Gold Coast Campus

Mt Gravatt Campus

CAMPUS

5.5 years full-time

DURATION

COMMENCING IN

Trimester 1, 2

CREDIT POINTS

440

DEGREE CODE

1625

CRICOS CODE

086239K

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

IELTS
(Academic)
7

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Prerequisites: English, English as an Additional Language, Literature or English & Literature Extension (Units 3&4, C).

$33,000 per year

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FEE (INDICATIVE)

MOVE FORWARD IN THE WORLD OF LAW AND JUSTICE.

When you choose law and criminology at Griffith, you'll be studying among the world’s best. Griffith ranked as the highest Australian university for law in the Academic Rankings of World Universities 2019, which includes both Griffith Law School and the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.  

This double degree is built on practical experience and taught by award-winning teachers and researchers, who will help you work towards your ideal job. You'll be immersed in authentic experiences and graduate with the networks and support to launch your career in law or criminology. 

Industry and expert connections 

You'll have the opportunity to choose electives based on your interests, plus you may undertake clinical courses that emphasise practical legal skills, insights and experience. 

In the criminology and criminal justice component, you'll learn about the causes of crime and how society responds to them through the justice system. 

Your study will include courses about policing, working with offenders and victims, and analysing and preventing crimes. You'll hear from academic and professional experts about how crime can be prevented and reduced. 

Graduate outcomes

Prepare yourself for an exciting career with these two interrelated degrees. With two completed qualifications, you'll be prepared for career paths including criminal analyst, intelligence and policy analyst, criminologist, lawyer in a law firm, a policymaker or law reformer. 

Flexibility

Fast-track your finish line - With intensive study options (and/or) year-round classes available, this degree can be finished in less time than a standard full-time study load, getting you into the workforce faster.

Global mobility

Students in this degree may be able to participate in an overseas program specifically designed to fit the degree's teaching objectives.