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The University of Western Australia (UWA)

  • 22% international / 78% domestic

Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

  • Bachelor

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
3 years full-time
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
80

About this course

UWA facilities include lecture theatres, case study rooms and break-out areas for group work and individual study.

Entry requirements

To be considered for this course you need to:

  • achieve the University's minimum entry score
  • demonstrate English language competence
  • satisfy any prerequisites for your preferred majors (refer to individual major descriptions for prerequisite details)

You can view the prerequisites and recommended subjects for your chosen course here.

View our admission requirements for specific information, depending on your education history.

Assured Pathway informationAssured Pathways Admission entry to UWA

We offer a number of other pathways for you to gain entry into our undergraduate degrees if you do not meet the standard admission requirements. Learn more about our admission entry pathways.

Career pathways

Our Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and single Criminology major in the Bachelor of Arts or Philosophy (Honours) have been designed to maximise your employability by focussing on the specific, practical skills that employers in industry are looking for.

You'll be encouraged to question current practices and find ways for improvement while developing a broad range of policy and practice-relevant skills, including the capacity to think critically, integrate theory and research into practice, and communicate effectively in written and oral forms, which will maximise your employability in the criminal justice and government sector.

Potential career paths include:



  • Criminologist
  • Community development worker
  • Police / correctional services officer (sworn or unsworn member)
  • Policy adviser at the local, State, or Commonwealth level
  • Health / justice researcher
  • Criminal / social justice advocate
  • Youth worker
  • Working in loss-prevention and risk management in the private sector



Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at The University of Western Australia (UWA).
86.7%
Overall satisfaction
83.8%
Skill scale
79.7%
Teaching scale
48.1%
Employed full-time
$54k
Average salary