Develop specialized knowledge and prepare yourself for a successful professional or academic career with an honours year in criminology. During your honours year, you will delve into specialized areas within criminology, building on your existing foundation. This includes in-depth exploration of criminological theory and research methods. Apply your critical thinking skills and expand on your communication, research, and problem-solving knowledge by undertaking a thesis or research project - the major component of your honours program and a skill highly valued by potential employers. An honours year prepares you for a range of careers in rewarding roles such as an analyst, program design consultant, criminal...
Entry requirements
Review the available standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.
Standard entry
A completed UQ Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice (or equivalent) with a GPA of 5.5 in all Level 2 and Level 3 BCCJ Core Courses.
Should a student apply from another tertiary institution, the GPA will be calculated on the basis of the equivalent advanced courses completed.
English requirement
IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6PTE Academic 64, no component below 60TOEFL iBT 87 (L 19 / R 19 / W 21 / S 19)
If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.
Past Offers
Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.
Scored cases
Source countriesMalaysia
Common pathwayFoundation background · Diploma background
Target levelBachelor degree
Offer fieldsComputer Science · Accounting
1
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of Computer ScienceBachelor degree · Computer Science · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.83/4.0top band · approx. top 5%
2
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of Computer ScienceBachelor degree · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.96/4.0top band · approx. top 5%
3
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of CommerceBachelor degree · Accounting · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 4.0/4.04.00 · top band · approx. top 5%
4
MalaysiaDiploma background
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)Bachelor degree · Electrical Engineering · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.77/4.0top band · approx. top 5-10%
5
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of Computer ScienceBachelor degree · Data Science · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 4.0/4.04.00 · top band · approx. top 5%
Course curriculum
Course structure, credit points and subject sequence