Course Overview

About This Course

Areas of focus in the Bachelor of Criminology include criminal justice institutions and practices, the development of criminology as a discipline and its various strands, forms and patterns of victimisation, crime prevention strategies and debates, aspects of juvenile justice, the evolution of prisons and different forms of punishment, law enforcement and surveillance, violence, gender and crime, and cultural depictions of crime and contemporary debates in criminology. The degree addresses the criminalisation of disadvantage through race, class, disability and gender, with a focus on the nexus between social and criminal justice. This will equip students with the specialist skills and knowledge that a new graduate would need on entering the workforce or on proceeding to advanced study. 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. Widen your skills by combining our accredited law degree with criminology. The law degree will provide you with the professional legal skills and knowledge required by the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) for admission to legal practice. Work with our Western Sydney University Justice Clinic, providing a much-needed community service. Get on-the-ground experience of legal drafting, court advocacy, client advising, oral communication, negotiation and mediation. Commencing law students also have the chance to mix their university studies with quality work experience through the Coleman Greig cadetship program.

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

Assumed Knowledge: Recommended studies: 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:

Solicitor or Barrister
Community development worker
Casework and case management
Policy adviser

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

LAWS2004

Criminal Law

Core — 10 credit points

CULT2018

Crime Prevention and Drugs

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS3081

Administrative Law

Core — 10 credit points

HUMN2078

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

Core — 10 credit points

CULT2005

Ethics in the Social Sciences

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2015

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

Core — 10 credit points

HUMN2070

First Peoples and Criminal Justice

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS3018

Equity & Trusts

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2013

Torts Law

Core — 10 credit points

CULT1017

Understanding Society

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS4004

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

Core — 10 credit points

CULT1005

Crime, Deviance and Society

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2008

Government and Public Law

Core — 10 credit points

BEHV2008

Mental Health in the Community

Core — 10 credit points

CULT3013

Gender, Crime and Violence

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS1003

Fundamentals of Australian Law

Core — 10 credit points

CULT3024

Crime, Media, Culture

Core — 10 credit points

BEHV1021

The Individual in Society

Core — 10 credit points

CULT3001

Applied Social Research

Core — 10 credit points

CULT3025

Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS3082

Property Law

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2001

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Core — 10 credit points

CULT2017

Youth Justice and Practice

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS4015

Constitutional Law

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS1009

Legal Analysis and Critique

Core — 10 credit points

HUMN1041

People, Place and Social Difference

Core — 10 credit points

HUMN1060

Introduction to Indigenous Australia: Peoples, Places and Philosophies

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS4013

Civil Procedure and Arbitration

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS4014

Remedies

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS3045

Law of Associations

Core — 10 credit points

LAWS2003

Contracts

Core — 10 credit points

CULT3018

Perspectives in Criminology

Core — 10 credit points

JUST3008

Independent Study (Law)