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Learn about crime and its solutions. Available to study online or on campus, the Bachelor of Criminal Justice from Charles Sturt University enables you to become a leader in making your community safer and a better place to live.
Throughout this bachelor's degree you'll study the key institutions – prisons, policing, courts – and the complex social problems that fuel our criminal justice system.
Charles Sturt University's Bachelor of Criminal Justice course equips you with the knowledge and skills to be a leader in your community and chosen criminal justice profession. Throughout this degree, you'll learn theory and gain practical knowledge about prisons, people and crime, from historical and contemporary perspectives. You'll understand how different communities approach the same issue from vastly different viewpoints and learn how to work within conflict. This bachelor's degree ensures you have the skills to be a changemaker and work with diverse communities - police/law enforcement, corrections, juvenile justice, victims of crime and their families, people in prison, probation and parole. < dl>
You'll graduate with a diverse set of skills as you study a range of subjects including, public safety and security, criminology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, communication, policing/law enforcement and Indigenous studies. You can choose elective subjects that suit your career plans or current workplace.
This criminal justice course has been designed with extensive consultation with the justice sector and academics, to ensure it is vocationally relevant, practical and up-to-date with the latest criminal justice issues. You'll gain a strong theoretical background and highly developed critical and analytical skills in diverse disciplines to take into the workplace.
A work placement forms part of your final year of study and results in many of our students transitioning to graduate employment in organisations that offer rewarding and satisfying job opportunities that relate directly to their studies.
Our degree incorporates Indigenous cultural competence, so that you learn about Indigenous histories, cultures and contemporary social realities from Indigenous scholars, Elders and community organisations.
From the early stages of your degree, you can apply for a range of international programs. You could take a session or two on exchange at one of our partner institutions across the world, go on a study tour during the holidays, or complete some of your subjects in a unique location.
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in a wide range of careers, including:
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Scholarships and financial aid available if eligible
Tuition Fee
AUD 25,600The process to apply to study with us is simple, just follow these steps.
Choose a course from the list of courses available to international students. Each course lists the fees for the course for that year.
Make sure you change the search filter to 'international'. This will ensure courses available for international students to study will display.
All of your course entry requirements (academic and English) can be found online.
If you have not reached the level required for entry to your chosen course, there are other pathways you can follow.
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Last date to submit offshore applications |
15 October 2023 | 22 January 2024 | 20 May 2024 | 23 September 2024 |
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Last date to submit onshore applications |
24 October 2023 | 26 February 2024 | 1 July 2024 | 28 October 2024 |
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Last date to submit applications for course changes/transfers |
29 October 2023 | 26 February 2024 | 1 July 2024 | 28 October 2024 |
| Orientation week commences | 30 October 2023 | 26 February 2024 | 1 July 2024 | 28 October 2024 |
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Teaching commences |
6 November 2023 | 4 March 2024 | 8 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 |
| Census date | 27 November 2023 | 24 March 2024 | 29 July 2024 | 25 November 2024 |
| Semester 1 2024 | Semester 2 2024 | |
| Last date to submit offshore applications | 20 November 2023 | 17 June 2024 |
| Last date to submit onshore applications | 22 December 2023 | 24 June 2024 |
| Teaching commences | 1 January 2024 | 1 July 2024 |
| Census date | 11 March 2024 | 11 August 2024 |
| Semester 3 2023 | Semester 1 2024 | Semester 2 2024 | Semester 3 2024 | |
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Last date to submit offshore applications |
25 October 2023 | 22 January 2024 | 20 May 2024 | 23 September 2024 |
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Last date to submit onshore applications |
1 November 2023 | 26 February 2024 | 1 July 2024 | 28 October 2024 |
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Teaching commences |
6 November 2023 | 4 March 2024 | 8 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 |
| Census date | 27 November 2023 | 24 March 2024 | 29 July 2024 | 25 November 2024 |
Applications must be submitted online through our application portal. You’ll need a valid email address to create your online account. Once you have started your application, you will be able to save it and resume it later. There is no application fee when you apply online.
You can lodge a direct application. However, there may be restrictions on your geographic location. If you are not able to submit a direct application via the application portal, then apply through one of our registered agents.
Submit your application to study at CDU via the online portal.
We have authorised representatives in many countries, and you may use their services to assist you in the application process. Education agents are generally able to help you with your visa application as well as your university application.
Please select your country of nationality to find our other overseas or external representatives.
When applying for your course, ensure that your application form is completed as an incomplete application may delay the application process. You’ll also need to provide and label correctly all the required documentation below:
Scholarships
We offer an exciting and generous range of scholarships to support international students coming to study at CDU. More information on available international scholarships can be found on our international student scholarship page.
Apply for Credit, Advanced Standing or Recognition of Prior Learning (RLP) (if applicable)
Please indicate in your application if you will be applying for advanced standing based on previous studies and submit the following documents:
View more details about Advanced standing at CDU.
The University may ask for further documentation if required at any time of the application process. Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email with a reference number which will allow you to track the status of your application. Remember to include this reference number in all correspondences with the University about your application.
Certifying documents
What is a certified document?
A certified document is a copy of an original document that a qualified person has cited and confirmed as correct and legitimate. When you need a document to be certified, you must have both the copy and the original with you.
Who can certify my documents?
The person who certifies your document/s must be contactable by telephone during normal working hours.
Your documents must be certified by one of the following authorised officers:
It is important to note that you (or immediate family members) cannot certify your documents, even if you or they belong to one of the categories listed above.
How should the authorised officer certify each document?
The certifying officer must print the following text on all pages of the copied document:
'I certify this to be a true copy of the document shown and reported to me as the original.'
They must also include their name, address, contact telephone number, profession or occupation or organisation, and the date, and then they must sign the document.
The certifying officer should also include the official stamp or seal of the certifier's organisation on the copy if the organisation has such a stamp.
In addition to the above, a Justice of the Peace/Notary must also print their registration number and provide details of the state in which they are registered.
Documents certified by a Justice of the Peace without a registration number will not be accepted. To find a Justice of the Peace in your area, check the public register available online from the NSW Attorney-General's Department.
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