Bachelor of Criminology/ Bachelor of Laws
| Program of Study | Course cps | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Bachelor of Criminology component |
12cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| CRIM100 | Understanding Crime | 6 | |
| FSC102 | Essentials in Forensic Science | 6 | |
Bachelor of Criminology component |
24cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
ARPA104 |
Studying the Human Past |
6 |
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ARPA102 |
Human Evolution |
6 |
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| LING170 | Language and the Law | 6 | |
LS100 |
Introduction to Legal Methods |
6 |
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LS160 |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
6 |
|
SOCY100 |
Introduction to Sociology |
6 |
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SOCY101 |
Understanding Everyday Life |
6 |
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PSYC101 |
Introduction to Psychology I |
6 |
|
PSYC102 |
Introduction to Psychology II |
6 |
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| And complete 6 credit points from the following units: | 6cps | ||
SOCY333 |
Qualitative Research Methods |
6 |
|
SOCY341 |
Survey Methods |
6 |
|
PSYC202 |
Research Methods and Statistics |
6 |
|
| And complete 6 credit points from the following units: | 6cps | ||
BCSS100 |
Judgment and Decision Making |
6 |
|
ENCO306 |
Writing for Work |
6 |
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ECT303 |
Research in Writing |
6 |
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WORK300 |
Work Ready |
6 |
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| And complete 48 credit points from the following units: | 48cps | ||
ARPA336 |
Forensic Anthropology |
6 |
|
ARPA370 |
Forensic Archaeology |
6 |
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| BCSS393 | BCSS Reading Unit 1 | 6 | |
| BCSS394 | BCSS Reading Unit 2 | 6 | |
CRIM364 |
The Australian Criminal Justice System |
6 |
|
HIST351 |
Convict Australia |
6 |
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| HSCS240 | Aboriginal Family Violence: Issue and Recovery | 6 | |
| HSCS262 | Aboriginal Drug and Substance Abuse and Counselling | 6 | |
LS364 |
Indigenous Australians and the Law |
6 |
|
LS315 |
Criminal Process Sentencing and Punishment |
6 |
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PAIS361 |
Sex, Crime and Corruption in Asia |
6 |
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PHIL375 |
Social Philosophy: Issues in applied ethics |
6 |
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| PSYC314 | Behaviour Modification | 6 | |
| SOCY313 | Social Policy | 6 | |
| SOCY340 | Social Theory | 6 | |
SOCY344 |
Criminology and Justice Systems |
6 |
|
SOCY354 |
Sociology of Youth and Delinquency |
6 |
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| SOCY356 | Political Sociology | 6 | |
SOCY390 |
Crime in Rural Communities |
6 |
|
| Bachelor of Laws component Core Units Complete all the following units: |
108 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
LS100 |
Introduction to Legal Systems and Methods |
6 |
|
| LS101 | Law in Context | 6 |
|
| LS111 | Civil Procedure | 6 |
|
LS160 |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
6 |
|
LS200 |
Administrative Law |
6 |
|
LS212 |
Evidence and Proof |
6 |
|
LS220 |
Constitutional Law |
6 |
|
LS231 |
Law of Torts I |
6 |
|
LS232 |
Law of Torts II |
6 |
|
LS240 |
Equity and Trusts |
6 |
|
LS281 |
Property Law I |
6 |
|
LS282 |
Property Law II |
6 |
|
LS320 |
Professional Conduct |
6 |
|
LS351 |
Corporation Law |
6 |
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LS355 |
Jurisprudence |
6 |
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LS371 |
Law of Contracts I |
6 |
|
LS372 |
Law of Contracts II |
6 |
|
LS480 |
Advanced Research, Writing and Advocacy |
6 |
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| Bachelor of Laws component Elective Units - complete 36 credit points from the following list of units: |
36 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| LS301 | Succession | 6 | |
| LS315 | Criminal Process, Sentencing and Punishment | 6 | |
| LS321 | Conveyancing | 6 | |
| LS331 | Intellectual Property Law | 6 | |
| LS332 | Industrial Law | 6 | |
| LS334 | Banking and Finance Law | 6 | |
| LS335 | Human Rights | 6 | |
| LS336 | Local Government Law | 6 | |
| LS341 | Introduction to Environmental Law | 6 | |
| LS342 | Medico-Legal Issues | 6 | |
| LS352 | Taxation Law | 6 | |
| LS357 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 6 | |
| LS358 | Natural Resources Law | 6 | |
| LS360 | Conflict of Laws | 6 | |
| LS361 | Public International Law | 6 | |
| LS364 | Indigenous Australians and Law | 6 | |
| LS370 | Family Law | 6 | |
| LS377 | Information Technology Law | 6 | |
| LS378 | Media Law | 6 | |
| LS379 | Commercial Law | 6 | |
| LS400 | Honours in Law | 12 | |
| LS459 | Advanced Torts | 6 | |
| LS471 | Trade Practices and Consumer Protection | 6 | |
| Candidates who have completed 96 credit points of LS prefixed units with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5 or better may select one LLM unit in which to enrol, not being LLM691, 620, 621 or 622. | |||
| Total | 240 cps | ||
Course Plans
The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.
For candidates studying Full-Time = 48cps per year or 24cps per semester
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In their first year candidates should enrol in these 4 units and four 100-level BCrim units. |
100-level BCrim unit |
CRIM100 |
100-level BCrim unit |
FSC102 |
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100-level BCrim unit |
100-level B Crim unit |
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LS100 |
LS160 |
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| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in these 2 units and six 200/300-level BCrim units. |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
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200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
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LS231 |
LS231 |
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| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in these 4 units and four 200/300-level BCrim units. |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
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LS101 |
LS111 |
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LS371 |
LS372 |
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| 4 | In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in these 8 units. |
LS212 |
LS320 |
LS281 |
LS282 |
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LS220 |
LS200 |
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LS240 |
LS351 |
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| 5 | In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in these 2 units and 6 Elective Units towards the BLaws component. |
LS355 |
LS480 |
Elective Unit - BLaws component |
Elective Unit - BLaws component |
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Elective Unit - BLaws component |
Elective Unit - BLaws component |
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Elective Unit - BLaws component |
Elective Unit - BLaws component |
For candidates studying Part-Time = 24cps per year or 12cps per semester
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In their first year candidates should enrol in these 2 units and two 100-level BCrim units. | 100-level BCrim unit |
CRIM100 |
100-level BCrim unit |
FSC102 |
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| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in these 2 units and two 100-level BCrim units. | 100-level BCrim unit |
100-level B Crim unit |
LS100 |
LS160 |
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| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in four 200/300-level BCrim units. | 200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
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| 4 | In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in these 2 units and two 200/300-level BCrim units. | 200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
LS231 |
LS231 |
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| 5 | In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in four 200/300-level BCrim units. | 200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
200/300-level BCrim unit |
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| 6 | In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in these 4 units. | LS101 |
LS111 |
LS371 |
LS372 |
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| 7 | In Yr 7 candidates should enrol in these 4 units. | LS220 |
LS200 |
LS281 |
LS282 |
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| 8 | In Yr 8 candidates should enrol in these 4 units. | LS212 |
LS200 |
LS240 |
LS351 |
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| 9 | In Yr 9 candidates should enrol in these 2 units and 2 Elective Units towards the BLaws. | LS355 |
LS480 |
Elective Unit - BLaws component |
Elective Unit - BLaws component |
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| 10 | In Yr 10 candidates should enrol in 4 Elective Units towards the BLaws. | Elective Unit - BLaws component |
Elective Unit - BLaws component |
Elective Unit - BLaws component |
Elective Unit - BLaws component |