General Information

Overview

With our Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology/ Bachelor of Cyber Security you'll uncover the tools to predict, detect, and stop criminal behaviour. You'll learn skills in secure programming, cyber resilience. Plus, learn on the tools used by cyber security professionals.

Study structure

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology/ Bachelor of Cyber Security requires students to complete units of study to the value of 400 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

Units of study Unit code
Core units
Fundamentals of Criminology
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CRI10002
Introduction to Forensic Psychology
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		FOR10001
Introduction to Law
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		LAW10021
Law and Social Science
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		LAW10022
Criminal Law and Process
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		LAW10024
Brain and Behaviour
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		PSY10007
Policing: Systems and Practice
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CRI20001
Global Crime
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CRI20002
Sentencing
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		LAW20030
Crime and Punishment in the International Context
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		LAW20031
Technological Advances in Dealing with Crime
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		LAW20032
Deviance, Difference & Conformity
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		SOC20020
Corrections: Systems and Practice
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CRI30002
Youth Justice and Crime
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CRI30010
Advanced Topics in Forensic Psychology
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		FOR30001
Crime, Society and Culture
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		LAW30025
Units of study Unit code
Core units
Web Development
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS10005
Introduction to Programming
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS10009
Technology in an Indigenous Context Project
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS10025
ICT Inquiry Project
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT10022
Network Administration
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		TNE10005
Networks and Switching
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		TNE10006
ICT Project A
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT30017
ICT Project B
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT30018
Units of study Unit code
Network Routing Principles
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		TNE20002
ICT Design Project
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT20025
Network Security and Resilience
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		TNE30009
ICT Innovation Project
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT30016
IT Security
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS30015
Secure Remote Access Networks
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		TNE30012
Malware Analysis
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS20030
Cyber Security Ethics, Law and Policy
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		LAW30030

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this Course students will be able to:   

  • Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology - describe the nature of criminal activity and analyse and evaluate the main causes of crime
  • Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology - systematically review and undertake research to evaluate the consequences of crime on victims and the broader community
  • Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology - apply knowledge and skills to compare and analyse Australia’s response to crime with that of other nations
  • Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology - effectively and persuasively communicate with legal and non-legal audiences
  • Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology - analyse information from a variety of sources to investigate and evaluate proposed solutions to crime
  • Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology - evaluate technological and other scientific approaches to reducing crime and dealing with the consequences of crime
  • Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology - function as an effective member or leader of a team and critically reflect on individual performance
  • Bachelor of CYB - identify the need for cyber security and ICT solutions and elicit information from the relevant stakeholders about the requirements for the solution
  • Bachelor of CYB - assess and analyse the appropriateness of methodologies and technologies for the design and implementation of cyber security and ICT solutions
  • Bachelor of CYB - identify, investigate, and appraise cyber security situations by applying appropriate methodologies, practices, technologies, ethical and legal issues, utilising generic and specialised software tools used by cyber security professionals
  • Bachelor of CYB - communicate effectively using written and oral communication skills in a professional context, adapt personal interaction style to a given audience, work efficiently in a team, guide and direct other team members
  • Bachelor of CYB - plan and implement a cyber security strategy considering the requirements of the organisation and consult with stakeholders
  • Bachelor of CYB - apply knowledge of the technologies that make up secure infrastructure to exploit and defend against idealised and real-life cyber security threats 

Career opportunities

The course prepares students to work in the areas of law enforcement, corrections, offender rehabilitation, victim support and government policy development in addition it includes careers in the cyber security of systems, networks, and programs via a combination of technical units and those with embedded industry-relevant projects, graduates will have demonstrated contemporary technical abilities, teamwork, oral and written communication skills. Examples of specific careers include cyber analysts, penetration testers, security consultants, and information security officers.

Admission criteria

Information about Swinburne's general admission criteria can be found at Admissions at Swinburne - Higher Education webpage.

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