Criminology + Psychology (Combined) at Murdoch University

Course Description

Examine crime from a range of perspectives – including law, sociology and psychology – as you learn how to reduce and prevent crime, and help both victims and offenders in the criminal justice system. Explore how the mind works, why people commit offences, and what can be done to rehabilitate them. You’ll have the option to specialise in Legal Studies, Criminal Behaviour, Crime Science or White Collar and Corporate Crime.

By combining your criminology degree with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, you’ll build your expertise in the social and developmental areas of psychology, and complete a unit in Family Relations and Social Development. You’ll examine leading-edge research and practical applications to explore how we make sense of ourselves.

7 reasons to study a combined degree in Criminology and Psychology at Murdoch

• Use real local data on local crime to generate hypotheses about crime patterns and trends.
• Graduate with two qualifications, a unique skillset and even more career opportunities.
• Your Bachelor of Arts in Psychology is a first step towards becoming a registered psychologist.
• Build your network from within our Law, Psychology and Criminology disciplines, making use of our strong ties to the Western Australian legal, psychology and business community.
• Learn from respected industry experts who often appear in the media to share their insights on current events and issues.
• Choose from a range of majors, including two majors only available at Murdoch – Crime Science and White Collar and Corporate Crime.
• Strong growth is predicted for Psychology jobs in Australia over the next 5 year*.

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:

• criminal behaviour
• international and transnational crimes
• psychological science
• cultural psychology
• psychology and law.

Your future career

This course will give you a combination of skills and specialised knowledge which will expand your career options. Your career options could include:

• Crime Journalist
• Crime Prevention Officer
• Community Correction or Juvenile Justice Officer
• Court Administrator
• Paralegal Officer.