Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice / Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor

This double degree program provides you with multi-skilling and highly marketable career paths in criminal justice and law. The Bachelor of.

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Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

5 years full-time, 10 years part-time

Course Code

084733A

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Mar, Jul

Domestic Fees

$30,800 per year / $154,000 total

About this course

This double degree program provides you with multi-skilling and highly marketable career paths in criminal justice and law. The Bachelor of. Criminal and Community Justice provides students with 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 locations

Campbelltown

Parramatta South

Career pathways

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

Correctional Officer

Correctional Officers work in prisons and correctional centres to ensure the safe supervision of inmates. Their duties involve observing prison behaviour, providing advice, administering first aid, assessing risk factors and preparing reports.

Solicitor

Solicitors provide legal advice, prepare and draft legal documents, and conduct negotiations on behalf of clients on matters associated with the law.

Barrister

Barristers receive briefs and verbal instructions concerning cases from Solicitors, other specialist Legal Professionals and clients to plead cases before civil, criminal and industrial courts and other tribunals.

Welfare Worker

Welfare Support Workers provide support, information and advice to clients on emotional, financial, recreational, health, housing and other social welfare matters, and evaluate and coordinate the services of welfare and community service agencies.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Law & Paralegal Studies courses at Western Sydney University.

80%

Overall satisfaction

83.1%

Skill scale

61.7%

Teaching scale

66%

Employed full-time

$60k

Average salary

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