Undergraduate Major

Legal Studies

A Bachelor of Criminology in Legal Studies will prepare you for a career that can make a real difference in the world. 

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Overview

If you’re looking for an exciting career and the chance to make a difference, a major in Legal Studies within the field of criminology could really take you places. You’ll examine the Australian legal system and the way it shapes our society through a range of issues such as human trafficking, white collar crime, and legal responses to systemic disadvantage.

Law transcends all industries. Find out how the law interacts with other areas, taking units in criminology as you study the foundations of business law and other areas of the law.

You’ll learn about dispute resolution and have the opportunity to develop your own dispute resolution skills through role play and interactive activities. You will learn a variety of dispute resolution processes including negotiation, conciliation, mediation and arbitration.  

You will investigate the interactions between law, crime, frameworks in societies and the various social grouping within society.

3 reasons to study Legal Studies at Murdoch

  1. Challenge the way you think about the world as you explore the legal system and how it shapes society.
  2. Learn to produce high quality and persuasive communications (for example research reports, court reports and policy reports) so you are job ready when you graduate.
  3. Learn from respected experts in their field who often appear in the media to share their insights on current events and issues.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

  • Structure, foundation and history of the Australian legal system
  • Criminological research methods
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • International and transnational crimes
  • Law, justice and social policy

Your future career

Studying a Bachelor of Criminology in Legal Studies will set you up for a career in the criminal justice system. Careers could include:

  • Community Correction Officer
  • Juvenile Justice Officer
  • Criminologist
  • Paralegal Officer
  • Court Administrator

You’ll graduate with the skills you need to pursue roles within the court and corrections, police services, youth work, community groups and government departments

For further admission information about this course, please visit Murdoch Admission Information - Criminology.

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Total credit points: 24

Unit code Unit name Credit points
Major24 credit points
Required Units24 credit points
LEG100Law, Justice and Social Policy3
LEG203Indigenous Peoples, Law and Society3
CRM100Introduction to Criminology3
CRM120Criminological Research Methods3
CRM219International and Transnational Crimes3
CRM230White Collar Crime3
CRM330Case Studies in Corporate Crime3
BRD205Crime Through the Ages3
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Entry requirements

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English Requirements

You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through either English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study or vocational education.

Advanced Standing

Everyone has a different path to university so if you’ve already completed formal or informal learning, you could receive advanced standing. Also known as recognition of prior learning, advanced standing can reduce the amount of study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for certain units.

Formal learning can include previous study in higher education vocational education or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning, various kinds of work and life experience.

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This information applies to courses offered at our Australian campuses only. Courses offered at our Dubai  and Singapore campuses or delivered by Open Universities Australia may have different requirements.

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Instead of paying an overall course fee, you pay for the individual units you enrol in. The total course cost will vary depending on the units you choose.

Following your successful application, you’ll receive a Letter of Offer which will contain specific course and fee information.

If you are applying for an undergraduate course, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place. Postgraduate programs are full fee paying, unless indicated otherwise in your Letter of Offer.

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