Deakin’s Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws gives you a broad understanding of all major legal areas. You’ll explore the inner workings and impacts of criminal behaviour and various responses to it from environmental crime to terrorism and how to use this understanding when making decisions within the criminal justice system.

Do you want to take the first step towards a rewarding legal or professional career?

By studying criminology and law, you’ll gain broad theoretical, applied knowledge and skills concerning the forms, causes, meaning and prevention of crime, directly correlating to policy development and policing matters.

Deakin’s accredited Bachelor of Laws integrates sound legal training with real-world experience, developing key skills in problem-solving, analytical thinking and ethical reasoning.

A distinctive feature of Deakin’s law program is its focus on experiential learning. The legal profession is highly commercialised and lawyers are increasingly required to provide clients with practical and commercial advice (in addition to pure legal advice). As credit towards your degree, you’ll undertake work-integrated learning placements.

All major areas of law are covered, including:

• Contract
• Torts
• Property
• Legal practice and ethics
• Constitutional law
• Criminal law and procedure
• Administrative law.

In the criminology stream, study the relationship between criminal behaviour and sociology, the impact of mental health, education and substance abuse. Better understand what drives criminal behaviour, and how to develop systems and programs to prevent it from happening.

Deakin’s Bachelor of Criminology is led by a team of academics who are experts in their field, so you’ll always be learning the latest concepts, ideas and approaches from inside the industry. Plus, you’ll benefit from networking with and learning from their real-world connections.

Our global study itinerary includes the Chinese Commercial Law Study Tour, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Tour to the United States, the prestigious Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong and Vienna, and options to study one or more elective units (such as international human rights law) at an overseas institution.

As a graduate, you can choose to pursue a career as a lawyer, or take on business and management roles in a range of corporate and private organisations and government agencies.

Opportunities also exist within state and federal police, ASIO (Australia’s national security service) and various correctional services, community services and private security industries.