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Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

ProviderWestern Sydney University
Course code: SIA-210559UniversityStudy area: Management and CommerceData JSON
AttendanceOn campus
Intakes & start datesPlease check the official website.

Course overview

Areas of focus in the Bachelor of Criminology 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, and cultural depictions of crime and contemporary debates in criminology. The degree addresses the criminalisation of disadvantage through race, class, disability and gender, with a focus on the nexus between social and criminal justice. This will equip students with the specialist skills and knowledge that a new...

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CRICOS

00917K

Studies in Australia

Entry requirements

Review the captured standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.

Standard entry

  • Demonstration of the likelihood of graduating with an Honours Weighted Average Mark (HWAM) of at least 70 at the time of graduation
  • Availability of a principal supervisor Students must meet all of the following criteria for admission: Completion of at least 160 credit points of law study (or 140 credit points if two Summer subjects are undertaken) Demonstration of the likelihood of graduating with an Honours Weighted Average Mark (HWAM) of at least 70 at the time of graduation Or an Admission Average Mark (AAM) of at least 70 at the time of admission to the Honours program. Submission of a Nomination of Topics form which expresses preferences among supervisor-defined topics and/or describes a student-defined topic in a scholarly manner. Demonstration of satisfactory academic writing skills Availability of a principal supervisor
English requirement
IELTS 6.5, no band below 6TOEFL iBT 79, no band below 20PTE Academic 58-64, no band below 50Cambridge C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency 176-184, no band below 169

If the student's current English result is below the direct-entry requirement, consider the university's recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package. When the student successfully completes the approved pathway at the required level, the university may accept that pathway for English entry without requiring a new IELTS, TOEFL or PTE result. Always confirm exclusions for professional registration courses and the offer conditions.

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Past offer reference

Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.

Scored cases
Source countriesMalaysia · Cambodian
Common pathwayBachelor background · Diploma background
Target levelMaster degree · Bachelor degree
Offer fieldsArts and Production · Clinical Psychology
1
MalaysiaBachelor background
Master of Clinical PsychologyMaster degree · Clinical Psychology · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.36/4.0strong band · approx. top 15-20%
2
MalaysiaDiploma background
Bachelor of Screen MediaBachelor degree · Arts and Production · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.78/4.0top band · approx. top 5-10%
3
Viet NamBachelor background
Master of Teaching (Secondary)Master degree · Secondary · In Australia
gpa 7 guessGPA 5.5/7.05.50 · mid band · approx. top 20-25%
4
CambodianBachelor background
Bachelor of Information and Communications TechnologyBachelor degree · Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking · In Australia
gpa 7 guessGPA 5.33/7.0mid band · approx. top 20-25%
5
PakistanBachelor background
Master of Social Work (Qualifying)Master degree · Social Work · In Australia
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.54/4.0strong band · approx. top 10-15%

Campuses & intake dates

  • Western Sydney CampbelltownNSW
  • Western Sydney Parramatta SouthNSW