Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Criminology)

Expand your perspective. Discover how psychology informs our understanding of crime and its causes in society. By doing so you will put yourself on the pathway to becoming a registered psychologist. Or you can move into other roles within law enforcement and justice, rehabilitation or criminal law policy development.

The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Criminology) positions psychology in its social science context. Counting as a full undergraduate sequence in psychology - and the first step to becoming a practising psychologist - you'll learn to view criminology through a psychological lens.

Explore the psychological and social issues at play in criminal behaviour. You'll weave back and forth between psychology and criminology units, many of which will speak to one another in meaningful ways.

Upon completing the course, you'll have the option to continue your training in psychology, moving onto your fourth year of accredited psychology studies (for example, with Western Sydney University's Graduate Diploma of Psychology), and your subsequent provisional registration as a psychologist.

This online course is fully accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC), providing a foundation for psychology and behavioural studies and a pathway to continue your training in psychology towards registration as a psychologist.

This bachelor degree fulfils the undergraduate requirement for aspiring psychologists, opening a pathway to becoming a psychologist, following the Australian Psychological Society's pathway to General Registration.

Provide advice, direction and services that will assist in the transition of men and women from prison into life.

Compile data and analyse trends in the area of criminal and community justice.

Collect and analyse data to help develop evidence-based policies. Guiding the design and implementation of government policies within local communities.