My DH majored in criminology as part of his arts degree. He absolutely loved it, but unfortunately didn't end up using it for the basis of his career. I think there are a range of different career options available from working as a researcher, academic etc through to working with customs or the AFP.
Let me know if you want to know more and if you have some specific questions and I'll see if I can get him to write a reply for you.
two of my friends have studied it - one is now working with the afp (she started in policy & had to spend a year or two in canberra), the other friend ended up more going down the social work path. it's something i wished i'd done at uni as well!
Thanks for replying Sloane
I am looking at doing this through Open Uni part time and it really interests me - I just don't want to spend 6 yrs doing this course and then not be able to get a job IYKWIM ....
Unfortunately, there is no direct career path for criminology. It is something that may be used to help provide insight for careers like social work, counselling, etc. Or it is a compulsory componant to become a police officer. I have studied some criminology as part of my law degree - it is very interesting, but like I said it is one of those things that are generally studied as part of a larger overall sutdy program. Like an arts degree, it is useful, but generally won't actually help you get a job. Does that make sense?
What area of work would you like to go into? That might be a better place to start, and then figure out how you can incorporate studying criminology into that.
I would really like to do something with forensics but going to Uni on campus is really not an option for me at the moment and not for quite a few years....
I also considered law as thats what I was going to do after school originally but life got in the way
I've just finished studying criminology - it's part of a syllabus of what I must study to gain a promotion at work (i'm a police officer)....
Otherwise, as its such a specialised field I would have rathered study something a bit more mainstream to keep job opportunities open - but it is fairly interesting all the same
Ladeeda - Have you considered doing a law degree or a legal studies degree with a major in criminology? Both of these degrees have very practical applications and do look good in a resume. Although I would say from my experience, that generally it isn't worth doing a full Law degree unless you intend to become a laywer or work in the legal industry - but like I said there are also legal studies degrees you can get, which still involve studying legal mechanisms, but more from a layman perspective and criminology fits really well into this study. Also both can be studied externally - I am currently finishing my law degree as a long distance external student.
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Has anyone studied Criminology?
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