The Bachelor of Justice and Society requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law.
Students wishing to continue to Honours may do so in Legal Studies, or one of the other disciplines that offer major sequences within this degree. Students should ensure that they meet the individual admission requirements or their selected area of specialisation.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
This course is designed to give students the intellectual tools to research and evaluate the way the legal system works in practice in society.
Students develop:
- an understanding of concepts central to the structure and functioning of a just society, such as rights, laws, freedom, power and rules
- an overview of how modern society works, as well as different conceptions of justice
- skills to research and analyse social issues and assess proposals for social change
- a specific understanding of social policy, including how public policy is developed, implemented, reviewed and reformed within society.
Upon graduating, students will:
- have acquired high levels of skills applicable in many occupations
- understand the function of justice representatives in contemporary society
- have the ability to reason and argue clearly
- understand complex positions and their implications
- have the ability to recognise and resolve issues involving values
- have the skills required to understand and constructively criticise contemporary life.
To qualify for The Bachelor of Justice and Society, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic.
As part of the 108 units, students must complete 31.5 units of core topics, 18 units of Legal Studies topics, one 36 unit major from the BA major sequences listed below, and elective topics according to the following program of study.
A major sequence consists of 9 units of year 1 topics, 9 units of year 2 topics, 9 units of year 3 topics plus an additional 9 units of year 2 or 3 topics according to the requirements for the specific major sequence.
The elective topics may be selected from any offered by the University, provided topic prerequisites are met. Overall, students must complete a maximum of 13.5 units of electives in the degree, consisting of 4.5 units at first level and 9 units at upper level.
Students wishing to continue to Honours should complete a major (36 units) in their chosen sequence, and ensure they meet any other admission requirements.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Core - Year 1 topics
13.5 units comprising
JUSS1000 Community Justice Policy and Practice (4.5 units)
LEGL1101 Australian Justice System (4.5 units)
LEGL1102 Contentious Justice Issues (4.5 units)
plus 9 units of year 1 topics from each of two of the BA majors listed below (to make a total of 18 units),
- Archaeology
- Criminal Justice
- International Relations
- Philosophy
- Political Studies
- Public Policy
- Sociology
- Women's Studies
plus 4.5 units of electives. Electives may be chosen from any year 1 topic offered by the University provided topic prerequisites are met.
Core - Year 2 topics
9 units comprising
LEGL2110 Access to Justice: Policy and Reform (4.5 units)
LEGL2116 Young People and the Law (4.5 units)
Option - Year 2 - Legal Studies topics
Select 9 units from the topics listed
LEGL2111 Legal Writing and Research Skills (4.5 units)
LEGL2112 Gender Policy and Law (4.5 units)
LEGL2113 Protecting Children (4.5 units)
LEGL2114 Regulating Small Business (4.5 units)
LEGL2115 Theory and Practice of Mediation (4.5 units)
LEGL2117 Legal Fictions: Race, Crime and Sovereignty (4.5 units)
plus 18 units of major sequence and elective topics as specified below.
Core - Year 3 topics
JUSS3333 Seminar in Justice Policy (4.5 units)
LEGL3113 Socio-Legal Research Methods* (4.5 units)
*This topic is only offered in NS1. Students who are unable to attend this topic in NS1 are permitted to enrol in SOCI3001 Research Methods in Criminology (4.5 units) in lieu of LEGL3113.
Option - Year 3 - Legal Studies topics
Select 9 units from the topics listed below or from the year 2 Legal Studies topics listed above
JUSS3300 Justice Policy Work Integrated Learning (4.5 units)
LEGL3111 Comparative Law, Culture and Society (4.5 units)
LEGL3112 Regulating Technology (4.5 units)
plus 18 units of major sequence and elective topics as specified below.
Major Sequence and Elective topics
Students select one of the following:
Either
Year 2 - 9 units of year 2 topics from one of the BA majors selected in year 1 plus 9 units of electives. Electives may be chosen from any year 2 or 3 topic offered by the University provided topic prerequisites are met.
and
Year 3 - 9 units of year 3 topics from the selected BA major plus an additional 9 units from the year 2 or 3 topics from the selected BA major.
or
Year 2 - 13.5 units of year 2 topics from one of the BA majors selected in year 1 plus 4.5 units of electives. Electives may be chosen from any year 2 or 3 topic offered by the University provided topic prerequisites are met.
and
Year 3 - 13.5 units of year 3 topics from the selected BA major plus 4.5 units of electives. Electives may be chosen from any year 2 or 3 topic offered by the University provided topic prerequisites are met.
Bachelor of Justice and Society (Law Pathway)
After successful completion of the one year Law Pathway, students will transfer to one of the following courses:
- the combined degree of Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice/Bachelor of Justice and Society, on the condition that a GPA of 5 (Credit) or higher is achieved over the 36 units of study and a grade of Credit or higher has been achieved in the two LLAW topics. Upon transferring students will receive 36 units of credit transfer (13.5 units towards the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice and 22.5 units towards the Bachelor of Justice and Society).
- the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice, on the condition that a GPA of 5 (Credit) or higher is achieved over the 36 units of study and a grade of Credit or higher has been achieved in the two LLAW topics. Upon transferring students will receive 13.5 units of credit transfer for LLAW1211, LLAW1221 and CRIM1101.
- the Bachelor of Justice and Society. Upon transferring students will receive 36 units of credit transfer.
Core - Year 1 topics
36 units comprising:
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)
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)
LEGL1102 Contentious Justice Issues (4.5 units)
LLAW1211 Legal Research and Writing [Research I, Writing I] (4.5 units)
LLAW1221 Professional Skills and Ethics [Ethics I] (4.5 units)
Combined degrees
The Bachelor of Justice and Society may also be studied in a combined degrees program with a:
