Criminology and Criminal Justice, Bachelor

Criminology is an interdisciplinary field that has evolved from the focus of various disciplines on offenders, offending, and responses to these issues. Your double major in Criminology and Criminal Justice draws on insights from law, psychology, history, anthropology, and geography, providing exposure to a wide array of contemporary issues in the field. You will develop an understanding of criminology's practical applications, including advising governments on national, international, and transnational criminality, crime prevention, policing, sentencing, corrective services, offender treatment, and risk management. Additionally, you will explore the role of forensic science in justice and the value of empirical research in shaping policy and practice.This degree equips you to examine crime and punishment through an interdisciplinary lens, encouraging critical evaluation of existing approaches and innovation for improvement. You will cultivate essential skills for employment, such as critical thinking, integrating theory with research and practice, and effective written and oral communication.

Criminology is an inter-disciplinary subject area that has emerged from the attention distinct disciplines have paid to offenders and offending, and responding to both. As such, this extended Criminology and Criminal Justice major draws broadly on knowledge and perspectives from a range of disciplines including Law, Psychology, History, Anthropology, and Geography. The combination of core and optional units in this major structure will expose students to the breadth of contemporary Criminology and Criminal Justice issues. Included in this will be understanding the practical role Criminology plays in advising governments on issues relating to national, international, and transnational criminality, crime prevention, policing, sentencing, corrective services, offender treatment, and offender risk assessment and management. Additionally, this extended major also requires students to develop a relevant understanding of the importance of forensic science for justice and the relevance of empirical research to guide policy development, reform and practice. Students will learn to understand crime and punishment in an inter-disciplinary context, being encouraged to question current practices and find ways for improvement. This extended Criminology and Criminal Justice major will require students to develop a broad range of employment-relevant skills, including the capacity to think critically, integrate theory and research to practice, and communicate effectively in written and oral forms.