Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Criminal Justice BCrimJustice
Bachelor of Laws LLB
On Campus - Bathurst
On Campus - Port Macquarie
Online - Bathurst
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
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.
Full-time: 5 years (or part-time equivalent)
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 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.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 320 points.
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
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
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
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
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.