Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Laws

Western Sydney University

CRICOS 084733A · Duration: 5 Years

Duration

260 weeks

Delivery

Face-to-face with online learning materials support

Study Load

Full Time / Part Time

Intakes

Autumn 2027 (starts 01 March 2027) | Spring 2027 (starts 19 July 2027)

Course Overview

About This Course

The Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice degree is designed for current employees within Corrective Services, as well as students who wish to pursue a career in corrections, probation or parole. The degree provides a theoretical framework for those who work with offenders and on issues of rehabilitation, through-care, and resettlement. The program also provides graduates with the knowledge and skills to develop and evaluate practice with a view to enhancing working 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 Bachelor of Laws provides students with a broad progressive legal education with a strong practical orientation to the law. Students develop skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, research, communication, collaboration, self-management, and ethical and professional awareness and judgement. Students will also develop skills in legal advocacy, negotiation, and legal technology and extend their professional and learning experiences through work integrated learning, clinical placement and international exchange engagements. The criminal and community justice and laws double degree structure allows concurrent study in the two degrees in the first three years, with the last two years dedicated to completing the Law component. The Law component provides you with professional legal skills, including the ability to analyse legal material, understand fundamental legal principles, understand the relationship between law and society, and gain general analytical skills for critical thinking and problem-solving.

Where You Can Study

Available Locations

Sydney

Level 4, 255 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW 2000

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Student Information

Fees & Entry by Student Type

Tuition Fee

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP)

Duration

Full Time: 5 Years (Available Part Time)*

Intakes

Autumn 2027 (starts 01 March 2027) | Spring 2027 (starts 19 July 2027)

Study Mode

Full Time / Part Time

Eligibility

Entry Requirements

General Requirements

Secondary Education: HSC English standard (2 units) or equivalent

Career & Study Pathways

Where this takes you

Career Opportunities

As a graduate of this degree, you can look forward to a broad range of exciting career opportunities in different sectors and industries. Below are some examples of the possible careers you can pursue with this degree:

Legal Practitioner
Solicitor or Barrister
Criminal prosecutor
Human rights advocate
Judge's associate
Legal advisor to an interest group such as the Aboriginal Legal Service
Welfare

Quality & Recognition

Accreditation & Migration

Academic Regulator

TEQSA

Professional Body

Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB NSW)

Accreditation Status

Accredited

Skills Assessor

State Legal Admission Authority

Course Content

Units of Competency

All Units107 units

LAWS3005

Australian Competition Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3050

Medical Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3080

Street Law Clinic

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3049

Media Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3044

Law and Public Policy

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3097

Refugee Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3001

Advanced Family Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3061

Public Health Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3048

Law of the Sea

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3086

Managing Legal Risk in Construction Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3042

Jurisprudence

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3089

Children's Rights: Local and International

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3034

International Criminal Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS4012

First Nations Peoples' Access to Justice Clinic

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3031

Insolvency Law and Policy

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3078

Legal, Economic and Social Transformation in Taiwan

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3033

International Business Transactions Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3096

Drug Policy and Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3085

Law of War

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3032

Intellectual Property

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3047

Law of International Organisations

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3003

Advocacy

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3007

Banking and Securities Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS2005

Financial Services Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3063

Public International Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3002

Advanced Torts and Civil Wrongs

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3090

Animal Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3087

Sports Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3075

Law's Self-Understanding

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3088

Construction Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3015

Cyber Law and Justice

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3068

Space Law - Commercial Aspects

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS4008

Revenue Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

JUST3008

Independent Study (Law)

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3046

Law of Employment

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS4010

Designing Law Apps for Access to Justice

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

JUST2013

Mediation

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3076

Technology, Innovation and the Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3013

Conflict of Laws

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3025

Law, Culture and Entrepreneurial Innovation in India

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3011

Comparative Law: Legal Systems of the World

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

JUST3011

Issues in the Criminal Justice System

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3052

Mental Health Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3004

Anti-Discrimination Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS4018

Private Equity Deals (UG)

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3084

Law and Literature

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3039

Islam, International Law and Human Rights

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3016

Elder Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS2012

Regulatory Risk and Compliance

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3077

Legal Internship

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3028

Human Rights and the Asia Pacific

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS4007

International Environmental Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3071

Wills and Succession

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3079

Law, Economics, Ethics and Change

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3067

Self-Managed Superannuation and Trusts

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3022

Family Dispute Resolution

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3055

Planning and Environment Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3023

