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University of Newcastle

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Undergraduate Certificate of Criminology and Human Services

  • Certificate

Explore theories about crime and society, key legal principles and learn about human behaviour.This Undergraduate Certificate provides you with a basic introduction to Criminology, Human Services and related fields.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time, 1 year part-time
Study Mode
In person, Online
Intake Months
Feb, Jul

About this course

Explore theories about crime and society, key legal principles and learn about human behaviour.

This Undergraduate Certificate provides you with a basic introduction to Criminology, Human Services and related fields. You will learn about the relationships between the social construction of crime, transgression and deviance and the causes of social disadvantage and inequality. You will explore the historical changes in social, political and economic arrangements of cultural groups and social structures and examine the many influences on human behaviour. The criminology, social assistance and human services sectors are large and diverse and employment opportunities exist in law, security, policing, community welfare, corrections, courts, disability support, health and aged care, immigration, government and public administration and social work.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

Completed over one semester full time or part-time over two semesters, you'll study undergraduate level courses in criminology, law and psychology. View our handbook for a full list of core and directed courses.

You'll receive guaranteed entry into the Bachelor of Criminology, the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Social Science and the Bachelor of Psychological Science.

Program plans

Download a program plan for further details on your degree's structure and what courses you will study.

These program plans are applicable to new students. Current students should refer to the program handbook to access the plan relevant to the year they commenced.

  • Program Plan 2021
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Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at University of Newcastle.
83.5%
Overall satisfaction
83.1%
Skill scale
75.4%
Teaching scale
54.3%
Employed full-time
$57.4k
Average salary