Study Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Laws - Criminology and Criminal Justice at Western Sydney University in Australia, School of Law

About this course

About this course
Study options
Entry requirements
- International
Pathways options
- By other partners

What will I learn?

This criminology major offers students the opportunity to study crime and criminal justice in a critical way that particularly stresses social and cultural definitions of criminality and the reactions to it. Areas of focus include criminal justice institutions and practices the development of criminology as a discipline and its various strands forms and patterns of victimisation crime prevention strategies and debates aspects of juvenile justice the evolution of prisons and different forms of punishment law enforcement and surveillance violence, gender and crime cultural depictions of crime and contemporary debates in criminology.

Which department am I in?

School of Law

CRICOS

018941G

Study options

Full Time (5 Years)

Tuition fees

A$38,153.00 (US$ 25,144) per year

Cost of Living - AUD 29710 Per Person Per Year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

July 2027

Venue

Parramatta South Campus

Victoria Road,

Rydalmere,

New South Wales,

2116, SYDNEY, Australia

Full Time (5 Years)

Tuition fees

A$38,153.00 (US$ 25,144) per year

Cost of Living - AUD 29710 Per Person Per Year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

March 2027

Venue

Campbelltown

Corner of Narellan Road and Gilchrist Drive,

Campbelltown,

New South Wales,

2560, Sydney, Australia

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Entry requirements

For international students

International students currently completing an Australian Year 12 in or outside Australia, an International Baccalaureate in Australia or a New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3 must apply via UAC International. Eligibility for admission to the Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Laws is based on the following requirements: Assumed Knowledge: any two units of HSC English, Recommended Studies: HSC English Standard or equivalent.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.