Improve justice and reduce crime by understanding the social causes and consequences of crime.
This double degree provides graduates with a comprehensive knowledge of the social causes and consequences of crime and disadvantage; including dimensions of disability, mental health, gender, ethnicity, race, poverty, employment and locality.
Commences Semester 1, 2016
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
This double degree provides graduates with a comprehensive knowledge of the social causes and consequences of crime and disadvantage; including dimensions of disability, mental health, gender, ethnicity, race, poverty, employment and locality.
You will gain enhanced skills in a range of specific social and criminology knowledge areas, as well as high levels of literacy and information and communication technology skills, equipping you for work in the human service and/or criminal justice industries.
Within the social work component you will benefit from teaching staff that include practising social workers. You'll also gain valuable practical experience in field education opportunities. The social work component of the program is fully accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers, and prepares professionals to work with individuals, families, groups and communities.
Career opportunities
Graduates are eligible to work in a broad range of industries and roles including mental health, social research, policy development and analysis, organisational management, community development and education, in government, community agencies and private practice. Enhanced employment prospects created by the criminology components of the degree include crime and justice research and policy, youth advocacy and at-risk youth support, crime victim support services, and offender transition-from-prison programs.
Program structure
Program Structure
Social Work courses
Introductory courses (3)
COR109 Indonesian C
SCS130 Indonesian D
SCS172 Indonesian E
Advanced courses (15)
SCS230 Indonesian F
SCS235 Italian A
SCS251 Italian B
SCS266 Italian C
SCS277 Italian D
SCS278 Italian E
SCS285 Italian F
SCS290 Japanese A
SWK301 Japanese B
SWK302 Japanese C
SWK303 Japanese D
SWK401 Japanese E
SWK402 Japanese F
SWK404 Forces of Change in International Politics
SWK407 International Justice and Human Rights
Criminology courses
Introductory courses (7)
CRM101 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
CRM102 Industry Project 1: International Studies
CRM103 Making Public Policy in a Global Era
CRM105 International Relations: Theory and Practice
JST101 Politics of the USA
PSY100 International Security
SCS110 Politics and the Media
Advanced courses (6)
CRM202 Politics and Security in East Asia
CRM204 Internship in Politics and Public Policy
CRM301 Research Methods in Arts and Social Science
CRM304 Communication and Thought
LGL201 Human Physiology
SCS225 Human Anatomy
Elective courses (3)
Select 3 elective courses from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
Suggested electives include:
CRM201 Introduction to Behavioural Health
JST202 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
LGL202 Introduction to Coaching Science
CRM203 Sports Field Studies 1
CRM302 Exercise Prescription and Programming I
CRM303 Principles of Nutrition
CRM305 Functional Anatomy
CRM306 Biomechanics I
SCS286 Exercise Physiology I
SCS295 Exercise Prescription and Programming
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 480
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 3 introductory level (100 coded) required social work courses including COR109
- Complete 15 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required social work course
- Complete 2 field education placements (SWK301 Social Work Field Education 1 and SWK404 Social Work Field Education 2) in the third and fourth years of the program
- Complete 7 required introductory level (100 coded) criminology courses
- Complete 6 required advanced level (200/300 coded) criminology courses
- Complete 3 elective courses
- Complete no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses in total, including the core course
In order to commence field education placement you must:
- Hold a valid Blue Card, throughout the duration of your program, which is issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (CCYPCG). You should allow 12 weeks for CCYPCG to issue the card. Note: students who do not possess a valid Blue Card will be unable to complete the field education component of their program and will be unable to meet graduation requirements
- Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state/territory authority)
- Travel to attend field education placements
- Please note, while all endeavours will be made to place students in a given semester, this is not guaranteed and students may need to enrol at a later time should a position in an agency be unavailable in the preferred semester
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan