Succeed in business by understanding people
Learn how to safeguard businesses by understanding crime and crime trends, with a practical double degree that combines business with criminology and justice. You’ll study the legal and criminal justice systems, and how to develop fair and effective methods for crime prevention. You’ll also build strong analytic and problem-solving skills – essential for both business and crime prevention, to ensure you remain in front of emerging trends such as cyber scams and fraud.
New in 2020
Learn how to safeguard businesses by understanding crime and crime trends, with a practical double degree that combines business with criminology and justice. You’ll study the legal and criminal justice systems, and how to develop fair and effective methods for crime prevention. You’ll also build strong analytic and problem-solving skills – essential for both business and crime prevention, to ensure you remain in front of emerging trends such as cyber scams and fraud.
In this program you will:
- Gain a strong foundation in the fundamentals of modern business, including economics, management, marketing, international trade business law, corporate governance and social responsibility
- Develop strong analytical skills to interpret trends relating to crime or business
- Understand the role of the justice system
- Examine policies that impact policing, courts, corrections and allied agencies
- Have the chance to complete a professional placement in your final year in the field of criminology and justice
Career opportunities
- Policing and law enforcement
- Security and intelligence (private and public)
- Advocacy
- Youth justice
- Custodial corrections officer
- Crime prevention
- Research and policy
- Business manager
- Entrepreneur
Program structure
Business courses
Introductory courses (5) 60 units
BUS102 Understanding Cultural Diversity
BUS104 Counselling Placement 1
BUS105 Counselling Placement 2
BUS106 Health, Society and Culture
BUS108 Community Development and Social Action
Developing and Graduate courses (3) 36 units
BUS203 Communication and Thought
BUS306 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
BUS320 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
Major (8) 96 units
1 Major (96 units) selected from the USC Business School:
- Economics and Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
Criminology and Justice courses
Introductory courses (7) 84 units
CRM101 Communication Theory and Practice
CRM102 Introduction to Creative Writing
CRM103 Public Relations Strategies and Tactics
CRM105 Introduction to Journalism
JST101 Introduction to Creative Advertising
SCS101 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
SCS110 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
Developing and Graduate courses (9) 108 units
CRM204 Politics and the Media
CRM205 Introduction to Economics
SCS225 Introduction to Management
CRM304 Introduction to Marketing
CRM308 Accounting for Business
PLUS select 4 Criminology Discipline elective courses from:
CRM201 Introduction to Informatics
CRM203 Business Law and Ethics
CRM302 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
CRM305 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
CRM307 Introduction to Criminology
CRM309 Understanding Crime
JST202 Punishment and Corrections
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
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Total units: 384
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 384 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.