Family Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3053

Moot Court

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS2014

Bioethics

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3027

Human Rights Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS4016

Legal Research and Methodology

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3030

Information and Data Governance Law and Regulation

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3024

Foundations of Chinese Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3072

Work Health and Safety Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3074

Judicial Internship

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS4017

Access to Justice Clinic

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3029

Immigration Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3091

Globalisation, Law, Governance and Culture

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3083

Gender and the Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS2007

First Peoples and the Australian Legal System

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3014

Corporate Governance

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS4003

Advanced Taxation Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS2017

Indonesia: Law, Governance and Culture

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS3006

Australian Consumer Law

LLB Alternate Subjects — 10 credit points

LAWS4015

Constitutional Law

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS1009

Legal Analysis and Critique

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS4013

Civil Procedure and Arbitration

Core — 10 credit points

BEHV1021

The Individual in Society

Core — 10 credit points

CULT3018

Perspectives in Criminology

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS3082

Property Law

Core — 10 credit points

CULT2005

Ethics in the Social Sciences

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS4004

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

Core — 10 credit points

CULT1005

Crime, Deviance and Society

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2004

Criminal Law

Core — 10 credit points

WELF1003

Human Services Intervention Strategies

Core — 10 credit points

CULT2017

Youth Justice and Practice

Core — 10 credit points

CULT3025

Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice

Core — 10 credit points

WELF3009

Managing Offenders in the Community

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2003

Contracts

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2008

Government and Public Law

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS4014

Remedies

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2013

Torts Law

Core — 10 credit points

JUST3002

Assessment and Treatment of Offenders

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS3018

Equity & Trusts

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS3081

Administrative Law

Core — 10 credit points

CULT1024

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Core — 10 credit points

BEHV2008

Mental Health in the Community

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2015

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

Core — 10 credit points

JUST3014

Creating Criminal Justice Solutions

Core — 10 credit points

HUMN1041

People, Place and Social Difference

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS1003

Fundamentals of Australian Law

Core — 10 credit points

CULT1017

Understanding Society

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS3045

Law of Associations

Core — 10 credit points

HUMN2078

Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat: Researching towards Social Change

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2001

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Core — 10 credit points

CULT3001

Applied Social Research

Core — 10 credit points

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What campuses will I need to attend for this combined degree?

Criminology and Community Justice subjects are offered at Bankstown, Penrith and Parramatta campuses, and Law subjects are offered at both Campbelltown and Parramatta campuses. You will be required to travel between campuses in order to complete your core subjects.

Does the Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice guarantee employment in Corrective Services?

No. It is important to note that this degree does not guarantee direct employment into Corrections Services. The degree is designed for current employees within Corrective Services as well as students who wish to pursue a career in corrections, probation or parole.

Are graduates eligible to practise law in NSW?

Yes. Graduates of the Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice / Bachelor of Laws are eligible to apply to the Legal Profession Admission Board for admission to legal practice in NSW after undertaking prescribed practical legal training.

What are the admission criteria for the Honours program?

Students must meet all of the following criteria: completion of at least 160 credit points of law study (or 140 credit points if two Summer subjects are undertaken); demonstration of the likelihood of graduating with an Honours Weighted Average Mark (HWAM) of at least 70 at the time of graduation, or an Admission Average Mark (AAM) of at least 70 at the time of admission; demonstration of satisfactory academic writing skills; and availability of a principal supervisor.

What practical legal experience will I gain during this program?

Students can work with the Western Sydney University Justice Clinic, providing a much-needed community service. They gain on-the-ground experience of legal drafting, court advocacy, client advising, oral communication, negotiation and mediation, and learn how to successfully present a case in a moot court setting at the Campbelltown and Parramatta campuses. The program also offers work integrated learning, clinical placement and international exchange engagements.

Application

How to Apply

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Step 01

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Step 02

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Step 03

Get Enrolled

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Course Snapshot

Salary, careers & skills

Typical Salary

Entry-level (0-2 years)AUD $65,000 to $85,000 per year

Early Career (2-5 years)AUD $85,000 to $120,000 per year

Mid-Level (5-10 years)AUD $120,000 to $175,000 per year

Career Paths

Graduate Lawyer / Graduate SolicitorSolicitorBarristerIn-House Counsel / Corporate CounselGeneral Counsel

Key Skills

Legal research and case analysisStatutory interpretation and legal reasoningWritten and oral advocacyContract drafting and document preparationCritical thinking and problem-solving

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