What will I learn?

Our program addresses the causes, politics and management of crime and criminal justice from a range of disciplinary perspectives. You will develop an understanding of a range of issues in contemporary criminology including definitions and representations of crime, the complex social, political, and individual factors that underpin criminal activity, the operation of the criminal justice system. We offer courses on policing, the courts, prisons and punishment, organised crime, transnational crime, drugs and crime, young people and crime and more. The Bachelor of Criminology also has a strong focus on empirical methods and debates. This provides our graduates with valuable skills that translate across many career paths.

Which department am I in?

ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

CRICOS

078937F

Study options

Online/Distance with attendance (3 Years)

Tuition fees

A$44,390.00 (US$ 29,254) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected December 2025

More details

Start date

July 2025

Venue

Acton Campus

The Australian National University,CANBERRA,

Canberra,

Australian Capital Territory,

2601, CANBERRA, Australia

Online/Distance with attendance (3 Years)

Tuition fees

A$44,390.00 (US$ 29,254) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected December 2025

More details

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Acton Campus

The Australian National University,CANBERRA,

Canberra,

Australian Capital Territory,

2601, CANBERRA, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants who complete a recognised secondary/senior secondary/post-secondary/tertiary sequence of study will be assessed on the basis of an equivalent selection rank that is calculated upon application.

English Language Requirements

IELTS Academic and IELTS UKVI Academic [excluding One Skill Retake and IELTS Online] - Overall score of 6.5 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band.

TOEFL iBT [excluding Home Edition] - Overall score of 80 (Reading - 20; Writing - 20; Listening - 18; Speaking - 18).

Cambridge C1 Advanced - Overall score of 176 minimum 169 in each band.

PTE Academic and PTE Academic UKVI [excluding PTE Academic Online] - Overall score of 64 minimum 55 in each band.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.