Bachelor of Criminology

Explore different perspectives of crime as you investigate why people commit offences, how to reduce or prevent crime, and how to help both victims and offenders involved in the criminal justice system.

Take a broad approach with a Bachelor of Criminology or choose to specialise in one of four majors.

Crime Science (BCrim)
Criminal Behaviour (BCrim)
Legal Studies (BCrim)
White Collar and Corporate Crime (BCrim)
You can combine these majors or add a major from another area of study such as Forensic Biology and Toxicology or Psychology. This will expand your understanding of criminology and help you to prepare you for a variety of career paths. Hear how these practical skills have fuelled Abbey's passion for criminology and unlocked her free thinking in the classroom.

3 reasons to study Criminology at Murdoch

Choose from four specialised criminology majors, including Crime Science and White Collar and Corporate crime – the only majors of their kind in Australia.
Help solve real-life homicide and missing persons cases through our Cold Case Review initiative. 
Be mentored by real-life criminologists who will inspire you to investigate social and crime problems from a range of perspectives.
What you’ll learn

Take an evidence-based approach to explore the world from a range of perspectives and approaches.
To understand the motives, methods and psychology of serious offenders
Develop your creative-thinking skills as you analyse and apply ideas and information from a variety of sources.
Explore how to recognise diversity and the rights and perspectives of others in various contexts.
Examine criminal cases and learn how to critically evaluate police procedures, the judicial process and how forensic evidence is interpreted.