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Study diploma legal, justice and security online through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

Become a paralegal, legal secretary, or law-related professional. Start with the basics of the Australian legal system and laws. Develop your professional skills including communication and research. Touch on business law and procedure law.

Diploma in Paralegal Studies

Diploma of Paralegal Practice

Examine crime and the ways it’s defined and explained in contemporary society. Study the relationship between crime and class, youth and crime (and the response), gender and crime, and the over-representation of Indigenous people.

Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice

Identify the skills you'll need for a career in criminology and criminal justice. Gain awareness of the main source materials used and how to fulfill the academic requirements. Apply your criminological skills during practical activities.

Criminology Skills

Examine how psychologists use psychological theory and research within the criminal justice setting. Focus on psychological assessments in court, criminal behaviour and responsibility, predicting dangerousness, juries and eyewitness testimony.

Introduction to Forensic Psychology

Study the ideas and institutions that contribute to law and its production. Examine the relationship between rules, morality, justice and politics. Consider the rule of law, role of judges, human and indigenous rights, democracy and government power. 

Law, Government and Justice

Delve into the laws and processes which govern crime investigation, trials and punishment. Consider the principles of responsibility and the functions of criminal law. Examine investigations, suspects' rights, and the importance of admissible evidence.

Police, Courts and Criminal Law

Focus on the key elements of a crime event through the lens of offenders and victims of violence. Learn how serious violent offences are detected and investigated, then consider how these offences are processed in the courts, via trials and sentencing.

Homicide

Get to grips with the legal system. Take a deep dive into how the law is made, the operations of the legal system, and the role that this all plays in society. Learn basic methods of legal analysis, and develop skills in legal research and writing.

Foundations of Law

Comprehend crime in a social context. Foster an understanding of the dynamic relationship between the individual and society. Apply these perspectives to social problems in everyday life: illegal drug use, domestic violence, terrorism and pollution.

Understanding Social Problems

Understand the basic principles, procedures and methodologies used in criminological and criminal justice research. Examine the before and after-the-fact methods of investigation and the four elements of evidence required to establish causality.

Doing Criminology

Develop an understanding of the jurisprudential concepts of law, ethics and values. Interrogate the history of and ongoing influences on the development of Australian law. Learn to construct and communicate a persuasive legal argument.

Law in Context

Diploma Legal, Justice and Security Courses & Degrees | Open Universities Australia

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