauma, Memory and Culture

HIST1209 - Terror to Terrorism: A History

HIST2238 - Human Rights in History

INDG1001 - Indigenous Peoples, Populations and Communities

LING2105 - Forensic Linguistics: Language and the Law

Note (*): CRIM3004 - Criminology at the scene – extended will be available only from 2021.

The Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:

A maximum of 48 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

The 96 units must include:

48 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:

ECON1101 Microeconomics 1

ECON2101 Microeconomics 2(P)

ECON3056 PPE Integration 3: Classic Literature in PPE

PHIL1005 Logic and Critical Thinking

PHIL2116 PPE Integration 2

POLS1002 Introduction to Politics

POLS1008 PPE Integration 1

POLS1009 Research and Writing in Political Science

6 units from completion of the following courses:

PHIL1004 Fundamental Ideas in Philosophy: An Introduction

PHIL1008 Introduction to Ethics

A minimum of 6 units from completion of courses from the following list, which must also be counted towards completion of any other requirements for the Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics:

ECON2141 Strategic Thinking: An introduction to Game Theory

POLS2125 Game Theory and Social Sciences

POLS2130 Public Choice and Politics

Note: these courses are included in the following lists. 

12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

EURO2003 European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges

POLS2043 Pressure Groups and Political Lobbying

POLS2063 Contemporary Political Theory

POLS2094 Issues in International Political Economy

POLS3039 Political Leadership and Executive Government

POLS2111 Elections, Political Behaviour and Public Opinion in Australia

POLS2114 Australian Political Institutions

POLS2120 Foundations of Political Theory

POLS2125 Game Theory and Social Sciences

POLS2126 Democracy: Its Causes and Consequences

POLS2127 U.S. Politics

POLS2130 Public Choice and Politics

POLS3022 Washington DC Internship

POLS3029 Sharing Power: Federalism in Comparative Perspective

POLS3031 Comparative Judicial Politics

POLS3034 Comparative Political Parties and Party Systems

12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

PHIL2016 Philosophy of Language

PHIL2020 Theories of Social Justice

PHIL2057 Philosophy of Science

PHIL2080 Logic

PHIL2082 Sex and Death: the Philosophy of Biology

PHIL2101 Democracy, Difference and Desire

PHIL2113 Global Justice

PHIL2121 Philosophical Logic

PHIL2122 Philosophy and Public Policy

PHIL2124 Philosophy of Cognitive Science

PHIL2125 Rationality and Social Cooperation

PHIL2126 Science in Society: Ethics, Public Policy and Scientific Practice

PHIL3073 Advanced Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

PHIL3075 The Philosophy of Gender: Knowledge, Power, Bodies

PHIL3076 Philosophy of the Life Sciences

12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

CRIM2000 The Illicit Economy

ECHI1006 The Australian Economy: Past and Present

ECHI3008 History of Economic Thought(P)

ECHI3009 World Economy Since 1800

ECHI3019 The World Economy Since 1800 (H)

ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1

ECON2013 Behavioral Economics

ECON2014 Managerial Economics

ECON2016 Economics II (H)

ECON2026 Money and Banking

ECON2091 The Economy, Politics and the State

ECON2102 Macroeconomics 2 (P)

ECON2120 Law and Economics (P)

ECON2125 Optimisation for Economics and Financial Economics

ECON2141 Strategic Thinking: An introduction to Game Theory

ECON3100 Economics 3 (H)

ECON3101 Microeconomics 3

ECON3102 Macroeconomics 3

EMET1001 Foundations of Economic and Financial Models

INDG3003 The Indigenous Economy

6 units from the completion of 2000- and 3000-level courses from the following subject areas and courses:

ANIP Australian National Internships Program

ECON Economics

PHIL Philosophy

POLS Political Science

ASIA2090 The Political Economy of Myanmar

POLS2127 U.S. Politics

Minors

Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics Minors

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