Entry requirements
Admission criteria
Entry is available ONLY to students who commenced a four and a half year Bachelor of Criminology with Bachelor of Law degree in 2025 or earlier at The University of Adelaide.
Applications are accepted by invitation only.
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfill any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. Admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
Completion of three years of the four and a half year Bachelor of Criminology with Bachelor of Law program, commenced at the University of Adelaide in 2025 or earlier; AND demonstrate a high level of academic achievement, normally achieving at least a Distinction average throughout their degree; AND
An overview of the proposed honours project (maximum 2 pages in length); AND
Availability of a suitable supervisor or project in the proposed area of research
What courses you'll study
Complete 216 units comprising:
- 162 units for Core course, and
- 48 units for Elective
Complete 162 units comprising:
- 156 units for all Program core, and
- 6 units from Program core selective
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Course name
Introduction to Criminal Justice
|
Course code
CRIM1001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Introduction to Research Methods in Criminology
|
Course code
CRIM1002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Explaining Crime and Deviance
|
Course code
CRIM1003
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Policing and Crime Control
|
Course code
CRIM2000
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Criminological Research
|
Course code
CRIM3010
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Contract
|
Course code
LAWS1010
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
How Law Works
|
Course code
LAWS1011
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law, Government and Community
|
Course code
LAWS1012
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Torts
|
Course code
LAWS1014
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Business and the Law
|
Course code
LAWS1019
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Dissertation
|
Course code
LAWS1021
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Research and Writing
|
Course code
LAWS1023
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Property Law
|
Course code
LAWS2001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Constitutional Law
|
Course code
LAWS2002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Equity and Trusts
|
Course code
LAWS2003
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
International Law
|
Course code
LAWS2004
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Administrative Law
|
Course code
LAWS2005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Criminal Law
|
Course code
LAWS3001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Corporate Law
|
Course code
LAWS3002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Becoming a Lawyer
|
Course code
LAWS3005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Evidence
|
Course code
LAWS4900
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Civil Dispute Resolution
|
Course code
LAWS4901
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Qualitative Methods in Social Research
|
Course code
SOCI2100
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Quantitative Methods in Social Research
|
Course code
SOCI2101
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Crime Problems in Australia
|
Course code
LAWS1016
|
Units
6
|
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Course name
Law and Justice Internship (Hons)
|
Course code
LAWS1901
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law Reform Part B (Hons)
|
Course code
LAWS3010
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Adelaide Law Review part B (Hons)
|
Course code
LAWS3016
|
Units
6
|
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
 |
Course name
Introduction to Criminal Justice
|
Course code
CRIM1001
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
How Law Works
|
Course code
LAWS1011
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Torts
|
Course code
LAWS1014
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Business and the Law
|
Course code
LAWS1019
|
Units
6
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Explaining Crime and Deviance
|
Course code
CRIM1003
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Contract
|
Course code
LAWS1010
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Law, Government and Community
|
Course code
LAWS1012
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
International Law
|
Course code
LAWS2004
|
Units
6
|
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Property Law
|
Course code
LAWS2001
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Constitutional Law
|
Course code
LAWS2002
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Introduction to Research Methods in Criminology
|
Course code
CRIM1002
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Policing and Crime Control
|
Course code
CRIM2000
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Equity and Trusts
|
Course code
LAWS2003
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Administrative Law
|
Course code
LAWS2005
|
Units
6
|
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Criminal Law
|
Course code
LAWS3001
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Qualitative Methods in Social Research
|
Course code
SOCI2100
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Quantitative Methods in Social Research
|
Course code
SOCI2101
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Criminological Research
|
Course code
CRIM3010
|
Units
12
|
|
Course name
Corporate Law
|
Course code
LAWS3002
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
| Year 4 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Honours Research and Writing
|
Course code
LAWS1023
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Civil Dispute Resolution
|
Course code
LAWS4901
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Honours Dissertation
|
Course code
LAWS1021
|
Units
12
|
|
Course name
Becoming a Lawyer
|
Course code
LAWS3005
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Evidence
|
Course code
LAWS4900
|
Units
6
|
| Year 5 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
Complete 48 units comprising:
- 30 units from Law electives, and
- 18 units from Criminology electives
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Course name
Law, Land and Peoples
|
Course code
LAWS1031
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Mooting
|
Course code
LAWS1065
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law Research Dissertation
|
Course code
LAWS1043
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Australian Consumer Law
|
Course code
LAWS1038
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Native Title Law
|
Course code
LAWS1058
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
International Humanitarian Law and Advocacy
|
