CRICOS Code: 096979B

This program has been suspended from July 2023.

Students should follow the program structure for the session start date relevant to the year they commenced.

For Commencement Year 2020 and 2021 - please refer to 6025.2 - Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice

For Commencement Year Term 2 2017 - 2019, please refer to 6025.1 - Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice/Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice

The Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice degree is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in corrections, probation or parole. The degree will draw upon disciplinary areas such as Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Social Work and Welfare in order to provide a theoretical framework for those who work with offenders and on issues of rehabilitation, through-care and resettlement. As well as providing a theoretical framework, the program will provide those who complete the degree with the knowledge and skills to develop and evaluate practice to enhance their ability to work with offenders. The Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice can be described as an ‘applied degree pathway’ insofar as the teaching within the program will link theory to practice. It is important to note that this degree does not guarantee direct employment into Corrections Services.

The first year of this program is delivered by Western Sydney University The College, as an agent of Western Sydney University, via extended face-to-face hours in smaller learning environments. A Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice exit point is also available at the end of the first year of the program.

For more information on Western Sydney University, The College, please refer to their web site.

Western Sydney University, The College

For program advice during your first year of study, please use the contact below under ‘Program Advice’. For program advice during your second and subsequent years of study, please use the contact listed for the Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice.

Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice

Early Exit

Students may exit this program on completion of 90 credit points with a 7032 Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice (exit only)

Study Mode

Three years full-time or six years part-time.

Program Advice

College Program Enquiries
 

Prospective students should visit the following websites for general enquiries about this program.

Enquire about this program| Local Admission | International Admission |

Location

Location

Campus	Attendance	Mode	Advice
Bankstown Campus	Full Time	Internal	See above
Bankstown Campus	Part Time	Internal	See above
Bankstown City Campus (from 2023)	Full Time	Internal	See above
Bankstown City Campus (from 2023)	Part Time	Internal	See above

Admission

Students are admitted to the program via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

For more information on applying please see link to The College admission pages below.

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/thecollege/how_to_apply

Domestic students are required to have:

• Completed an English subject in the NSW Higher School Certificate, Or
• Competency in English at IELTS 6.0 equivalent Or
• Passed The College English test with 70% or higher Or
• Passed The College Foundation Studies Academic English subject at C grade level or higher.

Met other entry requirements such as:

• An ATAR identified prior to the offer of a place, Or
• Completed The College Foundation Studies program with a Grade Point Average of 5.5 or higher

International students must satisfy one of the following language requirements:

• IELTS 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each sub band Or
• Completed the College EAP 4 program with a 50% pass Or
• Passed The College English test with 70% or higher Or
• Passed The College Foundation Studies Academic English subject at C grade level or higher for which advanced standing can be applied for.

Academic Entry Requirements vary according to country of origin. However, in general:

• Completion of Year 12 or its equivalent is the minimum entry requirement Or
• Completed The College Foundation Studies program with a Grade Point Average of 5.5 or higher.

Program Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 250 credit points which include the subjects listed in the recommended sequence below.

The early exit College Diploma consists of 90 credit points which includes one College Preparatory subect.

Western Sydney University The College Subjects

Bankstown Campus

Please note that all campuses may not have intakes each year.

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1		Credit Points
Students must pass the following University level subjects
First Term of Study
Preparatory Subject
LANG 0052	Academic Communication for Policing and Justice (WSTC Prep)	10
University Level Subjects
CULT 1025	Introduction to Criminal Justice (WSTC)	10
BEHV 1023	The Individual in Society (WSTC)	10
Second Term of Study
WELF 1004	Human Services Intervention Strategies (WSTC)	10
CULT 1019	Understanding Society (WSTC)	10
HUMN 1062	Introduction to Indigenous Australia: Peoples, Places and Philosophies (WSTC)	10
Third Term of Study
WELF 2009	Human Rights, Human Services and the Law (WSTC)	10
HUMN 1042	People, Place and Social Difference (WSTC)	10
Select one of the following:		10
CULT 1006	Crime, Deviance and Society (WSTC)
BEHV 2015	Mental Health in the Community (WSTC)
	Credit Points	90
	Total Credit Points	90

Students may exit at this point and graduate with the Diploma in Criminal and Community Justice following a passing grade in all of the above subjects. Students who progress onto Year 2 may also be awarded the Diploma if they gain a passing grade in all of the above subjects.

• Students must pass all College Preparatory subjects before progressing to the Year 2 subjects.
• Students must pass at least 70 credit points of University level subjects in Year One before progressing to the Year 2 subjects.

Equivalent Core Subject

The core subject listed below count towards completion of this program for students who passed this subject in 2022 or earlier.

CULT 1021 Working with Communities (WSTC), replaced by HUMN 1062 Introduction to Indigenous Australia: Peoples, Places and Philosophies (WSTC)

Western Sydney University Subjects

For program advice during your second and subsequent years of study, please use the contact listed for the Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice.

Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice

Liverpool and Penrith Campus

Full-time start-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 2
Autumn session		Credit Points
HUMN 2066	Investigating and Communicating Social Problems	10
BEHV 2008	Mental Health in the Community	10
CULT 2017	Youth Justice and Practice	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
CULT 1005	Crime, Deviance and Society	10
CULT 2005	Ethics in the Social Sciences	10
CULT 3025	Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Autumn session
CULT 3001	Applied Social Research	10
CULT 3018	Perspectives in Criminology	10
Select two electives		20
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
JUST 3002	Assessment and Treatment of Offenders	10
CULT 3007	Contemporary Social Issues and Professional Practice	10
JUST 3014	Creating Criminal Justice Solutions	10
WELF 3009	Managing Offenders in the Community	10
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	160

Note: Students in the integrated diploma program will be required to select one additional elective if they complete either BEHV 2015 Mental Health in the Community (WSTC)  or CULT 1006 Crime, Deviance and Society (WSTC) through The College.

Full-time mid-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 2
Spring session		Credit Points
CULT 1005	Crime, Deviance and Society	10
CULT 2005	Ethics in the Social Sciences	10
CULT 3025	Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
HUMN 2066	Investigating and Communicating Social Problems	10
BEHV 2008	Mental Health in the Community	10
CULT 2017	Youth Justice and Practice	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Spring session
JUST 3002	Assessment and Treatment of Offenders	10
CULT 3007	Contemporary Social Issues and Professional Practice	10
JUST 3014	Creating Criminal Justice Solutions	10
WELF 3009	Managing Offenders in the Community	10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
CULT 3001	Applied Social Research	10
CULT 3018	Perspectives in Criminology	10
Select two electives		20
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	160

Note: Students in the integrated diploma program will be required to select one additional elective if they complete either BEHV 2008 Mental Health in the Community or CULT 1005 Crime, Deviance and Society through The College.

Minor elective spaces

Elective subjects may be used toward obtaining an additional approved minor (40 credit points).  Western Sydney University offers minors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Global Sustainability Minor 
Indigenous Australian Studies Minor

Western Sydney University also offers the following innovative transdisciplinary minors which we encourage those students who have elective space to consider.

Equitable Technologies
Urban Evolution
Migration and Global Change  
Personal Innovation    
Innovating, Creating and Problem Solving 
Eco-Socially Conscious Design and Manufacturing
Water for Life 
Climate Justice
Global Workplaces
Innovating For Humans 
Creative Living for Cultural Wellbeing  
Ideate.Strategise.Innovate.
Humanising Data

Search for majors and minors

Students can apply for an elective minor via MySR.

MyStudentRecords (MySR)