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SOCIAL SCIENCES
2019
WE ARE WESTERN SYDNEY
Located in the heart of one of Australia’s fastest growing economic regions, Western Sydney University offers unlimited potential to students with the talent, drive and ambition to succeed. Western Sydney is an exciting place to be. As the nation’s third largest economy, and one of the fastest growing population and employment centres, it is an increasingly important, dynamic and culturally diverse hub of business, industry and innovation. With a large multicultural population of more than two million people from 170 nations, Western Sydney’s global links are creating unlimited opportunities for international business, investment, education and cultural exchange. Ranked amongst the top two per cent of universities in the world, Western Sydney University values academic excellence, integrity and the pursuit of knowledge. We are globally focused, research led and committed to making a positive impact on the communities we engage with. Your success starts here.
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WESTERN’S HSC
TRUE REWARD
EARLY OFFER
PROGRAM.
WE SEE THE
AWESOME IN YOU.
Most people are good at something. What’s your passion?
Do you excel at English literature? Are you a mental
mathematician? An advocate for social justice? A designer
extraordinaire? Do you breathe foreign languages?
It’s important to acknowledge and play to your strengths
because, ultimately, your strengths will determine your future.
This is the premise behind Western Sydney University’s HSC
True Reward - a unique early offer program that recognises the
strengths of each individual.
True Reward offers you a place at Western before you receive
your ATAR, on the basis of relevant HSC subject results. Why?
Because at Western we recognise that too often, the ATAR
system overlooks natural strengths and talent.
At Western, we see the awesome in you. We recognise that
you are much more than your ATAR. True Reward focuses on
the scores that reflect your strong points.
True Reward is a better system. It’s a more equitable system.
It’s a system that makes sense.
True Reward acknowledges the idea that if you’re good at
something, you’re just what Western is looking for.
Find out more about True Reward and how to apply – visit
westernsydney.edu.au/hsctruereward
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≥ INFLUENCE THE ≥ CHALLENGING
WORLD YOU’LL LIVE IN RACISM RESEARCH
Shape the world you’ll live in with our Professor Kevin Dunn has been tracking
Bachelor of Social Science. Expand your Australians’ attitudes and experiences of
knowledge of the social world through cultural diversity and racism for the past
theory, research and practical application. 13 years through the ‘Challenging Racism
Get a deep understanding of our complex, Project’, a collaborative project with other
culturally diverse and dynamic world. Built in Australian universities. A key finding of
flexibility and choice in a range of offerings in the study is that occurrences of racism in
the social sciences. Choose your own majors Australian society differ significantly across
and sub-majors from Child and Community, geographic locations, and this information
Geography and Urban Studies, Heritage and may help to more strategically allocate
Tourism, Peace and Development Studies, anti-racism funding and create programs
Sociology and Criminology and Criminal that recognise regional differences.
Justice. Create a degree as specialised or
as broad as your desired career path.
≥ LIVELY, ACCESSIBLE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
≥ GET THE BEST
The University has campuses spread across
POSSIBLE START Western Sydney. The School of
Our Social Sciences programs offer a Social Sciences and Psychology offers
balance of theory and practical field programs on the Liverpool, Bankstown,
studies, broad unit choices, flexible course Penrith and Parramatta campuses. Each
structures, industry-based projects and of our campuses has strong links with
placements, and local and international the community and reflects the cultural
work experience opportunities. diversity, energy and growth of the region.
≥ EXPERIENCE A ≥ SCHOLARSHIP
CONTEMPORARY OPPORTUNITIES
CURRICULUM Western Sydney University offers a range
Social Sciences staff bring a combination of scholarships, reflecting our strong
of disciplinary and professional expertise commitment to academic excellence and
that ensures our work engages with, and opportunity for Western Sydney students.
is informed by, contemporary debates Our scholarships support students who
and the latest developments in the have diverse interests, and who can
field. Our enthusiastic teaching staff and do make an active contribution
are at the forefront of their fields. to the community. Find out more at
westernsydney.edu.au/scholarships
≥ PATHWAYS PROVIDED
≥ GAIN FURTHER
The Bachelor of Planning offers a pathway
to the Master of Urban Management and
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Planning. If you are interested in a career Through our partnership with Wesley Mission,
in urban, social or cultural planning, the a major provider of health and other services
Bachelor of Planning pathway to the Master in our region, you have the opportunity
of Urban Management and Planning is for to complete certificated mental health
you. This course equips our students to workforce training alongside your Social
take leadership roles in urban management, Science (Psychology) degree. In addition we
strategic planning and policy development. assist with placements for social work and
our Humanitarian and Development Research
Initiative (HADRI), capstone experiences and
≥ FOSTERING RESEARCH community engaged learning opportunities.
Researchers from Social Sciences are at
the forefront, nationally and internationally,
of debates in a number of disciplines and
≥ FREE DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS
interdisciplinary fields. Western Sydney Western was the first university to
University also has a strong commitment provide all the digital textbooks for your
to conducting research that is ethical, first year units for free. We are pleased
engaged and practice-oriented, and many to be offering the benefit of free digital
members of staff work closely in their textbooks for first year units to students
research with the private sector, not-for- once again in 2019! That’s up to $800 in
profit bodies and all levels of government. value. Why? Because money shouldn’t
stand between you and opportunity.
Discover more about free digital textbooks
at westernsydney.edu.au/textbooks
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Future thinking.
