Overview

The Criminal and Community Justice / Laws program at Western Sydney University 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.

Our extensive range of elective units allows you to further develop your skills in advocacy, mediation, legal drafting and legal research. Your skills will be developed using our extensive law library and moot courts located on our Campbelltown and Parramatta campuses.

Your career

As a Criminal and Community Justice and Laws graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities as a:

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

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Fundamentals of Australian Law

Criminal Law

Psychology: Human Behaviour

Crime and Criminal Justice

Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice

Crime, Deviance and Society

Human Rights, Human Services and the Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months
Part-time
- 120 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-03-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-07 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2025-07-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-03-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

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TOEFL^® IBT

85

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Credits

400 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Criminal Law Civil & Private Law Criminal Justice View 31 other Bachelors in Criminal Justice in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

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TOEFL^® IBT

85

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

We partnered with Aon to provide you with the best affordable student insurance, for a carefree experience away from home.

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Starting from €0.53/day, free cancellation any time.

Remember, countries and universities may have specific insurance requirements. To learn more about how student insurance work at Western Sydney University and/or in Australia, please visit Student Insurance Portal.

Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 084733A

All international students must have a good command of written and spoken English.
If English is not your first language or was not the medium of instruction in your secondary or tertiary studies, you are required to demonstrate your proficiency in the English language by achieving a prescribed level in an approved English examination or test before you can receive a full offer of a place.

Tuition Fee

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International

33960 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 33960 AUD per year during 60 months.

At Western all Undergraduate Award programs offer Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) to Domestic Students.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Criminal and Community Justice / Laws.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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