Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Criminal Justice

includes:

Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Awards

The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Criminal Justice BCrimJustice

Bachelor of Laws LLB

Availability

Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Criminal Justice (2421LW)

On Campus - Bathurst
On Campus - Port Macquarie
Online - Bathurst

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted unpon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.

Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Full-time: 5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

A completed High School Certificate (or equivalent) with an ATAR of at least 80 (including adjustment factors)
OR
Successful completion of 1 year (full time equivalence) of a Bachelor degree or AQF equivalent.
OR
Successful completion of LAW112 and either LAW113 or LAW116 as part of a CSU Bachelor degree or as Single Subject Study.
OR
Successful completion of the Special Tertiary Admission Test (STAT) with a minimum score of 172 following a completed Higher School Certificate and demonstrated paid employment in the legal service field of no less than 2 years (or full time equivalency).
OR
Demonstrated academic/professional achievement for example completion of a Diploma of Conveyancing or Associate Degree in Policing Practice; and paid employment in the legal service field of no less than five years (or full time equivalence), for example a paralegal, Court Officer, Police Officer or Licensed Conveyancer.

English Language Proficiency

Minimum CSU English Language Proficiency Requirements apply.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Credit will only be provided for Law subjects that form part of the 'Priestley 11', where they have been undertaken in a course accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board of NSW, or equivalent interstate registration board.

Credit for elective law subjects undertaken at another Australian university accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board may be awarded in certain circumstances.

Students should contact the Course Director to discuss possible credit and subsequent enrolment pattern.

Graduation Requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 320 points.

Course Structure

The program consists of 36 core subjects (296 points) and 3 restricted Group A Law electives (24 points).

Core

LAW112 Introduction to the Australian Legal System
LAW113 Criminal Law
LAW114 Law of Torts
LAW116 Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals
LAW212 Evidence Law
LAW213 Criminal Procedure
LAW214 Contract Law
LAW216 Property Law
LAW217 Civil Procedure
LAW218 Equity and Trusts
LAW219 Company Law
LAW308 Constitutional Law
LAW309 Professional and Legal Conduct
LAW311 Administrative and Government Law
LAW313 International Public and Private Law
LAW314 Community Law and Culture: Regional, Rural, Remote and Indigenous Contemporary Issues (16)
LAW321 Natural Resources Law
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
SOC205 Social Research
COM120 Reasoning and Writing
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
HCS310 Mental Health
JST110 Criminal Justice in Society
JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
JST151 Preparing for Criminal Justice Practice
JST201 Criminal Law and Criminology
JST203 Punishment and the State
JST204 Young People and Crime
JST205 Criminology: History and Theory
JST220 Gender and Crime
JST309 Indigenous Communities, Criminal Justice and Policing
JST318 Human Rights and Social Justice
JST320 Drugs, Crime and Society
JST321 Justice Studies Workplace Learning
JST353 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Crime and Justice
JST352 Professionalism and Resilience in Public Safety

Restricted Electives
Group A Law

Choose three subjects (24 points) from the following list:

JST339 Sentencing Law and Practice
LAW202 Family Law
LAW222 Technology Law
LAW223 Succession Law
LAW240 Industrial Law
LAW300 Environmental Law
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues)
LAW318 Jurisprudence
LAW330 Finance Law
LAW370 Law of Employment
LAW316 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW317 Mediation: Processes and Users

Key Subjects

LAW112 Introduction to the Australian Legal System
LAW113 Criminal Law
LAW114 Law of Torts
LAW116 Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals
LAW212 Evidence Law
LAW213 Criminal Procedure
LAW214 Contract Law
LAW216 Property Law
LAW217 Civil Procedure
LAW218 Equity and Trusts
LAW219 Company Law
LAW308 Constitutional Law
LAW309 Professional Legal Conduct
LAW311 Administrative and Government Law

Enrolment Pattern

Full Time

Year 1

Session 1 (30)
JST110 Criminal Justice in Society
COM120 Reasoning and Writing
JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
SOC101 Introductory Sociology

Session 2 (60)
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology
JST151 Preparing for Criminal Justice Practice
JST203 Punishment and the State
JST205 Criminology: History and Theory

Year 2

Session 1 (30)
LAW112 Introduction to the Australian Legal System
LAW116 Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals
JST201 Criminal Law and Criminology
JST204 Young People and Crime

Session 2 (60)
JST220 Gender and Crime
JST318 Human Rights and Social Justice
LAW113 Criminal Law
LAW114 Law of Torts

