Units in the undergraduate criminology program cover a variety of topics:
- criminal justice institutions including the police and law enforcement, courts and sentencing, prisons and community corrections;
- offender rehabilitation, reducing re-offending and supporting reintegration into the community;
- case management and applied skills for working with offenders and involuntary clients;
- special populations in the criminal justice system, for example, female offenders, young offenders, indigenous offenders, offenders with a physical or intellectual disability, and sex offenders;
- perspectives of those affected by crime, for example, victims of crime, witnesses, prisoners' families;
- important social issues such as alcohol and drugs, mental illness, poverty and homelessness;
- youth studies and juvenile crime and deviance, for example, youth gangs, graffiti and hooning;
- crime and deviance in the media, the politics of crime and punishment, and moral panics;
- human rights, notions of risk, harm, and ethics in criminology;
- crime prevention;
- forensic studies;
- green criminology, environmental harm and ecological justice;
- crimes of the powerful, for example, white collar crime, corporate crime, state crime, war crime, and transnational crime;
- sociology of deviance; and
- sociology of law.
Criminology units feature contemporary examples and case studies from across Australia, as well as internationally prominent or innovative examples from around the world. Lectures and tutorials encourage students to develop critical thinking skills and professional competencies so that they can confidently apply concepts and theories to real-world issues in practice.
What do I need to enter the criminology program?
You can study criminology straight after completion of your TCE or you can enter as a mature-aged student. One-third of our first-year criminology students are mature-aged (over 21 years old).
Where can I study criminology?
Criminology is taught on the Launceston and Hobart campuses. Some units are also offered via distance education.
Links with other degrees
Criminology is an interdisciplinary major (or minor) that is primarily studied as part of a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Social Science degree, and also complements the study of other disciplines such as law and psychology. Students in these disciplines should check the rules of their degree and consult with their home Faculty as restrictions may apply.
Interested in finding out more?
All campuses – contact Faculty of Arts.
