Arts (Criminology), Bachelor

Ranked top 50 in the world for social sciences and languages, and with 30+ study areas, our Bachelor of Arts degree offers maximum choice and flexibility. The unique Professional Futures program, and our internships and industry connections ensure you will graduate career ready.

About criminologyCrime, how we define it, how we understand its causes, and the ways we respond to it provides a window into a society’s challenges, values and aspirations. Criminologists investigate power, knowledge and justice domestically and internationally. We explore crime and social control, and analyse the causes of crime based on how we relate to it, as well as how we should respond. We look at the criminal justice system and analyse its achievements and challenges. Our work has contributed to law reform on plea negotiation and our research is used to formulate policy or reform laws, for example on homicide, family violence and youth justice.Why choose criminology?Some of the topics we cover include policing, punishment, gender, race, victimisation and barriers to accessing justice within local and international contexts. You’ll be able to look at issues from different perspectives and develop a sound basis for independent, critical thinking.What will you study?Criminology covers a broad field of global topics, including:Prisons and PunishmentPolicingGender violenceHuman traffickingOrganised crimeCrime PreventionVictimologyTerrorismCybercrime.Career opportunitiesCriminology will open doors to career opportunities in:CorrectionsDepartment of JusticeAttorney-General’s departmentsCommunity legal centresFederal PoliceHuman rights organisationsAnti-corruption organisationsInternational criminal justice organisationsJournalism.Global studyYou will have the opportunity to travel to Italy to meet criminal justice experts as part of the field trip, Comparative Criminal Justice in Practice – Italy.Global Immersion Guarantee:As a Bachelor of Arts student, you’ll have access to the Monash Global Immersion Guarantee – an opportunity to spend two weeks studying in one of a variety of locations, with airfares and accommodation covered as part of your degree.