Melbourne,
VIC,
Australia
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Criminology in Parkville Australia | The University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne
|
Parkville Australia
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
AUD
39,104
(c. USD27,596.4)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
A Bachelor of Arts (BA) provides a versatile way to explore humanities, social sciences, and languages at Australia's top-ranked university. Develop cross-disciplinary expertise, community leadership skills, and cultural understanding. You'll acquire competencies to thrive in today's dynamic global job market.
Criminology integrates insights from diverse fields including law, sociology, psychology, psychiatry, and history. Originally focused on practical applications like policing strategies, prison administration, and offender rehabilitation, criminology now encompasses broader areas such as corporate misconduct, regulatory frameworks, drug policies, and environmental protections. Rather than accepting legal definitions uncritically, criminology examines how societies conceptualize crime and why responses to it evolve across different historical periods. Modern criminologists also analyze cultural representations of crime through various media channels, artistic expressions, and popular culture.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Complete the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or an equivalent qualification.
This is information for applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)
Applicants are selected according to academic merit, in the form of the ATAR or notional ATAR calculated by the relevant Tertiary Admissions Centre. Courses which select primarily on ATAR will have minimum ATARs set in advance, and you can only be selected below this point if you have additional criteria to be considered.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma - 31
IELTS total score of at least 6.5 in the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with no bands less than 6.0.
TOEFL (internet-based): total score at of least 79 and scores of 21 for writing, 18 for speaking, 13 for reading and 13 for listening.
TOEFL (paper-based): total score of at least 577 with a score of 4.5 in the Test of Written English.
Tuition
AUD
39,104