UNSW Handbook Specialisation

Criminology

Description

Criminology involves the study of criminal law and procedures, criminal justice institutions, theoretical debates in criminology and issues in criminal justice research and policy. It is a multidisciplinary area of study involving contributions from sociology, political science, law, psychology, history and other disciplines.

Studying Criminology at UNSW

Undergraduate study in Criminology is available within the Bachelor of Social Science in Criminology and the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Social Science in Criminology. These programs have a research and policy analysis orientation and build upon the core curriculum in Bachelor of Social Science, which provides solid training in quantitative and qualitative research methods, social and economic theory, and policy analysis. Honours Level and postgraduate study are also available.

Criminology can be studied in the following Programs
Program Code & Name	At the Level of	Plan
3422 Social Science (Criminology)	Major Honours	CRIMA13422 CRIMAH3422

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