BACHELOR DEGREES
Bachelor of Criminal Justice
Melbourne City
Whether it's at the front line of Australia's border protection or working with Australia's Federal Police, criminal justice opens up all kinds of local and international career options.
This highly regarded program focuses on preparing you for employment. Close links with criminal justice agencies are built into its design, development and delivery.
You'll explore how criminal justice systems work to serve individuals and the community through law enforcement, policy, practice and reform.
You’ll be introduced to key institutions and concepts in criminal justice, including policing and the correctional system. You’ll also learn about the uses of technology in crime, crime theories and crime investigation.
Classes about international human rights, global crime and public policy will give you the chance to expand your knowledge and expertise. In your final year, you’ll put your skills to the test with a 50-day work placement in a criminal justice organisation.
Learn through innovative programs like the Bridge of Hope Innocence Initative, a project where students work on real cases of wrongful conviction.
If you want to enter the police forces, or work in corrections, courts, customs and related agencies, this program is for you.
The program also provides a qualification for those working in relevant agencies to assist with career progression and moving into other related fields.
RMIT offers a variety of learning and teaching approaches including lectures, seminars, studios, workshops, presentations, group discussions and syndicate work. These are primarily in English.
You will have access to online and digital resources like RMIT's Learning Hub and the myRMIT student portal.
Ongoing assessment throughout the semester includes examinations, essays, reports, presentations, group projects, research projects, laboratory projects and practical assignments.
Using RMIT's strong links with federal and state governments and the wider justice sector, this program equips students to become industry-focused graduates.
A formal, 50-day work placement in your final year will reward you with a better understanding of workplace practices.
You'll gain practical experience through an extensive supervised placement in a criminal justice agency or other organisation such as:
- Victoria Police
- Australian Federal Police
- Customs and Border Security
- Corrections
- Community Services
- the courts system
- local authorities
RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice.
Your career prospects are excellent and include roles with:
- Australian Federal Police
- Victoria Police
- Customs and Border Protection
- Victorian Gaming Commission
- community corrections
- Department of Justice
- Department of Human Services
- courts
Other avenues of employment in civil and criminal law firms and a wide range of other organisations include:
- security management
- private security firms
- research
- prisons administration
- prosecutions
- child protection
- counselling
- administrators
- youth justice
- dispute settlement
- mediation
- forensics
You can complete part of your studies abroad in places like the UK, Canada and the United States, where you'll spend the semester or even a full year studying criminal justice. You can also complete your field placement overseas. Study tours are also offered for selected students to broaden their global experience.
RMIT’s Global Experience Office (GEO) supports students to undertake exchange or short-term mobility activities with over 165 partner universities worldwide.
For further information about this program, please make an enquiry.
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Key content
Explore the various ways to deliver justice
Develop skills and knowledge of law, criminology, crime and information technology to enter a wide range of careers in the criminal justice sector.