Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminology and Justice
Program Overview
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminology and Justice
The Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminology and Justice is a double degree that combines the study of law and criminology. This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the legal system, as well as the social and psychological factors that contribute to criminal behavior.
Course Overview
The course is designed to provide students with a broad range of skills and knowledge in both law and criminology. Students will study the fundamental principles of law, including contract law, tort law, and property law, as well as the social and psychological factors that contribute to criminal behavior.
Course Structure
The course consists of 40 units, including 23 core law units and 12 core criminology and justice units. Students will also have the opportunity to choose from a range of elective units in both law and criminology.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, students must have achieved a minimum ATAR of 85. Students must also meet the English language proficiency requirements.
Fees
The estimated first-year fee for the course is AUD $21,750.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the course will be eligible to pursue a range of career opportunities in law, criminology, and related fields. These may include careers as lawyers, police officers, corrections officers, and policy analysts.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Adopt professional and ethical behavior and/or personal citizenship that reflect the interrelationship between ethics, codes of conduct, justice, and community service.
- Apply a broad and coherent range of legal, criminology, and justice knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical issues, incorporating international/global/cultural/Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
- Exercise critical thinking, judgment, and intellectual independence to evaluate, consolidate, and synthesize knowledge relevant to legal and criminology issues.
- Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate solutions in legal, criminology, and justice-based situations.
- Communicate legal, criminology, and justice knowledge, concepts, and advice using relevant technologies clearly and persuasively.
- Collaborate in team settings and demonstrate initiative to produce measurable outcomes.
- Reflect on feedback and critique on own performance to support scholarship and personal and professional development, demonstrating autonomy, responsibility, and accountability.
- Use digital technologies to access, evaluate, and synthesize criminological information.
Professional Recognition
The course is accredited by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA). Graduates of the course will be eligible to register with the LPBWA and pursue careers as lawyers in Western Australia.
Course Notes
- All Law units will be delivered at the City Campus or online, while the Criminology and Justice units will be delivered at the Joondalup Campus or online.
- Students are required to undertake Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) in their final semester of study.
- Students must select a capstone project, which is run on-campus and requires students to work in small groups on a real-life industry-based project.
- The capstone project unit is timetabled in the same way as other units, and students are able to complete the capstone project on-campus or online.
Academic Admission Requirements
- All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course.
- The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
- AQF Advanced Diploma or equivalent
- Undergraduate Certificate
- Successfully completed 1 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent)
- Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test
- University Preparation Course
- Indigenous University Orientation Course
- Associate Degree
English Language Requirements
- English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
- Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent
- Special Tertiary Admissions Test
- IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0)
- Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ, or Canada
- University Preparation Course
- Indigenous University Orientation Course
- AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma, or Associate Degree
- Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent)
- Other tests, courses, or programs defined on the English Proficiency Bands page.