Year 3

Session 1 (30)
LAW212 Evidence Law
HCS310 Mental Health
JST320 Drugs, Crime and Society
SOC205 Social Research

Session 2 (60)
JST352 Professionalism and Resilience in Public Safety
JST353 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Crime and Justice
LAW213 Criminal Procedure
LAW214 Contract Law

Year 4

Session 1 (30)
LAW219 Company Law
LAW216 Property Law
JST309 Indigenous Communities, Criminal Justice and Policing
Restricted Elective (Law)

Session 2 (60)
JST321 Justice Studies Workplace Learning
LAW308 Constitutional Law
2 x Restricted Electives (Law)

Year 5

Session 1 (30)
LAW218 Equity and Trusts
LAW217 Civil Procedure
LAW311 Administrative and Government Law
LAW313 International Public and Private Law

Session 2 (60)
LAW321 Natural Resources Law
LAW314 Community Law and Culture: Regional, Rural, Remote and Indigenous Contemporary Issues (16)
LAW309 Professional Legal Conduct

Part Time

Year 1

Session 1 (30)

JST110 Criminal Justice in Society
COM120 Reasoning and Writing

Session 2 (60)
JST205 Criminology: History and Theory
JST151 Preparing for Criminal Justice Practice

Year 2

Session 1 (30)

JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
SOC01 Introductory Sociology

Session 2 (60)
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology
JST203 Punishment and the State

Year 3

Session 1 (30)

JST201 Criminal Law and Criminology
JST204 Young People and Crime

Session 2 (60)
JST220 Gender and Crime
JST318 Human Rights and Social Justice

Year 4

Session 1 (30)

LAW112 Introduction to the Australian Legal System
LAW116 Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals

Session 2 (60)
LAW113 Criminal Law
LAW114 Law of Torts

Year 5

Session 1 (30)

LAW212 Evidence Law
SOC205 Social Research

Session 2 (60)
LAW214 Contract Law
LAW213 Criminal Procedure

Year 6

Session 1 (30)

HCS310 Mental Health
JST320 Drugs, Crime and Society

Session 2 (60)
JST352 Professionalism and Resilience in Public Safety
JST353 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Crime and Justice

Year 7

Session 1 (30)

LAW216 Property Law
JST309 Indigenous Communities, Criminal Justice and Policing

Session 2 (60)
JST321 Justice Studies Workplace Learning
Restricted Elective (Law)

Year 8

Session 1 (30)

LAW219 Company Law
Restricted Elective (Law)

Session 2 (60)
LAW308 Constitutional Law
Restricted Elective (Law)

Year 9

Session 1 (30)

LAW218 Equity and Trusts
LAW217 Civil Procedure

Session 2 (60)
LAW321 Natural Resources Law
LAW309 Professional Legal Conduct

Year 10

Session 1 (30)

LAW311 Administrative and Government Law
LAW313 International Public and Private Law

Session 2 (60)
LAW314 Community Law and Culture: Regional, Rural, Remote and Indigenous Contemporary Issues (16)

Restricted Electives

JST339 Sentencing Law and Practice
LAW202 Family Law
LAW222 Technology Law
LAW223 Succession Law
LAW240 Industrial Law
LAW300 Environmental Law
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues)
LAW318 Jurisprudence
LAW370 Law of Employment
LAW316 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW317 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW330 Finance Law

Workplace Learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component. Further details for Workplace Learning requirements are located via the subject page

JST321 Justice Studies Workplace Learning

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page

LAW112 Introduction to the Australian Legal System
LAW113 Criminal Law
LAW114 Law of Torts
LAW116 Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals
LAW212 Evidence Law
LAW213 Criminal Procedure
LAW214 Contract Law
LAW216 Property Law
LAW217 Civil Procedure
LAW218 Equity and Trusts
LAW219 Company Law
LAW308 Constitutional Law
LAW309 Professional Legal Conduct
LAW311 Administrative and Government Law
LAW313 International Public and Private Law
LAW314 Community Law and Culture: Regional, Rural, Remote and Indigenous Contemporary Issues

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools via at About Residential School

Professional Accreditation

The Bachelor of Laws degree has been developed to meet the Legal Profession Admissions Board of NSW accreditation requirements. The course aims, objectives and core curriculum are based on the Priestley 11 Standards provided by the Legal Profession Admission Rules 2015 (NSW).

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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