ARTS – Criminology
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Diploma of Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts Scholars Program
Bachelor of Letters
See Arts Faculty website for a list of double degrees with a Criminology component: arts.monash.edu
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
 Academic
 Alcohol/Drugs Counsellor
 Case Manager/Case Management Officer
 Communications Officer
 Community Capacity Building Officer
 Corrections Officer
 Counsellor
 Court Officer
 Criminal Intelligence Analyst
 Criminal Investigator
 Criminologist
 Family Caseworker
 Housing Officer
 Industrial Relations Officer
 Investigation Officer (with Police & customs)
 Juvenile Caseworker
 Law Reform Campaign Officer
 Market Research Analyst
 Media Officer
 Mental Health Researcher
 Migrant and Multicultural Affairs Officer
 Police Officer – state or federal
 Policy Analyst
 Policy Development and Implementation
 Officer
 Political Advisor
 Private Investigator
 Project Officer/Coordinator
 Public Affairs Officer
 Public Relations Officer
 Public Servant
 Refugee and Migrant Case Officer
 Research Assistant Officer
 Research Officer
 Social Researcher
 Student Advisor /Support Officer
 Training Officer
 Welfare Officer
 Youth Health Worker
Note: further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
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Government
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apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and
lgjobs.com.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Attorney General’s Department ag.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au
Australian Council for Educational Research
acer.edu.au
Australian Crime Commission
crimecommission.gov.au
Australian Customs and Border Protection
Service customs.gov.au
Australian Federal Police afp.gov.au
Australian Institute of Criminology
aic.gov.au
Australian Law Reform Commission
alrc.gov.au
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
asio.gov.au
Corruption and Crime Commission
ccc.wa.gov.au
Courts
aic.gov.au/criminal_justice_system/court
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Crime and Corruption Commission
ccc.qld.gov.au
Department of Defence defence.gov.au
Department of Education and Training
education.gov.au
Department of Social Services
www.dss.gov.au
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
dfat.gov.au
Department of Human Services
dhs.vic.gov.au
Department of Immigration and Border
Protection immi.gov.au
Department of Justice & Regulation
justice.vic.gov.au
Department of Transport, Planning and
Local infrastructure www.dtpli.vic.gov.au
Emergency Services Telecommunication
Authority esta.vic.gov.au
Migrant Resource Centres – various regions
including:
spectrumvic.org.au
mrcnorthwest.org.au
lmrc.org.au
newhope.asn.au
mrchobart.org.au
National Association of Community Legal
Centres naclc.org.au
New South Wales Crime Commission
crimecommission.nsw.gov.au
Office of National Assessments
ona.gov.au
Victoria Ombudsman
ombudsman.vic.gov.au
United Nations Association of Australia
(Victoria Division) unaavictoria.org.au
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
unodc.org
Victoria Police police.vic.gov.au
Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health
forensicare.vic.gov.au
WorkSafe worksafe.vic.gov.au
monash.edu/careers
Private
International
Helpful Links:
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For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/find-ajob/working-outside-australia.html
General
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Colmar Brunton Research cbr.com.au
CGU Insurance cgu.com.au
The GEO Group Australia
geogroup.com.au
Snap Gippsland snap.org.au
Global Reviews globalreviews.com.au
Hunt and Hunt Lawyers hunthunt.com.au
Lewenberg & Lewenberg Solicitors
lewenberg.com.au
ORC International
www.orcinternational.com
Randstad randstad.com.au
Serco serco-ap.com.au
Not for Profit
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Amnesty International Australia
amnesty.org.au
Australian Red Cross redcross.org.au
Australian Prison Foundation
freewebs.com/
australianprisonfoundation
Centre for the Human Rights of Imprisoned
People chrip.org.au
Flat Out flatout.org.au
Human Rights Watch hrw.org
Jesuit Social Services jss.org.au
Justice Action justiceaction.org.au
Melbourne City Mission
melbournecitymission.org.au
Mission Australia
missionaustralia.com.au
Sisters Inside sistersinside.com.au
Victorian Association for the Care and
Resettlement of Offenders vacro.org.au
Victorian Centres Against Sexual Assault
casa.org.au
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Refs:
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Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
Salary Indicator:
The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policybank/academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Employment and
Career Development website)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
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Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Association of Market and Social Research
Organisations amsro.com.au
Australian Counselling Association
theaca.net.au
Australian Institute of Policy and Science
aips.net.au
Australian Market and Social Research
Society amsrs.com.au
Australian and New Zealand Society of
Criminology anzsoc.org
Youth Action and Policy Association
yapa.org.au
The Australian Sociological Association
tasa.org.au
Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Monash Clubs and Societies
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
myfuture.edu.au
prospects.ac.uk
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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AIESEC Monash
http://www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.c
om/
Society of Arts Students (SAS) (Clayton)
www.monashclubs.org/Clubs/SAS
Vision Generation (Clayton)
www.monashclubs.org/Clubs/VGen
Careers, Leadership and Volunteering
T:
+61 3 9905 4170
E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
W: monash.edu/students/career-connect/