Unlimited possibilities.
The Academy at Western
Sydney University.
Success is not just about The Academy at Western Sydney ≥ unprecedented opportunities for
University offers advanced industry and real-life experience
getting a degree, but also degrees that prepare you to thrive
developing the critical in the face of change and seize ≥ world-class research,
researchers, teachers,
thinking and leadership success at every opportunity.
experts and innovation labs
Whether your dream is to achieve
skills to support a as a professional, an entrepreneur ≥ travel to national and
successful career. or an academic, you will learn to international leadership
think differently and creatively experiences and conferences
It’s about learning skills in whatever you do.
for your chosen life, not The Academy offers high-
≥ a range of professional
and personal development
just a job. achieving students a unique, workshops
hands-on approach to learning in
an interdisciplinary environment. ≥ internship, service learning and
Led by Professor Jonathon Allen, volunteering opportunities
The Academy draws on the unique
experience of leading thinkers, ≥ personalised career planning
social change agents, community
≥ mentorship programs
leaders, and high-achieving
students both past and present. ≥ applied leadership experience in
student-led, community-focused
With a focus on ethical leadership
projects.
and critical thinking, built on
the pillars of academic rigour, Visit westernsydney.edu.au/
community engagement, and theacademy for more information.
professional and personal
development, The Academy
offers students access to:
The Academy
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SOCIAL SCIENCES 2019
Bachelor of COURSE UAC
CODE
WS
CODE
INTAKE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Social Science B Social Science
(Advanced)
720194 1733 March/July Liverpool 3F/6P 90.00
(Advanced)
720196 1733 March/July Parramatta 3F/6P 90.00
720198 1733 March/July Penrith 3F/6P 90.00
Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time.
Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes.
The Bachelor of Social Science (Advanced) An ATAR of at least 90.00 is required
degree is a superior three-year program and students are expected to maintain
offering flexibility and choice within a a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 6.0 or
range of offerings in the social sciences. higher throughout their studies. High-
achieving students have the opportunity
CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES to pursue an overseas work and/or study
experience as part of their final year.
As an Advanced degree graduate, you will
be equipped with all the interdisciplinary
and specialist skills and knowledge that
a new graduate would need on entering
the workforce. Students are encouraged
to choose from more than one of the
social sciences, to allow for personal
and occupational interests, and prepare
themselves to extend their studies at the
major and sub-major levels. The majors
and sub-majors include: Anthropology;
Child and Community; Criminology and
Criminal Justice; Geography and Urban
Studies; Peace and Development Studies;
Sociology; and Heritage and Tourism.
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Bachelor of COURSE UAC CRICOS WS
CODE CODE CODE
INTAKE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Social Science B Social Science
(Anthropology, Child and
727610 041159D 1667 March/July Liverpool 3F/6P 69.45
727615 041159D 1667 March/July Parramatta 3F/6P 68.70
Community, Criminology and
Criminal Justice, Geography 727620 041159D 1667 March/July Penrith 3F/6P 69.25
and Urban Studies, Heritage
and Tourism, Peace and 727621 041159D 1667 March Sydney City* 3F/6P 68.45
Development Studies,
Sociology)
Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time.
Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes. Some majors are available
online. See Handbook for details.
* Only the Criminology and Criminal Justice major is available at the Sydney City Campus.
If you are looking for a career that focuses CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES
on understanding human society and allows
To graduate with a Bachelor of Social Science,
you to choose different specialisations and
you will be required to complete 24 units.
combinations of units, our Bachelor of Social
The degree is made up of a combination of
Science could be ideal for you.
eight core units of study, which may include:
Working with Communities; Understanding
Our Social Science degree aims to expand
Society; People, Place and Social Difference;
your knowledge of the social world through
The Individual in Society; Ethics in the Social
theory and research, providing a deep
Sciences; Social Research Methods; Applied
understanding of the complex, culturally
Social Research; and Contemporary Social
diverse and dynamic social environment of the
Issues and Professional Practice.
21st century.
There is an eight-unit major and eight
All the specialisations within the degree focus
electives, which can be used to give a
on what makes people in our societies and
second major to broaden your individual
cultures ‘tick’. Through our Bachelor of Social
career aspirations.
Science degree, you can be assured of gaining
detailed knowledge about different cultures
Electives may be chosen from other Western
and the effects of policy and social attitudes
Sydney University programs or from other
on various communities, as well as the
Social Science related areas. For detailed
practical skills to apply your knowledge.
information about the course structure and
units, visit westernsydney.edu.au/future
You can choose from a range of specialisations
designed to help you develop a sound career
base. INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN STUDIES
Enrolment in the Indigenous Australian
Studies (IAS) major, sub-major or units
is available to all undergraduate students
who have open electives. For more
information, visit westernsydney.edu.au/
future or refer to the University Handbook.
Winnie Jobanputra
BACHELOR OF LAWS/
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
“The positive aspect about this degree is that
it opens an abundance of doors and multiple
opportunities, and can be as broad or as
specified as you want it to be. It gives you
a holistic view of the world, its issues, and
instils skills which are necessary in today’s
job market”.
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Bachelor of
Social Science
Majors
MAJOR STUDIES CHILD AND and its various strands, forms and patterns
of victimisation, crime prevention strategies
There are seven majors in the Bachelor of COMMUNITY MAJOR and debates, aspects of juvenile justice,
Social Science and you are able to select one ≥≥ Available on Liverpool and Parramatta the evolution of prisons and different
to complete: campuses. forms of punishment, law enforcement and
≥≥ Anthropology surveillance, violence, gender and crime,
≥≥ Child and Community The Child and Community major provides cultural depictions of crime and contemporary
≥≥ Criminology and Criminal Justice a comprehensive introduction to a range debates in criminology.
≥≥ Geography and Urban Studies of social science related areas and a critical
≥≥ Heritage and Tourism understanding of contemporary issues facing
CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES
≥≥ Peace and Development Studies children and their families. This major provides
≥≥ Sociology. a good foundation if you are interested in a In addition to the eight core units listed on
career in the human services with a particular page 13, you must satisfactorily complete
For more detailed information on each of the interest in children. eight units from Criminology and Criminal
major and sub-major studies available, please Justice, which may include: Introduction
see the following pages of this brochure. to Crime and Criminal Justice; Crime,
CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES
Deviance and Society; Crime Prevention
In addition to the eight core units listed on and Community; Prisons, Punishment and
ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR page 13, you must satisfactorily complete Criminal Justice; Juvenile Crime and Justice;
eight units from Child and Community, Perspectives in Criminology; Culture and
≥≥ Available on Liverpool and Penrith
which may include: Community Work Crime; and Gender, Crime and Violence.
campuses.
and Development; Working with Cultural
Social Anthropology is the study of humans Differences; Families and Intimate Life;
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
and the cultures they create. The major in Family Violence: Policy and Practice; Child
Anthropology within the Bachelor of Social Abuse as a Social Issue; Context of Human Career opportunities for graduates include
Science offers students the opportunity Services; Community and Social Action; and employment in areas such as probation
to examine social patterns and practices Community Management and Organisations. and parole, policy advice and research,
across cultures, to discover similarities corrective services, community agencies, child
and differences between cultures, and to CAREER OPPORTUNITIES protection, violence prevention, international
understand the processes by which humans law enforcement and intelligence agencies,
Career opportunities include roles in Australia Federal Police, NSW Police Force and other
organise and create meaning.
and overseas, in fields such as community investigative agencies.
work and community development, social
CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES policy and research, advocacy and social
Areas of focus include the development of action, government departments, such GEOGRAPHY AND
anthropology as a discipline; globalisation as community services, juvenile justice URBAN STUDIES MAJOR
and culture; power and politics; gender and and corrective services, local government
agencies, neighbourhood and community ≥≥ Available on Parramatta and Penrith
sexuality; identity and belonging; ethnography
development organisations, refuges, and campuses.
and ethnographic methods; indigenous
peoples and nation states. Specific attention organisations working with people who have
Geography is the integrated study of people,
is given to cultures of Australasia, Southeast a disability.
places and environments. In this major, you
Asia and the Pacific, and to cross-cultural will examine the geography of contemporary
interactions, at both global and local levels.
The major seeks to equip students with multi- CRIMINOLOGY AND Australian cities and regions.
cultural knowledge as well as to provide a CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR The interests of today’s geographers include
thorough grounding in research methods and ≥≥ Available on Liverpool , Penrith and Sydney post-colonialism, the emergence of global
ethics with utility in a variety of professional City campuses. information economies, indigenous issues,
and academic contexts. class and cultural disparities, population
If you are interested in the complexities of movement, sexuality and space, and the
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES detection, prevention and correction, or the global diffusion of popular culture.
cultural and social factors of criminality, the
Anthropology graduates are typically Urban Studies is a discipline focused on social
Bachelor of Social Science with a major in
employed in areas such as international aid justice within the city, through its critical
Criminology and Criminal Justice could be
and development, community work, policy assessments of people’s access to scarce
the degree for you. This major will give you a
and planning, museums and consultancies. urban resources, such as housing, transport,
comprehensive understanding of how all of
The demand for graduates will increase education and employment. The political,
these factors fit together.
as the world becomes more globalised. economic and cultural forces that shape cities
Increasingly, graduates with expertise covered The Criminology and Criminal Justice major and urban policy are the key concerns of
in anthropology courses are also sought after offers you the opportunity to study crime the Urban Studies curriculum. These applied
in professional fields such as: marketing, and criminal justice in a critical way that interests in urban wellbeing and city structure
advertising, business and finance. Many of these stresses the social and cultural definitions of are the intellectual basis for the urban
jobs, both nationally and internationally, will criminality. Areas of focus include criminal planning profession.
come in the fields of technology and design. justice institutions and practices, the
development of criminology as a discipline
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CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES CAREER OPPORTUNITIES SOCIOLOGY MAJOR
In addition to the eight core units listed As a Heritage and Tourism graduate, you ≥≥ Available on Liverpool and Penrith
on page 13, you must satisfactorily will find career opportunities in a variety of campuses.
complete eight units from Geography and areas, including local government, heritage
Urban Studies, which may include: Cities: organisations, cultural tourism, community Sociology is the study of society and
Introduction to Urban Studies; The Economics work, teaching (with further study), heritage culture. Using diverse methods, practices
of Cities and Regions; Analysis of Spatial organisations, international development and theories, it helps us understand social
Data; Cultural and Social Geographies; agencies, and public service. life. Sociology is fundamental to the social
Transport, Access and Equity; Planning sciences because the quality of life of every
the City: Development; Community and human on the planet is directly or indirectly
Systems; Geographies of Migration; and PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT influenced by their relative position within,
Indigenous Cultures: A Global Perspective. STUDIES MAJOR and responses to, society.
