犯罪学是社会和行为科学的一个跨学科领域，它借鉴了社会学，心理学和精神病学，人类学和法律领域。昆士兰大学犯罪学专业的特色是其对犯罪和公共政策的理论和方法论研究。该专业以社会学理论为基础，而修读该专业的学生在社会研究方法和批判性思维方面接受了训练有素，并学会了在当代社会的社会，经济和政治转变的背景下研究犯罪及其规律。该专业具有很强的跨学科性，使学生能够将犯罪学与其他研究领域相结合，例如社会学，政治学，法律，心理学，历史和哲学。
Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the social and behavioural sciences, drawing on the areas of sociology, psychology and psychiatry, anthropology and law. The criminology major at UQ is distinguished by its theoretical and methodological focus on crime and public policy. The major is strongly underpinned by sociological theories, and students undertaking this major become highly trained in social research methods and critical thinking, and learn to examine crime and its regulation within the context of social, economic and political shifts in contemporary society. The major is strongly cross-disciplinary and enables students to combine criminology with other fields of study such as sociology, political science, law, psychology, history and philosophy.