This certified undergraduate course engages with the fields of criminology and cyber security, providing unique experience for future employment.

Deakin’s Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security is the only degree of its kind in Australia. Today cyber security is a significant challenge for individuals and businesses alike. This course will equip you with an understanding of the major drivers of criminal behaviour, along with the industry-relevant skills to tackle what is quickly becoming a critical threat to society. You will gain expertise in securing data and data communications, as well as investigating and providing solutions to cyber crime.
Develop strong practical and theoretical knowledge, with an emphasis on assessing cyber security in a working environment, developing security solutions for businesses, and understanding the ethical and legal implications of risk management.

You’ll have access to specialised cyber security labs with state-of-the-art tools, putting you at the cutting edge of cyber security and criminology research.

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security students must complete 32 credit points as follows: Course requirements for both the Bachelor of Criminology (A329) and the Bachelor of Cyber Security (S334) must be satisfied.

16 credit points of Arts course grouped units and 16 credit points of SIT coded units
No more than 10 credit points at level 1.

Criminology students are not require to complete an additional minor as part of the Bachelor of Cyber Security.

Criminology:

6 credit points of Criminology core units (ACR101, ACR102, ACR201, ACR202, ACR301 and ACR302)

At least 6 credit points of Criminology electives (ACR coded units) taken at level 2 or above

At least 6 credit points of arts units at level 3 including ACR301 and ACR302

Up to 4 credit points of electives* chosen from Arts course grouped units.

AAI018 Academic Integrity (0 credit point compulsory unit)

Cyber Security:

15 core units# of SIT coded units plus

1 credit point of SIT elective units

the completion of SIT010 Safety Induction Program (0-credit point compulsory unit) and

STP010 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit point compulsory unit)

#Students undertaking D380 are not required to undertake SIT306.

*Students are encouraged to consider taking electives from the Professional Experience and Practice Minor sequence APE101, APE201, APE202 and APE301.

Promising career opportunities await in the areas of both criminology and cyber security. As a graduate, you may find employment in areas such as government agencies, state and federal police, security and intelligence agencies, research and policy development, correctional services, community services, and private security and consultative industries. You will also be equipped for more technical roles such as security analyst, security systems manager, security system developer/programmer, anti-virus software developer or computer forensic specialist.

Students must have qualification most relevant to your secondary school studies. The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is the primary criterion for entry into most undergraduate-entr

IELTS - Overall 6 No band lower than 6

TOEFL IBT - 69 Writing 21

C1 PROFICIENCY and C2 PROFICIENCY- 169 No band less than 169

PTE - 50 No less than 50 in each skill

OET - Overall C