Bachelor of Criminal Justice - Plan BP023P16

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Student type:

Domestic International

Entry score:: ATAR 60.05*

Duration:: Full-time 3 years; Part-time 6 years

Fees:: Commonwealth Supported Places

Next intake:: February, July

Location:: Melbourne City

Entry score:: See admissions

Duration:: Full-time 3 years

Fees:: AU$38,400 (2026 annual)

Next intake:: February, July

Location:: Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 012347G

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.

Year One of Program

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 84 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Introduction to Law and Human Rights	12	JUST2362	City Campus
Criminal Psychology	12	SOCU2321	City Campus
Foundations of Criminology	12	SOCU2064	City Campus
Introduction to Criminal Justice	12	JUST2273	City Campus
Policing	12	JUST2254	City Campus
Criminological Theory	12	SOCU2119	City Campus
Criminal Law	12	JUST2363	City Campus

ANDComplete 12 credit points from any:University Elective

AND

Year Two of Program

Complete 72 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
International Human Rights and Law	12	POLI1068	City Campus
Justice Policy	12	POLI1123	City Campus
Corrections	12	JUST2364	City Campus
Crime Prevention	12	JUST2237	City Campus
Global Crime	12	SOCU2235	City Campus
Forensic Interviewing	12	JUST1117	City Campus

AND{Complete 12 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Applied Research in Criminological Settings	12	JUST2351	City Campus

ORComplete 12 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Foundations of Social Research	12	HUSO2166	City Campus

}ANDComplete 12 credit points from the Program Option course or an alternative negotiated with the Program Manager. Please refer to the list of Program Option Courses at the end of this program structure:

AND

Year Three of Program

Complete 72 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Contemporary Organisational Practices	12	HUSO1213	City Campus
Contemporary Criminology	12	SOCU2116	City Campus
Professional Ethics and Conduct	12	JUST2257	City Campus
Case Management Practice	12	HWSS2255	City Campus
Criminology and Justice Internship	24	HWSS2181	City Campus

ANDComplete 12 credit points from the Program Option Courses or an alternative negotiated with the Program Manager. Please refer to the list of Program Option courses at the end of this program structure. ANDComplete 12 credit points from any:University Elective

AND

Program Option Courses:

List of Program Option Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Alternative Dispute Resolution	12	HWSS1144	City Campus
Arbitration	12	JUST2326	City Campus
Border Security	12	JUST2300	City Campus
Civil Obligations	12	JUST2315	City Campus
Introduction to Civil Procedure	12	JUST2369	City Campus
Community Based Corrections	12	JUST2309	City Campus
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	12	JUST2370	City Campus
Contemporary Sentencing	12	JUST2289	City Campus
Criminal Law Investigation and Procedure	12	JUST2365	City Campus
Criminology and Justice Studies Field Project	12	HWSS2161	City Campus
Deviance, Control and Conflict	12	SOCU2324	City Campus
Digital Criminology	12	SOCU2322	City Campus
Drug Related Crime	12	JUST2368	City Campus
Evidence in Practice	12	JUST2270	City Campus
Family, Society and the Law	12	JUST2366	City Campus
Forensic Studies	12	ONPS2169	City Campus
Indigenous Studies	12	HUSO1296	City Campus
Information Law and Society	12	JUST2367	City Campus
International Policing	12	JUST2248	City Campus
Labour Relations Law	12	JUST2316	City Campus
Miscarriages of Justice	12	JUST2339	City Campus
Power and Governance	12	POLI1025	City Campus
The Practice of Mediation	12	HWSS2202	City Campus
Professional Internship	12	HWSS2156	City Campus
Security and Criminal Intelligence	12	JUST2260	City Campus
The Sociology of Drug Use	12	SOCU2325	City Campus
Intersectional Criminology	12	SOCU2095	City Campus
Terrorism and Society	12	POLI1062	City Campus
Therapeutic Jurisprudence	12	JUST2307	City Campus
Understanding Conflict and Mediation	12	HWSS2157	City Campus
Victimology	12	SOCU2323	City Campus
Youth Justice Systems	12	HWSS2117	City Campus

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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