Undergraduate · Law
Bachelor of Criminology
Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
A three-year degree with three majors: Crime Science, which Murdoch describes as the only program of its kind in Australia, Criminal Behaviour, and Legal Studies. It looks at crime through social, psychological, legal and scientific lenses rather than one discipline.
Students can contribute to real homicide and missing-persons investigations through the Major Crimes Review initiative, working alongside experienced criminologists. Entry is an ATAR of about 70, with alternative pathways available. Graduates move into work as criminologists, police officers, crime scene officers, probation and parole officers, intelligence analysts and policy roles. It also feeds Murdoch's postgraduate criminology and forensic programs.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
SolicitorANZSCO 271311
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, but a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise. You must first be admitted to an Australian state legal profession, which for an overseas or JD graduate means passing the assessed academic subjects, completing Practical Legal Training, and being admitted by the state Supreme Court, before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa.
Assessed by VETASSESS
BarristerANZSCO 271111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186. As with Solicitor, a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise: you must be admitted to the bar in an Australian state or territory before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa. Assessed by the state or territory Legal Admissions Authority, not VETASSESS.
Assessed by State or Territory Legal Admissions Authority
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
ATAR of approximately 65-70 (or equivalent); completion of WACE or equivalent secondary qualification.
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