Bachelor of Psychological Sciences/Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology - 2024 Early Entry Program

Swinburne University of Technology - Hawthorn

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Overview

This course is part of Swinburne’s 2024 Early Entry Program. You will be selected for entry based on your subject study scores and school recommendation, instead of your ATAR. To be eligible, you must submit an online application and preference this course in VTAC. Learn more

This double degree provides a broad overview of psychology, and specifically, insight into the determinants of criminal behaviour.

It will prepare you to work in the areas of law enforcement, corrections, offender rehabilitation and policy development. It also forms part of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited pathway to becoming a registered psychologist.

All Swinburne degrees include a guaranteed Work Integrated Learning opportunity, which could be a placement, internship or industry-linked project. In this degree, you'll have the opportunity to apply your learning in an industry-linked project during your final year of study.

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Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

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

Majors

Analysis of variance and regression, Brain and behaviour, Cognition and human performance, Corrections systems and practice, Crime and punishment in the international context, Crime society and culture, Criminal law and process, Criminology, Developmental psychology, Foundations of statistics, Fundamentals of psychology, History and philosophy of psychology, Introduction to forensic psychology, Law and social science, Mental health diversity diagnosis and treatment, Policing systems and practice, Psychology of personality, Social psychology, Youth justice and crime.

Potential Career Outcomes

Graduates will be well prepared to work in a range of sectors and industries, including policing, corrections, courts, offender rehabilitation, victim support and government policy development. The type of roles this qualification leads to may include psychologist (with further study), intelligence analyst, investigator, crime analyst, victim support worker, government policy writer, corrections officer, social welfare consultant, child safety officer, clinical worker.

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 offer91.10N/P
Median rank to receive an offer65.90N/P
Lowest rank to receive an offer46.00N/P

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

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Swinburne University of Technology 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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