Bachelor of Laws

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00301J

The Bachelor of Laws degree is the required qualification for all who wish to enter into legal practice. This course offers a rich and professionally relevant coverage of foundational areas of legal knowledge as well as developing the core skills essential to effective legal practice.

Structure

Credit Points: 800

Subjects

• LAWS1005 Legal Foundations
• LAWS1006 Legal Research and Writing
• LAWS1002 Introduction to Tort Law
• LAWS1000 Introduction to Contract Law
• BLAW1003 Indigenous Peoples, Law and Justice
• LAWS1003 Advanced Tort Law
• LAWS1001 Advanced Contract Law
• LAWS1004 Business, Law and Regulation
• CONS2000 Constitutional Law
• CRIM2000 Fundamentals of Criminal Law
• LAWS2009 Statutory Interpretation
• LAWS2000 Property Law Principles
• LAWS2002 Administrative Law
• LAWS2001 Real Property Law
• CRIM2001 Criminal Responsibility and Procedures
• BLAW3015 Evidence
• LAWS2003 Principles of Equity
• LAWS2005 Corporate Law
• LAWS3009 Civil Procedure
• BLAW3014 Professional Responsibility
• LAWS2004 Trusts
• BLAW3009 Energy Governance
• BLAW3011 Native Title Law and Policy
• BLAW3012 Environmental Law and Policy
• FAMI2000 Family Law
• LAWS2006 Mooting
• LAWS2007 Comparative Law
• LAWS2008 European Union Law
• LAWS2010 Public International Law
• LAWS2011 Legal Internship
• LAWS3000 Intellectual Property
• LAWS3001 International Commercial Law
• LAWS3002 Corporate Governance
• LAWS3003 Employment Law
• LAWS3004 Competition Law and Policy
• LAWS3005 Legal Clinic
• LAWS3006 Law Review
• LAWS3007 Private International Law
• LAWS3011 Alternative Dispute Resolution
• LAWS3012 Australian Taxation Law in Practice
• LAWS3013 Construction Law
• LAWS3014 Human Rights Law
• LAWS3015 Occupational Health and Safety Law
• LAWS3016 Principles of Australian Taxation Law
• LAWS3017 Advanced Legal Research
• LAWS3018 Consumer Law and Policy
• LAWS3019 Comparative Aboriginal Issues
• LAWS3020 Special Topics in Law
• LAWS3022 Special Topics in Law (Ghent)
• LAWS3023 Forensic Advocacy
• LAWS3024 Current Topics in Law
• LAWS3025 Law and Technology
• LAWS3026 Information Governance and Emerging Technologies
• BLAW3009 Energy Governance
• BLAW3011 Native Title Law and Policy
• BLAW3012 Environmental Law and Policy
• FAMI2000 Family Law
• LAWS2006 Mooting
• LAWS2007 Comparative Law
• LAWS2008 European Union Law
• LAWS2010 Public International Law
• LAWS2011 Legal Internship
• LAWS3000 Intellectual Property
• LAWS3001 International Commercial Law
• LAWS3002 Corporate Governance
• LAWS3003 Employment Law
• LAWS3004 Competition Law and Policy
• LAWS3005 Legal Clinic
• LAWS3006 Law Review
• LAWS3007 Private International Law
• LAWS3011 Alternative Dispute Resolution
• LAWS3012 Australian Taxation Law in Practice
• LAWS3013 Construction Law
• LAWS3014 Human Rights Law
• LAWS3015 Occupational Health and Safety Law
• LAWS3016 Principles of Australian Taxation Law
• LAWS3017 Advanced Legal Research
• LAWS3018 Consumer Law and Policy
• LAWS3019 Comparative Aboriginal Issues
• LAWS3020 Special Topics in Law
• LAWS3022 Special Topics in Law (Ghent)
• LAWS3023 Forensic Advocacy
• LAWS3024 Current Topics in Law
• LAWS3025 Law and Technology
• LAWS3026 Information Governance and Emerging Technologies
• BLAW3009 Energy Governance
• BLAW3011 Native Title Law and Policy
• BLAW3012 Environmental Law and Policy
• FAMI2000 Family Law
• LAWS2006 Mooting
• LAWS2007 Comparative Law
• LAWS2008 European Union Law
• LAWS2010 Public International Law
• LAWS2011 Legal Internship
• LAWS3000 Intellectual Property
• LAWS3001 International Commercial Law
• LAWS3002 Corporate Governance
• D98
• LAWS3004 Competition Law and Policy
• LAWS3005 Legal Clinic
• LAWS3006 Law Review
• LAWS3007 Private International Law
• LAWS3011 Alternative Dispute Resolution
• LAWS3012 Australian Taxation Law in Practice
• LAWS3013 Construction Law
• LAWS3014 Human Rights Law
• LAWS3015 Occupational Health and Safety Law
• LAWS3016 Principles of Australian Taxation Law
• LAWS3017 Advanced Legal Research
• LAWS3018 Consumer Law and Policy
• LAWS3019 Comparative Aboriginal Issues
• LAWS3020 Special Topics in Law
• LAWS3022 Special Topics in Law (Ghent)
• LAWS3023 Forensic Advocacy
• LAWS3024 Current Topics in Law
• LAWS3025 Law and Technology
• LAWS3026 Information Governance and Emerging Technologies

Standard entry requirements

Applicants require a minimum ATAR score of 90 or equivalent. The Bachelor of Laws is a competitive entry course and requires a CWA of at least 65% or equivalent if using a completed Bachelor degree for entry.

Study pathways

Honours is available as an additional one year course following completion of this bachelor degree.

Study information

Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Murdoch University

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Justice

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Bachelor of Laws

University of Canberra

Graduate Diploma in Employment and Labour Relations Law

The University of Melbourne

Graduate Diploma in Asian Law

The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Environmental Management

University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC)