The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)/Bachelor of Justice and Society (Criminology) requires the completion of a minimum of 189 units of study and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Justice and Society (Criminology) a minimum of 189 units.

For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) combined degrees through SATAC.

Eligible students who decide to take up the combined degrees program in a subsequent year will be required to apply through SATAC, or via internal university transfer, for admission to the Bachelor of Justice and Society (Criminology).

Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) or Bachelor of Justice and Society (Criminology) and to receive credit for some, or all, of the topics already completed.

Program of Study

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)/Bachelor of Justice and Society (Criminology) a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

  • a Law component of 135 units for the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) which consists of 90 units of core topics, 22.5 units of Legal Practice Training, 9 units of option topics, and 13.5 units of dissertation or 135 units for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) which consists of 90 units of core topics, 22.5 units of Year 4 Option topics, 9 units of Year 3 Option topics, and 13.5 units of dissertation [see Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) or Bachelor of Laws (Honours) entry for further information];
  • a Justice and Society (Criminology) component of 54 units, consisting of:

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising:

 CRIM1101 Crime and Criminology (4.5 units)
 CRIM1102 Criminal Justice System (4.5 units)
 JUSS1000 Community Justice Policy and Practice (4.5 units)
 LEGL1101 Australian Justice System (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

18 units comprising:

 CRIM2201 Crime and Punishment (4.5 units)
 CRIM2202 Policing and Law Enforcement (4.5 units)
 CRIM2204 Criminal Process and the Courts (4.5 units)
 LEGL2110 Access to Justice: Policy and Reform (4.5 units)

Core - Year 3 topics

18 units comprising:

 CRIM3302 International Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
 LEGL3113 Socio-Legal Research Methods (4.5 units)
 JUSS3333 Seminar in Justice Policy (4.5 units)

Plus one of:

 CRIM3203 Corporate Crime (4.5 units)
 CRIM3301 Crime, Law and Trauma (4.5 units)
 CRIM3303 Psychology, Crime and the Law (4.5 units)
 CRIM3011B Current Issues in Criminal Justice B (4.5 units)