Course code
LAWS1082
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Sports Law (UoA)
|
Course code
LAWS1102
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law Professional Placement
|
Course code
LAWS1124
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Environmental Law
|
Course code
LAWS1007
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Strategic Space Law
|
Course code
LAWS1125
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Personal Insolvency Law
|
Course code
LAWS1045
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
The Law of Succession
|
Course code
LAWS1008
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Media Law
|
Course code
LAWS3006
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Ageing and the Law: Elder Law and Policy
|
Course code
LAWS2009
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Private International Law
|
Course code
LAWS2030
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Competition Law
|
Course code
LAWS1055
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Family Law
|
Course code
LAWS1001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Climate Change Law
|
Course code
LAWS1009
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Future Law Project
|
Course code
LAWS4800
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Comparative Law
|
Course code
LAWS1090
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advocacy
|
Course code
LAWS1118
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Alternative Dispute Resolution
|
Course code
LAWS1026
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Sentencing and Criminal Justice
|
Course code
LAWS1024
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Statutory Interpretation
|
Course code
LAWS1056
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Medical Law and Ethics
|
Course code
LAWS1092
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Legal Theory
|
Course code
LAWS1081
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law Research Project
|
Course code
LAWS1127
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Minerals and Energy Laws
|
Course code
LAWS1025
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Native Title Internship Programme
|
Course code
LAWS1049
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Intellectual Property Law
|
Course code
LAWS1004
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Legal Advice Clinic
|
Course code
LAWS1036
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Moot Court
|
Course code
LAWS1048
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Ethics and the Future of Law
|
Course code
LAWS1013
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Corporate Governance
|
Course code
LAWS1108
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Migration Law (UniSA)
|
Course code
LAWS1120
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Health Law
|
Course code
LAWS1005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Insolvency Law (UniSA)
|
Course code
LAWS1115
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Income Tax Law
|
Course code
LAWS1003
|
Units
6
|
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Course name
Anthropology of Violence and Crime
|
Course code
ANTH2004
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Cybercrime and Cyber-Deviance (Level 3)
|
Course code
CRIM2007
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Cybercrime and Cyber-Deviance (Level 2)
|
Course code
CRIM2008
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Criminal Network Analysis (Level 2)
|
Course code
CRIM2010
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Contemporary Issues in Criminology (UoA)
|
Course code
CRIM3014
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Criminal Network Analysis (Level 3)
|
Course code
CRIM3015
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Terrorism and Global Politics (UoA)
|
Course code
POLI2021
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Security, Justice and Rights (UoA)
|
Course code
POLI2024
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
International Security
|
Course code
POLI3031
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Gender and Crime
|
Course code
SOCI2027
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
OL Gender and Crime
|
Course code
SOCI2030
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
|
Course code
SOCI2301
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Gender and Sexualities in the Digital Age
|
Course code
SOCI3041
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (UoA)
|
Course code
SOCI3046
|
Units
6
|
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Introduction to Criminal Justice
|
Course code
CRIM1001
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
How Law Works
|
Course code
LAWS1011
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Torts
|
Course code
LAWS1014
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Business and the Law
|
Course code
LAWS1019
|
Units
6
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Explaining Crime and Deviance
|
Course code
CRIM1003
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Contract
|
Course code
LAWS1010
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Law, Government and Community
|
Course code
LAWS1012
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
International Law
|
Course code
LAWS2004
|
Units
6
|
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Property Law
|
Course code
LAWS2001
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Constitutional Law
|
Course code
LAWS2002
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Introduction to Research Methods in Criminology
|
Course code
CRIM1002
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Policing and Crime Control
|
Course code
CRIM2000
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Equity and Trusts
|
Course code
LAWS2003
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Administrative Law
|
Course code
LAWS2005
|
Units
6
|
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Criminal Law
|
Course code
LAWS3001
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Qualitative Methods in Social Research
|
Course code
SOCI2100
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Quantitative Methods in Social Research
|
Course code
SOCI2101
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Criminological Research
|
Course code
CRIM3010
|
Units
12
|
|
Course name
Corporate Law
|
Course code
LAWS3002
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
| Year 4 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Honours Research and Writing
|
Course code
LAWS1023
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Civil Dispute Resolution
|
Course code
LAWS4901
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Honours Dissertation
|
Course code
LAWS1021
|
Units
12
|
|
Course name
Becoming a Lawyer
|
Course code
LAWS3005
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Evidence
|
Course code
LAWS4900
|
Units
6
|
| Year 5 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|