Would you like to help contribute to making the world a safer place? When you study UNE's Bachelor of Criminology with Honours you will complete a major research project in an area of criminology that you choose, for example organised crime, child exploitation, the illicit drug trade, or rural crime. Whatever topic you delve into, you will be on track to a rewarding career that could play a key role in informing debate on crime and justice issues in Australia and beyond. You will also acquire skills in critical thinking — skills that are transferable and in demand across a range of professions thereby future proofing your career.

Why study the Bachelor of Criminology with Honours with UNE?

UNE is a pioneer in the field of rural crime and home to the Centre for Rural Criminology, a world-first hub of collaborative international research, which seeks to understand all aspects of rural crime in order to help build safe and resilient communities in a rapidly changing world.

The intensive year-long program studying UNE's Bachelor of Criminology with Honours is an opportunity to develop your original research project and conduct theoretical and empirical research under the guidance of a supervisor who is a specialist in the relevant field. You will utilise all the skills you have learned throughout your undergraduate degree to produce a 15,000 to 20,000-word dissertation.

Honours can be one of the most enjoyable and challenging years of your undergraduate degree, a rare opportunity to dedicate yourself for an entire year to one area of study that you are passionate about. It is an ideal way to gain direct access as a professional to areas of the criminal justice system that interest you.

What makes our course different?

You will learn from thought leaders in the field of rural crime who will support you through this rewarding course that allows you to:

• Demonstrate to future employees that you have critical job skills, such as the ability to produce high-quality work with minimal supervision, the capacity to engage with criminal justice agencies, and valuable project management abilities.
• Choose from three different teaching periods to start your degree — in March, June or September.
• Study flexibly — the course can also be studied on campus, or completely online at home in your own time.

UNE is Australia's oldest regional university and a pioneer in the delivery of distance education. We are proud that year after year, our students award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings for Overall Experience and Student Support, so no matter whether you choose to study online or on campus, you are in very good hands.

To qualify for the award a candidate must pass a single unit to the value of 48 credit points comprising an advanced course work component and a dissertation component in the relevant subject.  

• Core Units

See UNE Handbook for more details. The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course plans, exit awards, intensive schools, and work placement requirements.

You’ll graduate with professional knowledge and analytical skills, ready to adapt to any rapidly changing workplace and to seek employment in a wide range of sectors including:

• policy advice and development
• policing and corrections
• juvenile justice and child welfare
• crime intelligence services
• drug and law support services
• education and research.

For many, this course is also the final year of undergraduate study and provides you with an avenue into postgraduate study or into a career as a professional researcher or academic.

You have completed one of the following UNE qualifications, or an equivalent relevant qualification (AQF Level 7 or overseas equivalent): Bachelor of Criminology Bachelor of Arts majoring i

An IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5; or equivalent TOEFL score of at least 213 in the computer-based test; or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component; or a PTE Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50.