≥≥ Available on Parramatta and Penrith
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES This major in Sociology provides you with a
campuses.
thorough training in the methods, theories
As a graduate of the Bachelor of Social and select leading areas of contemporary
Science, specialising in Geography and The Peace and Development Studies major
is concerned with inequalities of power and sociology. In the Sociology major, you will
Urban Studies, you may pursue employment have opportunities to study particular themes
in areas such as urban and regional opportunity that lead to international and
local conflict, uneven development, social from a sociological perspective, including
planning, urban research and policy, inequalities, deviance, identities, gender,
strategic planning policy, environmental dislocation and environmental degradation.
This major examines the structural causes of religion, medicine and health care, ethnicity
and social impact assessment, community and migration, and the family, among other
planning, housing policy, economics and racist and gendered violence, environmental
crises, forced migration, poverty, resource possibilities. A Bachelor of Social Science with
allocation, teaching (with further study), a major in Sociology will prepare you for both
and social and cultural planning. conflict, and inter-generational inequity.
employment and a research higher degree.
Students are introduced to theories and
HERITAGE AND methods for identifying, measuring and CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES
resolving conflict and environmental
TOURISM MAJOR degradation. Constructive solutions include
In addition to the eight core units listed on
page 13, you must satisfactorily complete
≥≥ Available on Parramatta and Penrith empowerment and self-determination,
eight units from Sociology, which may
campus. sustainable living, peace building and
include: Brave New World: Negotiating
conflict resolution strategies.
The Heritage and Tourism major is concerned Social Change in the 21st Century; Identity
with one of the significant challenges facing all The major is organised around three fields of and Belonging; Families and Intimate Life;
societies: the management and conservation inquiry: structural inequality, social justice and Self and Society; Home and Away: Ethnicity
of our cultural and natural environments. human rights; development and sustainability; and Migration in Australia; Health; Illness and
The major has been designed to introduce and peace and humanitarian responses/actions. Biomedicine:
students to core historical and theoretical During your studies, you will engage with social A Sociological Perspective; Crime, Deviance
developments in the fields of heritage theory within an interdisciplinary and applied and Society; and Sociology of Religion.
and tourism, as well as the full range of framework of important civic and global issues.
contemporary issues faced by both sectors. In CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
addition to enabling a critical examination of CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES After graduating from the Sociology program,
the relationship between heritage and tourism you will be qualified for a variety of careers in
in a number of settings within Australia and In addition to the eight core units listed on
page 13, you must satisfactorily complete eight business, government, policy development
internationally, the major also delivers a strong and administration, teaching and research,
practical orientation. This allows students to units from Peace and Development Studies,
which may include: Human Rights, Peace and including areas such as administration,
learn beyond the classroom through digitally- business development, policy development,
enhanced fieldtrips and onsite visits, as well Development; Development and Sustainability;
Indigenous Cultures: A Global Perspective; public service, human resources, sales and
as an opportunity to opt into a semester-long marketing, and social research and marketing.
placement within the heritage tourism sector. Sustainable Futures; Alternatives to Violence;
Issues in World Development: Rich World, Poor
World; Peace-Making and Peace-Building; and
CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES
Peace and Development Project.
In addition to the eight Social Science
core units listed on page 13, you must CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
satisfactorily complete eight units from
Heritage and Tourism, which may include: As a Peace and Development Studies graduate,
Tourism in Society; Issues in Contemporary you may pursue career opportunities in a
Heritage; Heritage and Tourism; Tourism variety of areas, including local government,
Policy and Planning; Heritage Interpretation; community work, human rights and peace
Tourism and Global Trends; Indigenous advocacy, public service, non-government and
Cultures: A Global Perspective; and international aid agencies, cultural tourism and
Cultural and Social Geographies. international civil service (United Nations and
related agencies).
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Bachelor of COURSE UAC
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
WS
CODE
INTAKE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Social Science B Social Science 727600 082919G 1711 March Liverpool 3F/6P 78.60
(Psychology)
(Psychology)
727601 082919G 1711 March Parramatta 3F/6P 78.00
727605 082919G 1711 March Penrith 3F/6P 78.00
Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time.
Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes. As a Social Science course
this has relocated from Bankstown to Liverpool, although students will still be required to travel between
campuses to take the Psychology units at Bankstown.
This course is also available via WS Online, WS Code 1711.
The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES
combines a broadly-based, interdisciplinary
To graduate with a Bachelor of Social Science
social sciences three-year program with
(Psychology), you will be required to complete
an undergraduate accredited sequence in
24 units. While the major study is Psychology,
Psychology that is a foundation for anyone
required sub-majors include one of: Child and
wishing to go on to further study to become
Community; Criminology and Criminal Justice;
a psychologist.
Geography and Urban Studies; Heritage and
Tourism; Peace and Development Studies;
Psychology uses scientific techniques and
and Sociology. For detailed information
methods to understand human cognition,
about the course structure and units, visit
affect and behaviour.
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This combination provides interdisciplinary
and specialist knowledge that will mesh with CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
a broad spectrum of career opportunities.
