Overview

At La Trobe, we've been teaching crime, justice and legal studies for more than 45 years.

In our Bachelor of Criminology, you’ll learn how to create innovative solutions to social issues and build a safer community. You’ll explore crime in its broader social context and understand how crime and our response to it are shaped by gender, race, power, and money.

You’ll also learn how to solve real problems in your community and gain a deeper understanding of specialised areas including victimology, family violence, international crime, youth justice, prisons and deaths in custody.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Majors

Criminology.

Potential Career Outcomes

There is high demand for criminology experts. Skilled criminology professionals are needed in areas like corrections, crime prevention, intelligence, policy and juvenile justice.

La Trobe graduates will be ready to play a leading role in creating safer communities.

Possible career options include:
  • Policy officer
  • Community programs manager
  • Crime analyst
  • Intelligence officer
  • Court registrar and paralegal

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer70.0599.95
Median rank to receive an offer60.5575.30
Lowest rank to receive an offer53.1068.25

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the La Trobe University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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