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Bachelor ofCriminology and Criminal Justice

Program and course requirements

Complete 48 units comprising:

  • 28 units for all BCCJ Core Courses, and
  • 4 units from BCCJ Flexible Core Courses, and
  • 16 units for BCCJ Elective Courses

Selected courses must include at most 24 units at level 1.

Selected courses must include at least 8 units at level 3.

Complete 28 units for ALL of the following:

CRIM10002 units
Introduction to Criminology
CRIM10192 units
Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIM11112 units
Introduction to Professional Practice in Criminology
LAWS11102 units
Law in the Criminal Justice System
CRIM21402 units
The Policy and Practice of Crime Control and Crime Prevention
LAWS22202 units
Criminal Law in Context
SOCY20192 units
Introduction to Social Research
SOCY23392 units
Introducing Quantitative Research
CRIM30392 units
Advanced Criminological Theory
CRIM31112 units
Advanced Professional Practice in Criminology
CRIM32012 units
Applied Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice 1
CRIM32022 units
Applied Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice 2
LAWS33302 units
Transnational Crime and International Criminal Justice
SOCY33292 units
Qualitative Social Research

CRIM3201 and CRIM3202 should be completed in consecutive semesters. CRIM3201 must be completed in Semester 1 before completing CRIM3202 in Semester 2.

Complete exactly 4 units from the following:

CRIM20992 units
Crime, Race and Gender
CRIM21002 units
Punishment and Society
CRIM22002 units
Policing and Society

BCCJ Elective Courses

Complete 16 units comprising:

BCCJ Recommended General Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 16 units from the following:

ABTS10002 units
Introduction to Aboriginal Studies
ANTH10082 units
Being Human: Cultural Diversity and Experience
POLS11022 units
Political Problems and Public Policy
PSYC10302 units
Introduction to Psychology: Developmental, Social and Clinical Psychology
SCIE10002 units
Theory & Practice in Science
SOCY10502 units
Introduction to Sociology
SOCY10702 units
Inequality, Society and the Self
ARCS20032 units
Forensics: The Archaeology of Death & Crime Scenes
CRIM20002 units
Youth and Deviance
CRIM20802 units
Criminology and Global Security
POLS21012 units
Indigenous Politics & Policy
SCIE20202 units
CSI UQ: Introduction to Forensic Science
ABTS30202 units
Working with Indigenous People
CRIM31002 units
Correctional Practice
SOCY30392 units
Applied Quantitative Research
General Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 16 units from the following:

Level 1 General Electives

Level 1 courses from the BCCJ or other undergraduate course list(s)

Level 2 General Electives

Level 2 courses from the BCCJ or other undergraduate course list(s)

Level 3 General Electives

Level 3 courses from the BCCJ or other undergraduate course list(s)

Additional Rules

1. Progression through program

  • You must complete your first 4 units from courses in the BCCJ Core Courses or BCCJ Flexible Core Courses sections.

2. Cross-Listed Courses

As a course can only be credited once, the following course replacement rules apply where a course is listed in more than one of your selected plans (minor, major or extended major).

  • If the course is compulsory in more than one plan, it will be credited towards one plan only. You must replace the compulsory course in the second plan; with a course chosen from the second plan, at the same level or higher.
  • If the course is compulsory in one plan only, it will be credited towards the plan in which it is compulsory. You must select an alternative course in the second plan, with a course chosen from the second plan, at the same level or higher.
  • If the course is an elective in more than one plan, it will be credited towards one plan only.