Psychological knowledge and skills are
Opportunities to progress to Honours,
welcomed in many professional destinations.
specialist fourth year programs and
When combined with the social sciences,
postgraduate awards make this degree
opportunities are available in the areas of
distinct and attractive. There is a high demand
tourism, sociology, peace and development,
for graduates in the mental health workforce,
policing, and counselling in both government
as well as in related disciplines.
and private sectors. The Psychology sequence
leads to further study and supervision to
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION achieve registration as a psychologist with the
Completion of the program will fulfil the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA).
Australian Psychology Accreditation
Entry to specialist-endorsed psychology fields
Council three-year sequence in psychology
(clinical, health, forensic, community, sports,
requirements. Completion of an accredited
counselling, educational and developmental
fourth year will satisfy the educational
psychology) begins with the Psychology
requirements for provisional registration as
sequence offered in the Bachelor of Social
a psychologist with the Psychology Board
Science (Psychology).
of Australia and the associate membership
requirements of the Australian Psychological
Society. A minimum of two years further
study and/or supervised experience as a
psychologist is required before full registration
of provisionally registered psychologists.
FURTHER STUDIES
An Honours year is available to high-achieving
students. Information and details on how to
apply for Honours will be provided to you as Katelyn Mannix
you progress through your Bachelor degree,
or you can find out more at BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
westernsydney.edu.au/honours (PSYCHOLOGY)
Admission into the fourth year or Honours “Psychology is interesting, current, and you
year is based on performance in second can actually use it every day. I love the
and third year Psychology units. Those who friendly, very approachable staff at Western.
elect to leave after third year, or who do not From Student Central to the MARCS institute,
achieve the requisite grade point average will everyone is more than happy to assist you.”
graduate with a Bachelor of Psychological
Studies award.
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Bachelor of COURSE UAC
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
WS
CODE
INTAKE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Social Science/ B Social Science/B Laws 725070 018941G 2538 March/July Campbelltown 5F/10P 96.00
Bachelor of Laws 725075 018941G
Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time.
2538 March/July Parramatta 5F/10P 96.00
Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes.
Tailor your studies to your specific goals by CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES
combining your Bachelor of Social Science
To graduate with a Bachelor of Social Science/
with our accredited Bachelor of Laws degree.
Bachelor of Laws, you will be required to
When you graduate after five years, you will
complete 40 units. The units may include:
have two degrees and excellent legal skills
Introduction to Law; People, Places and
relevant to professional employment.
Social Difference; Contracts; Social Research
Methods; Constitutional Law; Contemporary
The law component provides you with
Social Issues and Professional Practice; Law of
professional legal skills, including the
Associations; and Administrative Law.
ability to analyse legal material, understand
fundamental legal principles, understand
Within the 40 units, you will study eight core
the relationship between law and society,
units to complete a Social Science major,
and gain general analytical skills for
and eight Bachelor of Laws alternate units.
critical thinking and problem solving.
Information on the Social Science majors
can be found on pages 14 to 15. For more
Our extensive range of elective units
information on the Law units, please refer
allows you to further develop your skills
to the Law Area of Study brochure.
in advocacy, mediation, legal drafting and
legal research. Your practical legal skills will
For detailed information about the
be further developed using our extensive
course structure and units, visit
law library and moot courts located on our
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Campbelltown and Parramatta campuses.
Law units are available at Campbelltown CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
and Parramatta campuses. However, Graduates of the Bachelor of Social Science/
Social Science units are available at various Bachelor of Laws may pursue careers such as:
campuses (mainly Liverpool and Penrith), ≥≥ solicitor or barrister
depending on the units chosen. ≥≥ criminal prosecutor
≥≥ human rights advocate
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE ≥≥ corporate legal advisor in the banking or
finance industries
Students often engage in work experience
≥≥ legal advisor to an interest group, such as
during their course. Examples include working
the Aboriginal Legal Service
at the NSW Department of Justice in legal
≥≥ judge’s associate
aid, working in cooperative Summer Research
≥≥ law academic
Programs with industry and in the Australian
≥≥ non-legal executive in banking, finance,
Taxation Office advisory support scheme. The
accounting, corporate management,
School of Law is also undertaking a pilot with
education, publishing, marketing,
the National Pro Bono Board for a student pro
telecommunications, government or human
bono (volunteer) scheme.
resource management
≥≥ lawyer in government service
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION ≥≥ social policy advisor/researcher
Graduates from this program are eligible ≥≥ >law enforcement and intelligence agencies
to apply to the Legal Profession Admission ≥≥ human rights and peace advocacy
Board for admission as a legal practitioner in ≥≥ international civil service (United Nations
NSW after undertaking prescribed practical and related agencies).
legal training.
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Bachelor of COURSE UAC
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
WS
CODE
INTAKE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Humanitarian B Humanitarian and 727608 088714E 1735 March/July Parramatta 3F/6P 80.00
and Development
Development Studies
727626 088714E 1735 March/July Penrith 3F/6P 80.00
Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time.
Studies Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes.
The Bachelor of Humanitarian and Core units in the two majors include: Human
Development Studies covers all aspects Rights, Peace and Development; Complex
of disaster management, humanitarian Emergencies and International Guidelines;
assistance, and development practice to equip Emergency Field Operations: Supply
students with the required skills, knowledge, Management and Logistics; Public Health
and practical experience (e.g. humanitarian Response in Complex Emergencies; Issues
crisis simulation plus international placement) in World Development: Rich World, Poor
to be ready to work with national and World; Development and Sustainability;
international government and non- Sustainable Futures and Social Sciences
government organisations, implementing International Placement.
short and long-term life-saving programs.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The degree is theory-driven, but also provides
a comprehensive field experience package Examples include director in disaster relief,
to enhance students’ learning, research skills, humanitarian relief and aid development
real-world experience, and career readiness. programming, project manager, technical
specialist, international aid workers, disaster
relief worker, and policy developer.
