Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Laws

Australian Catholic University - Melbourne

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Overview

Super-charge your criminology and criminal justice degree with law and you will be ready to launch a meaningful legal career in the justice sector.

This double degree is the perfect combination if you want to be a criminal lawyer specialising in criminal defence and/or prosecution or work in regulatory or policy work in criminal justice areas covering issues such as interpersonal violence, policing, forensic psychology, corrections, and cybercrime.

Wider employment opportunities include working in the areas of anti-corruption, child protection, crime prevention, drugs counselling, forensic science, forensic psychology, human rights, military law enforcement, intelligence and counter-intelligence, regulatory enforcement, youth and juvenile justice, or victim support and advocacy.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Subject proficiency: As for Year 12 or equivalent.

Potential Career Outcomes

Career opportunities include:

advocacy
criminal law
defence and/or prosecutions
general policing
investigations
management and/or supervision
mediation
strategic planning & policy development
research

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 offer90.7599.95
Median rank to receive an offer77.7585.05
Lowest rank to receive an offer68.9578.60

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

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Australian Catholic University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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