Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) · Melbourne City

The Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at RMIT University begins with a shared core that builds a confident foundation for every major pathway. You explore Introduction to Law and Human Rights, Criminal Psychology, Foundations of Criminology, and Introduction to Criminal Justice before advancing into Intersectional Criminology, Criminal Law, and Justice Policy. Applied Research in Criminological Settings and Field Investigation develop evidence skills, while Professional Ethics and Conduct prepares you for sensitive workplaces. The Criminology and Justice Internship then places theory into a supervised justice environment so you can specialise with clarity, collaborate across disciplines, and communicate recommendations that stand up in real agencies at Melbourne City.

• Introduction to Law and Human Rights
• Criminal Psychology
• Foundations of Criminology
• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Intersectional Criminology
• Criminal Law
• Justice Policy
• Applied Research in Criminological Settings
• Field Investigation
• Professional Ethics and Conduct
• Criminology and Justice Internship

The Criminology major deepens how you explain crime, victimisation, and social control across digital and cultural contexts. You progress through Criminological Theory, Digital Criminology, Mental Health, Cognitive Impairment and the Criminal Justice System, Victimology, Sex, Gender and Justice, Media, Crime and Pop Culture, Criminal Behaviour Analysis, and Contemporary Criminology. The sequence links classic theory with emerging harms, media narratives, and behavioural evidence so you can critique policy, support research or advocacy roles, and connect classroom debate to the lived experience of justice institutions around Melbourne City and beyond.

• Criminological Theory
• Digital Criminology
• Mental Health, Cognitive Impairment and the Criminal Justice System
• Victimology
• Sex, Gender and Justice
• Media, Crime and Pop Culture
• Criminal Behaviour Analysis
• Contemporary Criminology

The Justice Systems major prepares you to work inside policing, corrections, courts, and related agencies with practice-ready judgment. Core study covers Policing, Mental Health, Cognitive Impairment and the Criminal Justice System, Case Management Practice, Forensics Interviewing, Corrections, Crime Prevention, Evidence in Practice, and Criminal Law Investigation and Procedure. You learn how cases move through institutions, how vulnerability shapes outcomes, and how prevention and evidence standards guide decisions. Graduates leave ready for operational, case-management, and investigative pathways where procedure, ethics, and public safety must stay aligned in Australian justice settings.

• Policing
• Mental Health, Cognitive Impairment and the Criminal Justice System
• Case Management Practice
• Forensics Interviewing
• Corrections
• Crime Prevention
• Evidence in Practice
• Criminal Law Investigation and Procedure

The Legal Studies major builds capability across law, conflict, and dispute processes that sit beside criminal justice careers. You study Power and Governance, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Family, Society and the Law, Understanding Conflict and Mediation, Victimology, Deviance, Control and Conflict, Labour Relations Law, and Evidence in Practice. The major suits students who want courtroom-adjacent, policy, mediation, or compliance pathways without treating law as a stand-alone degree. You leave able to interpret legal frameworks, support parties in conflict, and apply evidence standards thoughtfully across community, workplace, and justice contexts at RMIT Melbourne City.

• Power and Governance
• Alternate Dispute Resolution
• Family, Society and the Law
• Understanding Conflict and Mediation
• Victimology
• Deviance, Control and Conflict
• Labour Relations Law
• Evidence in Practice

Minors sit inside the Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice programme structure so you can broaden your profile without treating electives as a separate marketing block. Choose from Interdisciplinary, Dispute Resolution, Justice Systems, Society and Law, Law and Procedure, Critical Criminology, Media and Crime, language pathways such as Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and French, plus Global Politics and Foundations in Sustainability. Advisors help you sequence credit points and prerequisites around February or July intakes so a minor strengthens your major story and does not delay graduation from this three-year Melbourne City degree.

• Interdisciplinary
• Dispute Resolution
• Justice Systems
• Society & Law
• Law & Procedure
• Critical Criminology
• Media & Crime
• Chinese
• Japanese
• Spanish
• French
• Global Politics
• Foundations in Sustainability

A university elective sits inside the Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice structure so you can sample a subject beyond your core, major, and minor while still meeting course rules. Electives are not presented as a separate majors panel on this page; they are chosen during subject planning with your advisor. Balance credit points, prerequisites, and internship timing so the elective strengthens rather than delays your path to graduation at RMIT Melbourne City across February or July intake plans.

• University Elective