CORE UNITS
The Bachelor of Humanitarian and For more information on this course, visit
Development Studies offers two westernsydney.edu.au/future
majors: (i) Humanitarian Preparedness
and Response, and (ii) Human Rights,
Protection and Development.
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SOCIAL SCIENCES 2019
Bachelor of COURSE UAC
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
WS
CODE
INTAKE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Anthropology B Anthropology 727607 089197B 1790 March/July Liverpool 3F/6P 76.00
727604 089197B 1790 March/July Penrith 3F/6P 76.00
Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time.
Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes.
Social Anthropology is the study of humans Our students will have the opportunity
and the cultures they create. The Bachelor of to further develop their anthropological
Anthropology at Western Sydney University knowledge and practice through a semester-
offers our students the opportunity to long field and study experience, based either
examine social patterns and practices overseas or in Australia.
across cultures, to discover similarities
and differences between cultures, and to PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
understand the processes by which humans
organise and create meaning. Bachelor of Anthropology students have the
opportunity in their final year to complete a
Areas of focus include the development of one semester placement either internationally
anthropology as a discipline; globalisation or in regional Australia.
and culture; power and politics; gender and
sexuality; identity and belonging; ethnography CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
and ethnographic methods; indigenous
Anthropology graduates are typically
peoples and nation states.
employed in areas such as international aid
Specific attention is given to cultures of and development, community work, policy
Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and planning, museums, and consultancies.
and to cross-cultural interactions, at both
global and local levels. The degree seeks to
equip students with multicultural knowledge
as well as to provide a thorough grounding in
research methods and ethics with utility in a
variety of professional and academic contexts.
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Bachelor of COURSE UAC
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
WS
CODE
INTAKE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Social Work B Social Work 727700 013975D 1666 March Liverpool 4F/8P 86.00
727705 013975D 1666 March Parramatta 4F/8P 86.00
Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time.
Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes.
If you are driven to help people deal with CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES
personal and social problems, either directly
To graduate with a Bachelor of Social Work,
or by planning and carrying out programs
you will be required to complete a total of 29
that will benefit groups or communities,
units. This includes two field education units
the Western Sydney University Social Work
with their accompanying field placement
degree is the ideal program of study.
components, as well as core units such as:
People, Place and Social Difference; and The
The Bachelor of Social Work gives you the
Individual in Society. Social Work units include
valuable skills and knowledge you need for
Group Work; Practice Skills; and Professional
effective professional practice as a social
Decision Making. For detailed information
worker. It emphasises practical skills and
about the course structure and units, visit
makes you job-ready as you complete over
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1,000 hours of supervised field placements.
At the same time, you will access social
research and theoretical perspectives. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates of the Western Sydney University
This will establish a pathway to a rewarding
Bachelor of Social Work can expect to find
career in social work within private or
employment in the human services industry
government agencies, welfare support
in areas such as:
organisations, community groups or in health.
≥≥ health and community services
≥≥ hospitals
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE ≥≥ local community centres
The degree incorporates 1,008 hours of ≥≥ advocacy organisations
supervised full-time placements. Please note ≥≥ government and non-government
that students participating in placement organisations
programs must meet the government ≥≥ welfare agencies.
requirements, e.g. Working with Children
Social workers are qualified for diverse
Check, and National Criminal Record check.
positions in areas such as such as:
Any students participating in placement with
≥≥ counselling
programs in NSW Health facilities will need
≥≥ group work
to comply with its Occupational Assessment,
≥≥ community work and community
Screening and Vaccination against Specified
development
Infectious Diseases policy prior to placement.
≥≥ research and social policy.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
INHERENT REQUIREMENTS
This course is accredited by the Australian
The Bachelor of Social Work degree
Association of Social Workers (AASW)
has inherent requirements. For further
and graduates are eligible for membership
information, visit westernsydney.edu.au/
of the AASW.
inherentrequirements
Justin O’Connor
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
“If you want to understand people and society
better, but, moreover, you want to take the
next step and make a positive difference
for individuals and society, then social work
is for you. The great thing about studying
social work is its unique opportunities within
communities in need. The experienced and
friendly staff will teach you how to make the
biggest difference where it’s needed.”
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Bachelor of COURSE UAC
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
WS
CODE
INTAKE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Criminal and B Criminal and 727047 088186B 1713 March Liverpool 5F/10P 87.40
Community
Community Justice/
B Social Work
Justice/Bachelor
Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time.
Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes.
of Social Work This dual degree combines a critical CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
perspective on theories and practices from
See career opportunities for the Bachelor of
social work as well as criminology. There
Social Work and the Bachelor of Criminal and
is a strong focus on practice for students
Community Justice within this brochure.
who wish to pursue a career in social work,
community corrections or other sectors of
the criminal justice system, including private INHERENT REQUIREMENTS
providers as well as the not-for-profit sector The Bachelor of Social Work has
included in probations. inherent requirements. For further
information, visit westernsydney.edu.au/
This is an applied degree pathway which links inherentrequirements
theory to practice, and contains two field
education placements. There will be a strong
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
focus on practice for students who wish to
pursue a career in social work, community This combined degree incorporates two
corrections, or other sectors of the criminal professionally-supervised field placements
justice system, including private providers totalling 1008 hours. Please note that students
as well as the not-for-profit sector. participating in placement programs must
meet the government requirements, e.g.
CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES Working with Children Check, and National
Criminal Record Check. Any students
To graduate with a Bachelor of Criminal participating in placement with programs
and Community Justice/Bachelor of Social in NSW Health facilities will need to comply
Work, you will be required to complete 400 with its Occupational Assessment, Screening
credit points, and two field placements. For and Vaccination against Specified Infectious
more detailed information about the course Diseases policy prior to placement.
structure and units, visit
westernsydney.edu.au/future
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
This course is accredited by the Australian
Association of Social Workers (AASW) and
graduates are eligible for membership of
the AASW.
Denise Beckwith
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
“Western Sydney University offers the
opportunity to blend both the practical and
theoretical skills associated with social work.
This will place me in a better position when
seeking employment.”
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Bachelor of COURSE UAC
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
WS
CODE
INTAKE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Community B Community Welfare 727715 044766A 1665 March Liverpool 3F/6P 75.25
Welfare 727720 044766A
Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time.
1665 March Parramatta 3F/6P 73.00
Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes.
If you want a rewarding career in family and CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
community work, the Bachelor of Community
As a graduate of the Community Welfare
Welfare could be ideal for you.
degree, you will find career opportunities in
Australia and internationally, in fields which
Founded on the premise that every society is
include community work and community
responsible for the wellbeing of its members,
development, social casework, social policy
the Community Welfare degree provides a
and research, advocacy and social action,
foundation in sociology, welfare policy and
government departments such as Community
practice, community work and psychology.
Services, juvenile justice and corrective
This leads to a range of rewarding career
services, local government agencies,
options for graduates. Students also have the
neighbourhood and community development
opportunity to undertake elective studies
organisations, refuges, and organisations
in cognate areas, including Criminology and
working with disabled and aged persons.
Criminal Justice and Sociology.
INHERENT REQUIREMENTS
CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES
The Bachelor of Community Welfare degree
To graduate with a Bachelor of Community
has inherent requirements. For further
Welfare, you will be required to complete
information visit westernsydney.edu.au/
a number of compulsory units in addition
inherentrequirements
to field placements. The units may
include: Understanding Society; Human
Services Intervention Strategies; Ethics PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
in the Social Sciences; Community and The degree incorporates one supervised field
Social Action; Family Violence: Policy placement of 400 hours. Please note that
and Practice; and Contemporary Social students participating in placement programs
Issues and Professional Practice. must meet the government requirements,
e.g. Working with Children Check, and
For detailed information about the
National Criminal Record Check. Any students
course structure and units, visit
participating in placements with programs
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in NSW Health facilities will need to comply
with its Occupational Assessment, Screening
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN STUDIES and Vaccination against Specified Infectious
Enrolment in the Indigenous Australian Diseases policy prior to placement.
Studies (IAS) unit is available to all
undergraduate students who have open PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
electives. For more information, visit
This course is accredited by the Australian
westernsydney.edu.au/future or refer to the
Community Workers Association (ACWA).
University Handbook.
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Bachelor of COURSE UAC CODE WS CODE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Community
B Community and Social Development 728522 1689 Parramatta 3F N/A
Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; N/A = Not applicable, alternative entry.
and Social
Development
Are you an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES ≥≥ local government
Islander person, passionate about working ≥≥ welfare work
To graduate with a Bachelor of Community
with Communities? If so, the Bachelor of ≥≥ advocacy and social action
and Social Development, you will be required
Community and Social Development is the ≥≥ a wide range of organisations working to
to complete 24 units. The units include:
right degree for you. minimise the lack of access to services by
Contextualising Community Development
vulnerable groups
with Indigenous Australia; Introduction to
The Bachelor of Community and Social ≥≥ Aboriginal organisations
Working with Families and Communities;
Development is a three-year undergraduate ≥≥ land councils and other governance
Personal Identities in Professional Practice;
degree offered in block mode for Aboriginal organisations
Community Work and Community
and Torres Strait Islander students. The ≥≥ not-for-profit organisations
Development; Human Rights, Human Services
block mode involves students attending six ≥≥ neighbourhood and community
and the Law; Management and Community
residentials of one week’s duration at the development organisations
Organisations; Child Abuse as a Social Issue;
Parramatta South campus. ≥≥ refuges for homeless people and people
Theory and Critique of Welfare Practice;
escaping violence
The degree provides the skills and knowledge Social Research Methods; and Welfare Field
≥≥ organisations working with people with
for work in various fields in the community Education 1 and 2.
disabilities and older people
sector including community development, ≥≥ youth work
For detailed information about the course
welfare, advocacy, youth work, case ≥≥ case management
structure and units, visit
management and allied health. Students who ≥≥ social casework
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have previous study and /or work experience ≥≥ allied health.
may apply for advanced standing, which
reduces the number of units required to DIPLOMA OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL Graduates are qualified for positions such as:
complete the degree. DEVELOPMENT ≥≥ community development worker; youth
The Diploma of Community and Social worker; community welfare worker;
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE Development is designed as an entry level corrections staff; caseworker; project
qualification for Aboriginal and Torres Strait officer; advocate; and research and policy
The degree incorporates two structured and
Islander students. On completion of the development officer.
