Bachelor of Psychology / Bachelor of Criminology - Psychological Science (Dual Degree) Murdoch University - Perth Campus, Australia

Examine crime from a range of perspectives – including law, sociology and psychology – as you learn how to reduce and prevent crime, and help both victims and offenders in the criminal justice system. Explore how the mind works, why people commit offences, and what can be done to rehabilitate them. You’ll have the option to specialise in Legal Studies, Criminal Behaviour or Crime Science.

By combining your criminology degree with a Bachelor of Psychology, you’ll gain an understanding of what makes people think, feel, and behave the way they do, and you’ll examine leading-edge research and practical applications to explore how we make sense of ourselves. A Bachelor of Psychology is your first step towards becoming a registered psychologist, and an excellent foundation for pursuing a career in a wide variety of fields.

3 reasons to study a combined degree in Criminology and Psychology at Murdoch

•  Build your network from within our Law, Psychology and Criminology disciplines, making use of our strong ties to the Western Australian legal, psychology and business community.
• Choose from a range of majors, including Crime Science, Legal Studies or Criminal Behaviour.
• Five-star rating and #1 university in Western Australia for skills development in psychology by the Good Universities Guide 2024.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• Criminal behaviour
• International and transnational crimes
• Psychological science
• Cultural psychology
• Psychology and law

Major: Psychological Science
Learn about all the major fields in psychology, including human development through our lifespan, biological, social, and cultural influences on the individual person, perception, emotion, learning, cognition, language and neuroscience, personality and individual differences, abilities and disabilities, psychological health and wellbeing, and psychological disorders.

You’ll have the chance to study psychology along with other subjects when you choose a Bachelor of Psychology. Build special expertise in the areas of psychology that most interest you. You’ll examine leading-edge research and practical applications to explore how we make sense of ourselves.

With a focus on the latest research in these fields, you’ll integrate your learning of subject matter with the research methods used to discover new knowledge in these fields.

3 reasons to study Psychology at Murdoch

• This course is a first step towards becoming a registered psychologist.
• Get exposure to how research studies are conducted in your first year units, with participation in ongoing research rewarded with course credit.
• Build a portfolio of highly sought after technical and interpersonal skills that will give you the opportunity to apply for jobs in a range of industries.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• Family and interpersonal relations
• How people think, plan, remember and make decisions
• How human beings change and develop through the lifespan
• How society, culture and the people around us influence our behaviour
• How individuals differ in their personality and talents
• How biology influences behaviour
• Psychological disorders, what causes them, and how psychologists can help
• Techniques for investigating people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour