Bachelor of Criminology

Monash's Bachelor of Criminology studies crime and social control as a window into a society's values and challenges, examining local, national and global dimensions of crime and justice alongside victimisation, inequality and the workings of the criminal justice system including police, courts and corrections. Students engage directly with research and policy leaders in the field and experience criminal justice systems in action across international, national and local contexts, rather than studying crime purely through theory. The course builds practical, industry-relevant skills including evaluating evidence critically, analysing policy impact, and conducting research using varied methodologies, positioning graduates for roles that require rigorous, independent analytical thinking about complex social problems. It suits students interested in careers across policing, corrections, policy, justice advocacy or further legal and criminological research, and the course's emphasis on applying abstract knowledge to real crime and justice problems reflects a genuinely applied rather than purely theoretical approach to the discipline.