supervised field placements. The first field
program, graduates can either apply to
placement of 140 hours is held in second
continue their studies at Western Sydney SUPPORT SERVICES
year. The second field placement of 260
University in the Bachelor of Community and
hours is held in third year. Both placements ≥≥ The Badanami Centre for Indigenous
Social Development or other Undergraduate
provide students with the opportunity to Education provides a range of services
degrees in Arts and Social Sciences.
apply their knowledge and experience in specifically to support Aboriginal and
Alternatively, they can graduate with the
linking theory with practice, and extend their Torres Strait Islander students. Visit
Diploma which will enhance employment
skills for community work with the support of westernsydney.edu.au/badanami
opportunities in the community sector. The
practitioners working in the human services ≥≥ Students may be eligible for the Tutoring for
Diploma is made up of eight units delivered
sector. Placements are offered in a variety of Success Scheme.
across one year of study. For more information
agency types spanning all areas of community ≥≥ Western Sydney University provides a
about the Diploma of Community and Social
work practice: work with individuals, groups range of support services for all students.
Development, visit
and families, community development; ≥≥ Travel, accommodation and meals are
westernsydney.edu.au/future
research and policy. funded for approved away from base
students to attend residentials.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Graduates of the Bachelor of Community HOW TO APPLY
This degree is a recognised professional
and Social Development can expect to find
degree, accredited by the Australian Application for the Bachelor of Community
employment in the human services industry in
Community Workers Association (ACWA). and Social Development is via the Aboriginal
areas such as:
Graduates can register with the ACWA upon and Torres Strait Islander Alternative Entry
≥≥ community work and development
completion of the degree, gaining access to Program. Students who apply through UAC
≥≥ government departments such as Family
professional resources and support. will be referred to the Aboriginal and Torres
and Community Services, Aboriginal
Strait Islander Alternative Entry process. This
Affairs, Aboriginal Housing, Juvenile
includes testing of English literacy as well
Justice, Justice including Corrective
as an interview. For more information, visit
Services, and Health
westernsydney.edu.au/alternativeentry
≥≥ non-government Indigenous and non-
Indigenous community welfare and
community development agencies
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Bachelor of COURSE UAC
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
WS
CODE
INTAKE LOCATION DURATION ATAR
Planning (Pathway B Planning (Pathway 727628 085662C 1732 March/July Parramatta 3F/6P 80.75
to Master of Urban
to Master of Urban
727630 085662C 1732 March/July Penrith 3F/6P 80.05
Management and
Planning)
Management and M Urban Planning and
Management
950030 085662C 1873 March/July Parramatta 1F/2P N/A
Planning) Key: B = Bachelor of; M = Master of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time; N/A = ATAR not applicable, alternative entry.
Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes.
If you are interested in a career in urban and The core units may include: Cities:
regional planning, the Bachelor of Planning Introduction to Urban Studies;
(Pathway to Master of Urban Management Development and Sustainability; Cultural
and Planning) is the course for you. This and Social Geographies; The Economics
course gives you the professional and of Cities and Regions; Planning the City:
scholarly education to take a leadership role Development, Community and Systems;
in urban management, strategic planning and Transport, Access and Equity; Urban
policy development. Design; Computerised Plan-making and
Decision Support; and Contemporary
The coursework includes preparation in Social Issues and Professional Practice.
professional practice, history, and the
theoretical and legal frameworks for planning. Core units in the Masters degree may
You will develop skills in a range of relevant include: Urban Management Practice:
areas, including governance, urban finance Governance and Power in the City; and
and sustainable strategies. The three-year Developing Sustainable Places.
Bachelor of Planning component is offered at
both Parramatta and Penrith campuses. The Planning electives within the Bachelor of
final year Master of Urban Management and Planning (Pathway to Master of Planning) may
Planning is only offered at the Parramatta be chosen from: Issues in World Development:
campus. Rich World, Poor World; Sustainable Futures;
Heritage Interpretation; and Tourism Policy
and Planning.
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
The accredited qualifications in the Masters For detailed information about the
portion incorporates a placement with local course structure and units, visit
planning/urban management employers, westernsydney.edu.au/future
working on a variety of planning tasks.
This placement will provide students with INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN STUDIES
an understanding of the planning/urban
management workplace. Enrolment in the Indigenous Australian
Studies (IAS) major, sub-major or units is
available to all undergraduate students who
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
have open electives. For more information,
This course, when completed in conjunction visit westernsydney.edu.au/future or refer to
with the Master of Urban Management and the University Handbook.
Planning, is accredited by the Planning
Institute of Australia (PIA). CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
After graduating from the Bachelor of
Alyce Noney CORE UNITS AND ELECTIVES
Planning (Pathway to Master of Urban
The Bachelor of Planning (Pathway to Master Management and Planning), you may pursue
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE/MASTER
of Urban Management and Planning) degree a career in:
OF URBAN MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
is a four-year program in urban and regional ≥≥ local government
planning. To graduate, you will be required ≥≥ regional organisations
“The University is heavily involved in the
to complete 24 units in the Bachelor of Social ≥≥ state and federal government departments
Western Sydney community and that is
Science, and eight units in the Masters degree, concerned with urban and regional affairs
really important to me. Coming from the
as well as approved work experience. ≥≥ planning consultancies
Blue Mountains, I saw how the University
≥≥ international development agencies
supported the community during the
≥≥ research and policy organisations.
bushfires. That sealed my choice.”
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