Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security

Overview

With our Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology/ Bachelor of Cyber Security you'll uncover the tools to predict, detect, and stop criminal behaviour. You'll learn skills in secure programming, cyber resilience. Plus, learn on the tools used by cyber security professionals.

Course Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this Course students will be able to:   

• Bachelor of CJC - describe the nature of criminal activity and analyse and evaluate the main causes of crime
• Bachelor of CJC - systematically review and undertake research to evaluate the consequences of crime on victims and the broader community
• Bachelor of CJC - reflect critically on diverse experiences and impacts of the criminal justice system and its processes, with a focus on the impacts of the system on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Bachelor of CJC - apply knowledge and skills to compare and analyse Australia’s response to crime with that of other nations
• Bachelor of CJC - effectively and persuasively communicate with legal and non-legal audiences
• Bachelor of CJC - analyse information from a variety of sources to investigate and evaluate proposed solutions to crime
• Bachelor of CJC - evaluate technological and other scientific approaches to reducing crime and dealing with the consequences of crime
• Bachelor of CYB - identify the need for cyber security and ICT solutions and elicit information from the relevant stakeholders about the requirements for the solution
• Bachelor of CYB - assess and analyse the appropriateness of methodologies and technologies for the design and implementation of cyber security and ICT solutions
• Bachelor of CYB - identify, investigate, and appraise cyber security situations by applying appropriate methodologies, practices, technologies, ethical and legal issues, utilising generic and specialised software tools used by cyber security professionals
• Bachelor of CYB - communicate effectively using written and oral communication skills in a professional context, adapt personal interaction style to a given audience, work efficiently in a team, guide and direct other team members
• Bachelor of CYB - plan and implement a cyber security strategy considering the requirements of the organisation and consult with stakeholders
• Bachelor of CYB - apply knowledge of the technologies that make up secure infrastructure to exploit and defend against idealised and real-life cyber security threats 

Career opportunities

The course prepares students to work in the areas of law enforcement, corrections, offender rehabilitation, victim support and government policy development in addition it includes careers in the cyber security of systems, networks, and programs via a combination of technical units and those with embedded industry-relevant projects, graduates will have demonstrated contemporary technical abilities, teamwork, oral and written communication skills. Examples of specific careers include cyber analysts, penetration testers, security consultants, and information security officers.

Course rules

To qualify for the Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security, students must complete 400 Credit Points comprising:

• sixteen [16] core Criminal Justice and Criminology units of study (200 credit points)
• eight [8] core Cyber Security units of study (100 credit points)
• eight [8] units of study from the Cyber Security major (100 credit points)

Students may not complete more than 175 credit points (normally 14 units) at Introductory Level. A unit of study can only be counted once, where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternate.

Professional placements

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a WIL Professional Placement through a competitive selection process. Please note that due to government regulation international students holding a student visa are not able to undertake Professional Placements in this course.Students who undertake a 12-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 500 credit points comprising.

Students who elect to undertake a 6-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 450 credit points comprising:

• Sixteen [16] core Criminal Justice and Criminology units of study (200 credit points)
• Eight [8] core Cyber Security units of study (100 credit points)
• Eight [8] units of study from the Cyber Security major (100 credit points) and
• Two [2] Professional Placement units (50 credit points)

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security is 250 credit points (normally 20 units) with a maximum of 125 of core/major units from each discipline.