Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of LawsApproved Abbreviation: BCrim&CtyJust/LLB
Western Sydney University Course Code: 2767.1
AQF Level: 7
CRICOS Code: 084733A
Course Status: CONTINUING
This version of the course is available only to continuing or completing students.
The course offers multi-skilling and highly marketable career paths in criminal justice and law. It equips students with professional legal skills and knowledge, which are required by the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) for admission to legal practice, solve non-legal problems and undertake specialised study in topical local and international law. Applied study of Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Social Work and Welfare provides a foundation for working with offenders in institutions and in areas such as rehabilitation, through-care and resettlement in the community and will enable you to develop and evaluate practice with a view to enhancing working with offenders.
Study Mode
Five years full-time or ten years part-time. Criminology and Community Justice units are offered at Bankstown, Penrith and Parramatta campuses and Law units are offered at both Campbelltown and Parramatta campuses. You will be required to travel between campuses in order to complete your core units.
Course Advice
Location
| Campus | Attendance | Mode | Course Advice | | Campbelltown Campus | Full Time | Internal |
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| Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road | Full Time | Internal |
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Accreditation
Graduates from this program are eligible to apply to the Legal Profession Admission Board for admission to legal practice in NSW after undertaking prescribed practical legal training.
Inherent requirements
There are inherent requirements for this course that you must meet in order to complete your course and graduate. Make sure you read and understand the requirements for this course online.
Inherent Requirements
Admission
Eligibility for admission to the Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Laws is based on the following requirements:
Assumed knowledge: any two units of HSC English
Recommended studies: HSC English standard or equivalent
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.
UAC
International applicants must apply directly to Western Sydney University via the International Office.
International students applying to The University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.
International Office
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.
Course Structure
Qualification for a double degree in law requires the successful completion of 400 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequences for the relevant double degree programs.
Students are eligible to graduate with the award Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice when they have satisfactorily completed all units listed as sequenced within the first three years of the double degree.
It may be possible to vary the sequence of units so that students study a greater concentration of either law or criminology each semester, to minimise travel between campuses and to overcome timetabling problems. Students should speak to their Academic Course Advisor as needed.
Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice /Bachelor of Laws students are required to complete the 14 specified and two optional units of the course sequence below.
Recommended Sequence
Full-time
Year 1
Autumn session
| 101184 | Psychology: Human Behaviour |
| 101560 | Introduction to Crime and Criminal Justice |
Note: From Autumn session 2017, 200006 Introduction to Law will no longer be offered and students should instead enrol in 200977 Fundamentals of Australian Law. Also 200008 Torts will not be offered in Autumn and will move to Spring session. Students should enrol for this unit in Spring and in Autumn enrol instead in 200010 Criminal Law.
| 200977 | Fundamentals of Australian Law |
Spring session
| 101900 | Working with Communities |
| 102170 | People, Place and Social Difference |
Note: From Spring session 2017, 200007 Law Foundation will no longer be offered and students should instead enrol in 200978 Legal Analysis and Critique. Also 200010 Criminal Law will not be offered in Spring and will move to Autumn session. Students should enrol for this unit in Autumn and in Spring enrol instead in 200008 Torts.
| 200978 | Legal Analysis and Critique |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 101557 | The Individual in Society |
Spring session
| 101555 | Ethics in the Social Sciences |
| 400193 | Human Services Intervention Strategies |
Choose one of
| 102036 | Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice |
| 102039 | Crime, Deviance and Society |
| 400195 | Human Rights, Human Services and the Law |
Year 3
Autumn session
| 200020 | Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics |
Choose one of
| 101563 | Contemporary Perspectives in Criminology |
| 102037 | Perspectives in Criminology |
Choose one of
| 102251 | Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Policing |
| 400684 | Juvenile Crime and Justice |
| 101568 | Legislation, Courts and Policing |
| 101594 | Mental Health in the Community |
Spring session
| 102203 | Contemporary Social Issues and Professional Practice |
| 102068 | Assessment and Treatment of Offenders |
| 102065 | Managing Offenders in the Community |
Year 4
Autumn session
Parramatta Students
| 200811 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
And two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
Parramatta Students
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown students
| 200811 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
And two LLB Alternate units
Year 5
Autumn session
Parramatta Students
| 200814 | Commercial Transactions Law |
| 200813 | Civil Procedure and Arbitration |
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
And two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
Parramatta Students
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
| 200814 | Commercial Transactions Law |
| 200813 | Civil Procedure and Arbitration |
And two LLB Alternate units
LLB Alternate Units
Students must complete 80 credit points of units from the list of Bachelor of Laws alternate units below.
| 200220 | International Criminal Law |
| 200296 | Law Economics and Business Ethics |
| 200298 | Immigration and Refugee Law |
| 200529 | Comparative Law: Legal Systems of the World |
| 200638 | International Business Transactions Law |
| 200647 | Planning and Environment Law |
| 200650 | Advanced Torts and Civil Wrongs |
| 200652 | Space Law - Commercial Aspects |
| 200653 | Public International Law |
| 200659 | Insolvency Law and Policy |
| 200663 | International Moot Court |
| 200697 | Banking and Securities Law |
| 200699 | Clinical Legal Placement |
| 200700 | Law Honours Dissertation |
| 200701 | Issues in the Criminal Justice System |
| 200755 | Advanced Constitutional Law |
| 200759 | Foundations of Chinese Law |
| 200772 | Family Dispute Resolution |
| 200799 | Work Health and Safety Law |
| 200800 | International Climate Law |
| 200801 | International Environmental Law |
| 200802 | Law and Public Policy (Development and Implementation) |
| 200803 | Law of International Organisations |
| 200905 | Australian Competition Law |
| 200908 | Human Rights and the Asia Pacific |
| 200943 | Practising in the Public Interest |
| 200944 | First Peoples and the Australian Legal System |
| 200955 | Information and Data Governance Law and Regulation |
| 200956 | Islam, International Law and Human Rights |
Please note that the availability of Bachelor of Laws Alternate Units may vary from year to year. New units may become available and some others discontinued. The most recent version of course 2501 indicates which units are offered in the course. The School will publish information on which units are available in a session.
Honours
An Honours program is offered - see the Honours in Bachelor Awards Policy and associated School of Law Honours Award Level Guidelines for the admission criteria.
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