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 Bachelor of Visual Arts at ANU is a practical degree which offers you the opportunity to develop and refine high-level technical and creative skills and knowledge for working with the forms, materials and technologies of a chosen studio discipline.

You can choose a major from the following range of studio disciplines: animation and video, ceramics, furniture, glass, hybrid art practice, jewellery and object, painting, photomedia, printmedia and drawing, sculpture and spatial practice, or textiles. You will have the opportunity to deepen your study through elective courses drawn from the School of Art & Design and the wider university.

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.

Upon successful completion of a Bachelor of Visual Arts, graduates will be able to:

1. Apply technical skills and specialist knowledge to realise works, artefacts and forms of creative expression.
2. Demonstrate skills and knowledge of the practices, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques in the visual arts.
3. Recognise and reflect on social, cultural and ethical issues, and apply historical and theoretical perspectives to practice in the visual arts.
4. Develop and evaluate ideas, concepts and processes by thinking creatively, critically and reflectively.
5. Interpret, communicate and present ideas, problems and arguments in modes suited to a range of audiences
6. Work independently and collaboratively in response to project demands.

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 Visual Arts 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:

12 units from completion of foundation courses from the following list:

ARTV1020 Figure & Life
ARTV1021 Image and Object
ARTV1033 Hold Everything: Studio Foundation
DESA1021 Precise Drawing and Model Making
DESN1001 Making Online: Context & Presence
DESN1002 Visual Communication: Design and Production
COMP1720 Art and Interaction in New Media

6 units from completion of an introductory art and design history course from the following list:

ARTH1006 Art and Design Histories: Form and Space
ARTH1007 Art and Design Histories: Making and Meaning

18 units from completion of art history and theory courses from the following list:

ARTH2043 Modernism and Postmodernism in Art and Design: 1850-2000
ARTH2044 Art and Its Context: Materials, Techniques, Display
ARTH2045 Curatorship Theory and Practice
ARTH2050 Photography and Art
ARTH2052 Art of the Modern Print
ARTH2056 Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia: Tradition and Transformation
ARTH2059 Art and Architecture of Asia: Histories and Traditions
ARTH2061 Postmodern Sublime
ARTH2080 Art and Visual Culture of the Long Eighteenth Century, 1660-1815
ARTH2081 Art of the European Courts, 1500-1815
ARTH2082 Art, War and Conflict
ARTH2093 Post-Colonial Discourses in Australian Art
ARTH2097 Victorian and Edwardian Art: Australia and Europe 1837-1914
ARTH2098 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art
ARTH2104 Asian Art In-Country
ARTH2160 Cartographies: Art Exploration and Knowledge
ARTH2161 Contemporary Australian Art
ARTH2162 Cyberculture
ARTH2163 Memory
ARTH2164 Theories of the Object
ARTH2165 Theories of the Image
ARTH2166 Individual Research Unit
ARTH2167 Issues in Contemporary Craft and Design
ARTH2168 Renaissance and Baroque Art
ARTH2169 Introducing Asian Modernisms
ARTH2170 Contemporary Asian Art
ARTH2171 Australian Art: The Modern Period
ARTH2172 Costume, Fashion and Visual Culture

12 units from completion of engagement courses from the following list:

ARTV2027 Professional Practices
ARTV2028 Professional Practices Internship
ARTV2921 Environment Studio: field based research and studio practice in visual arts
ARTV3031 Making Research for a Studio Practice in the Visual Arts
ARTV3032 Demonstrating research methods for a studio practice in the visual arts

48 units from the completion of one of the following workshop majors:

Animation and Video
Ceramics
Furniture
Glass
Hybrid Art Practice
Jewellery and Object
Painting
Photomedia
Printmedia and Drawing
Sculpture and Spatial Practice
Textiles

Majors

Bachelor of Visual Arts Majors

Minors

Bachelor of Visual Arts Minors

Study Options

Honours

For information about honours in visual arts, please see Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours)