Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of LawsApproved Abbreviation: BCrim&CtyJust/LLB
Western Sydney University Course Code: 2767.2
AQF Level: 7
CRICOS Code: 084733A
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 2017.
Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.
Commencement Year 2015 - 2016 - 2767.1 Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Laws
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.
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
Recommended studies: HSC English standard (2 units) or equivalent
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.
Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. 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 Western Sydney University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.
http://www.uac.edu.au/
https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/
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 the International Office 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. However students who enrol in 200277 Fundamentals of Australian Law must also be enrolled in 200010 Criminal Law and students who enrol in 200978 Legal Analysis and Critique must also be enrolled in 200008 Torts.
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
| 200977 | Fundamentals of Australian Law |
| 101184 | Psychology: Human Behaviour |
| 101560 | Introduction to Crime and Criminal Justice |
Spring session
| 200978 | Legal Analysis and Critique |
| 101900 | Working with Communities |
| 102170 | People, Place and Social Difference |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 101557 | The Individual in Society |
Spring session
| 200811 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 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 |
| 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
And two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
| 200814 | Commercial Transactions Law |
And two LLB Alternate units
Year 5
Autumn session
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
And two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
| 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 |
| 200983 | Foundations of Indian Law |
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
A Law Honours program is offered - Criteria for admission and for the award of Honours levels can be found in the School of Law Honours Award level Guidelines, published with the Honours in Bachelor Awards Policy at:
Honours in Bachelors Awards Policy
Students in the Law Honours program must satisfactorily complete the 20 credit point unit 200700 Law Honours Dissertation as one of their LLB alternate units.