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Western Sydney University

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Bachelor of Criminology / Bachelor of Laws

  • Bachelor

This double degree offers a highly valued career path in criminology and law.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
5 years full-time, 10 years part-time
Course Code
084080M
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Mar, Jul
Domestic Fees
$30,800 per year / $154,000 total

About this course

This double degree offers a highly valued career path in criminology and law. The Bachelor of Criminology degree offers students the opportunity to study crime and criminal justice in both a conceptual and an applied way that particularly stresses social and cultural definitions of criminality and the reactions to it.

Study locations

Campbelltown

Parramatta South

Career pathways

As a criminology and law graduate you can look forward to a broad range of career opportunities as a:

  • Solicitor or Barrister

  • Community development worker

  • Casework and case management

  • Policy adviser
Criminal Lawyer

A lawyer provides legal advice, prepare and draft legal documents, and conduct negotiations on behalf of clients on matters associated with the law.

Welfare Support 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.

Social Researcher

Social Researchers study human behaviour, society and institutions from current and historical perspectives, and verbally render spoken statements, and transcribe text and recorded spoken material from one language into another.

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.

Policy Adviser

Policy Advisers collect and analyse information and data to produce intelligence and to develop and analyse policies guiding the design, implementation and modification of government and commercial operations and programs.

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