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Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The RMIT Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice explores how justice systems interact with law enforcement, human rights and global crime, with students working on real cases as part of their study. Students learn how crime is defined and measured, how law and human rights intersect, and how factors such as Indigeneity, race, gender, class and disability shape experiences of crime and justice, building skills in research, policy analysis and critical thinking. Graduates work in policy and research, corrections, crime prevention, community justice and government agencies.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Work integrated learning (WIL) Minors Learning outcomes Year 1 Year 1 In your first year
- you build a solid understanding of how crime and justice work from legal
- social and psychological perspectives. You'll be introduced to the role of law in society and its links to human rights
- ethics and politics
- learn the core principles of criminal law through real case examples
- and explore how crime is defined
- measured and represented in policy
- media and public debate. You'll also examine crime through psychology and intersectionality
- looking at how factors like Indigeneity
- race
- gender
- class
- disability and colonialism shape people's experiences of crime and justice. Throughout
- you'll be encouraged to reflect on your own position in the world and start developing the analytical
- research and problem‑solving skills you'll draw on across the rest of your degree. Year 2 Year 2 In second year
- you will connect what you've learned to real policy
- practice and career pathways. You'll take a closer look at how justice policy is made and changed
- using real case studies to unpack who has power
- whose voices are heard
- and how ideas about fairness and equality play out in law and practice. You'll also build your research skills
- learning how to design and carry out ethical criminological research using both data and stories
- and how research feeds into policy and reform. Alongside this
- you'll begin preparing for life after graduation by exploring different justice careers
- understanding what employers are looking for
- and mapping your own strengths and goals so you can make informed choices about future career direction. Year 3 Year 3 In your final year
- you'll be prepared for employment in the criminal justice sector by studying theories about working in
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Admissions
Prerequisites: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL; or a study score of at least 27 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or equivalent studies . Rankings and adjustment factors Entry to this course is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement plus any adjustment factors. You may be eligible to receive adjustment factors which include equity access schemes and/or subject adjustments to a maximum of 28 aggregate adjustment points. For more information about what adjustment factors RMIT considers visit Admission to RMIT . We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. The highest level of education you have previously completed will usually determine how you are ranked. Selection criteria by applicant typ
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