Criminology

Criminology is the study of crime and disorder and threats to public safety.

And criminology can be studied through a number of different lenses and here at UTS, we study criminology really through three lenses.

And I think when you start to talk to students about what criminology is or isn't, I think the reality starts to strike students that actually what they've seen on TV doesn't necessarily always correspond.

Well, I haven't watched CSI much, but I can see there are a lot of like parallels between what we're doing and what is sort of popular in the media.

Criminology especially is a lot different to what I expected it to be.

UTS just had something that was a bit different. Being so practically focused and industry based, which is something that I'm really seeing show up in my studies.

I'm more natural science based rather than social sciences.

But then seeing this new double degree come up, I just thought it'd be something interesting just to sort of add into my studies and sort of broaden my horizons.

The degree is applied in industry focused, industry relevant. And I think that's the key.

It's a degree program, a criminology degree program that is contemporary and forward facing.

And we are able to take the theory and integrate it to practice and get students to engage in real world case studies and examples.

And I think that really illustrates to students the reality of not only the discipline, but the work, the roles that they'll be going into when they complete the degree.

The Bachelor of Criminology is offered alongside a specialism of some sort.

Whether that's a major, an extended major, or a double degree.

And really what's embedded in UTS criminology is the application of science and technology.

And I think that really gives it that kind of contemporary lens and applicability to both industry and the professions.

Even from year one, we are engaged in work integrated learning, exploring the various career options that are available to students.

And then obviously with the combination of degrees with forensic science, cybersecurity, it could be taking students off into those industries.

But what they're bringing and the uniqueness of it is they're bringing that criminological knowledge, skill and the ability to apply that to forensic science, to cybersecurity, and alike.

There's a lot of empathy and compassion that needs to go in because our main purpose here is to benefit the community and to help these people who have committed crimes.

Being able to go into other people's shoes and sort of understand their situations and why they might have undergone certain behaviour. In order to, you know, develop ways in which that we can help these people.