Course

Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice

Approved Abbreviation: DCriComJusBCriComJus

Western Sydney University Course Code: 6025.2

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 096979B

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2020 or later.

For Commencement Year Term 2 2017 - 2019, please refer to 6025.1 - Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice

The Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice degree is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in corrections, probation or parole. The degree will draw upon disciplinary areas such as Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Social Work and Welfare in order to provide a theoretical framework for those who work with offenders and on issues of rehabilitation, through-care and resettlement. As well as providing a theoretical framework, the program will provide those who complete the degree with the knowledge and skills to develop and evaluate practice to enhance their ability to work with offenders. The Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice can be described as an ‘applied degree pathway’ insofar as the teaching within the program will link theory to practice. It is important to note that this degree does not guarantee direct employment into Corrections Services.

The first year of this course is delivered by Western Sydney University The College, as an agent of Western Sydney University, via extended face-to-face hours in smaller learning environments. A Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice exit point is also available at the end of the first year of the course.

For more information on Western Sydney University, The College, please refer to their web site.

Western Sydney University, The College

For course advice during your first year of study, please use the contact below under ‘Course Advice’. For course advice during your second and subsequent years of study, please use the contact listed for the Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice.

Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice

Study Mode
Three years full-time or six years part-time.

Admission

Students are admitted to the course via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

For more information on applying please see link to The College admission pages below.

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/thecollege/how_to_apply

Domestic students are required to have:

Completed an English unit in the NSW Higher School Certificate, Or

Competency in English at IELTS 6.0 equivalent (unless a native speaker) Or

Passed The College English test with 70% or higher Or

Passed The College Foundation Studies Academic English unit at C grade level or higher.

Met other entry requirements such as:

An ATAR identified prior to the offer of a place, Or

Completed The College Foundation Studies course with a Grade Point Average of 5.5 or higher

International students must satisfy one of the following language requirements:

IELTS 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each sub band Or

Completed the College EAP 4 course with a 50% pass Or

Passed The College English test at IELTS 6.0 equivalent Or

Passed The College Foundation Studies Academic English unit at C grade level or higher for which advanced standing can be applied for.

Academic Entry Requirements vary according to country of origin. However, in general:

Completion of Year 12 or its equivalent is the minimum entry requirement Or

Completed The College Foundation Studies course with a Grade Point Average of 5.5 or higher.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 250 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

The early exit College Diploma consists of 90 credit points which includes one College Preparatory unit.

Western Sydney University The College Units

Bankstown Campus

Please note that all campuses may not have intakes each year.

Year 1

First Term of Study

700056

Academic English (WSTC Prep)

700051

The Individual in Society (WSTC)

700300

Introduction to Criminal Justice (WSTC)

Second Term of Study

700049

Understanding Society (WSTC)

700142

Human Services Intervention Strategies (WSTC)

700139

Working with Communities (WSTC)

Third Term of Study

700159

People, Place and Social Difference (WSTC)

700141

Human Rights, Human Services and the Law (WSTC)

Choose one of

700301

Mental Health in the Community (WSTC)

700156

Crime, Deviance and Society (WSTC)

Students may exit at this point and graduate with the Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice following a passing grade in all of the above units. Students who progress onto Year 2 may also be awarded the Diploma if they gain a passing grade in all of the above units.

Students must pass all College Preparatory units before progressing to the Year 2 units.
Students must pass at least 70 credit points of University level units in Year 1 before progressing to the Year 2 units.

Western Sydney University Units

For course advice during your second and subsequent years of study, please use the contact listed for the Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice.

Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice

Liverpool and Penrith Campus

Start-Year (Autumn)

Year 2

Autumn Session

102816

Investigating and Communicating Social Problems

102699

Youth Justice and Practice

101594

Mental Health in the Community

And one elective

Spring Session

101555

Ethics in the Social Sciences

102711

Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice

102039

Crime, Deviance and Society

And one elective

Year 3

Autumn Session

101552

Applied Social Research

102037

Perspectives in Criminology

And two electives

Spring Session

102203

Contemporary Social Issues and Professional Practice

102068

Assessment and Treatment of Offenders

102065

Managing Offenders in the Community

102713

Creating Criminal Justice Solutions

Note: Students in the integrated diploma course will be required to select one additional elective if they complete either 700301 Mental Health in the Community or 700156 Crime, Deviance and Society through The College.

Mid-Year (Spring)

Year 2

Spring Session

101555

Ethics in the Social Sciences

102711

Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice

102039

Crime, Deviance and Society

And one elective

Autumn Session

102816