Overview

The Criminal Justice program from Charles Sturt University equips you with the knowledge and skills to be a leader in your community and chosen criminal justice profession.

Throughout this degree, you'll learn theory and gain practical knowledge about prisons, people and crime, from historical and contemporary perspectives. You'll understand how different communities approach the same issue from vastly different viewpoints and learn how to work within conflict.

Key facts

This bachelor's degree ensures you have the skills to be a changemaker and work with diverse communities – police/law enforcement, corrections, juvenile justice, victims of crime and their families, people in prison, probation and parole.

You'll graduate with a diverse set of skills as you study a range of subjects including, public safety and security, criminology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, communication, policing/law enforcement and Indigenous studies.

You can choose elective subjects that suit your career plans or current workplace.

This course has been designed with extensive consultation with the justice sector and academics, to ensure it is vocationally relevant, practical and up-to-date with the latest criminal justice issues.

You'll gain a strong theoretical background and highly developed critical and analytical skills in diverse disciplines to take into the workplace.

Career opportunities

When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in a wide range of careers, including:

Case worker

Criminologist

Immigration officer

Parole officer

Policy and research officer

Social worker

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Criminal Justice in Society

Understanding the Social World

Criminal Law in Context

Punishment and the State

Young People and Crime

Criminology: History and Theory

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-22 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-03-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-16 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-27 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-07-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

192 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Port Macquarie, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

CRICOS CODE: 022895G

A completed High School Certificate (or equivalent) with a minimum ATAR required (including adjustment factors)

Successful completion of two university level subjects (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.

A completed AQF Certificate III or higher level qualification.

50% completion of an AQF Diploma level qualification

Successful completion of a Tertiary Preparation Course from an Australian University or an accredited provider demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.

Work experience, within the same industry as the course profile, of no less than two years full time or equivalence, demonstrated by a detailed resume

Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with an equivalent ranking to the currently listed ATAR.

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Tuition Fees

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27360 AUD / year

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16992 AUD / year

≈ 16992 AUD / year

Additional Details

Domestic part-time: $8,496

International part-time: $13,680

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