皇家墨爾本理工大學(xué)

Your career in social justice

Unlock your potential to lead social change in a career that helps create just, socially aware, responsible communities.

What you will learn

Develop an understanding of the psychology of crime, conduct forensic interviews and provide case management for offenders, victims and clients with complex needs.

This combination of an accredited psychology major with an applied criminology major prepares you for a variety of roles where dealing with people is paramount.

Have you ever wondered why people engage in offending behaviour? In this degree, you will develop an understanding of the psychology of crime, be able to conduct forensic interviews and provide case management for offenders, victims and clients with complex needs.

You’ll learn key communication, risk assessment, behavioural analysis and research skills and gain a strong understanding of psychological theories and practice.

On completion of the degree you will have developed the emotional and intellectual resources required for a challenging but rewarding career in the justice and human services fields.

Building block to psychology

This degree can be used a first step to becoming a psychologist. To become a psychologist, you need to complete further study at honours and master levels.

Specialisations and electives
Professional Internship elective

Employers want graduates who can readily fit into and work well in an organisation. This means they want graduates who are able to plan and organise their work, solve problems, work in teams, use technology effectively and understand how to be effective in the workplace.

These are skills that are developed through the Professional Internship elective, which gives you the opportunity to apply your skills to a work setting in a relevant justice organisation.

Past students have completed placements with:

Victoria Police
welfare and victim support services
Corrections Victoria
youth justice services
Magistrate's, Children’s and Supreme Courts.

Electives

Your internship can be completed within Australia or in another country in an organisation or agency that is aligned with your study interests and career aspirations. In this multidisciplinary degree, you'll complete 12 psychology courses and 8 criminology courses. A further 4 elective courses are available across the 3 years of the degree.

Elective specialisations include

criminal intelligence
forensic studies
drug-related crime
international policing
customs and border security
youth justice
terrorism.

Career

Use your strong understanding of psychological theories and practice to become a frontline justice worker.

As a graduate, you'll be ready to influence and shape legal, social and ethical issues in the field.

You’ll be prepared to meet the challenges of working in customs, corrections, child protection, welfare and youth services in justice organisations. For example, you could work for Victoria Police, Corrections Victoria, the Department of Justice and Regulation, and the Department of Human Services.

This degree also provides the academic foundations for those wishing to pursue a career in various areas of psychology, including clinical, educational, organisational, developmental and forensic psychology.

Careers roles include:

victim support officer
police officer
investigator
corrections officer
drug and alcohol support services worker
policy writer
customs and immigration officer
crime analyst
security analyst
indigenous services liaison.