Bachelor of Laws
- IELTS - 6.5 not less than 6.0
Overview
Launch a dynamic and fulfilling career in law with a Bachelor of Laws at Victoria University (VU).
Study in the heart of Melbourne’s legal precinct at our City Campus, learning from expert legal academics and supported by adjunct professors who are some of Australia’s most reputable legal professionals.
Thanks to our partnerships with the courts and community legal services, you’ll also gain practical, real-world experience of the justice system – preparing you to work in the corporate, commercial, community or government legal sectors.
In this four-year law degree, you’ll gain a broad perspective on legal practice and gain specialist academic and professional skills including:
- advocacy
- ethical judgement
- communication
- legal research and writing
- interviewing and negotiation
- legal interpretation.
Course structure
To attain the Bachelor of Laws students will be required to complete 384 credit points consisting of:
- 96 credit points of First Year Core studies
- 132 credit points of Professional Core studies
- 108 credit points of Law Elective studies
- 48 credit points of Non Law Electives studies
To be awarded a Bachelor of Laws with Honours: Students who enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws prior to 31 Dec 2014 may apply to undertake the unit Advanced Legal Research Dissertation in their later years in this degree based on the aggregate of points attributed to the top two thirds of units so listed shall then be calculated and a grade point average determined. Students will be further assessed on an outline of a proposed thesis topic and availability of a college based or college affiliated supervisor. Students will be awarded a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (Class H1, H2A, H2B or H3) based on their aggregate of points and overall mark in Advanced Legal Research Dissertation.
To be awarded a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (For students enrolled post 1 January 2015): Students in any Bachelor of Laws course may apply to transfer into any Bachelor of Laws (Honours) course if the selection criteria is met.
Careers
In Melbourne, law graduates are in high demand particularly in banking and finance, corporate/commercial, litigation, private equity, projects, property, tax and workplace relations.
With a Bachelor of Laws from VU, you’ll be in high-demand and equipped to work as a lawyer or in legal practice in areas including criminal law, human rights law, family law, commercial law and business.
Like many of our graduates, you may choose to work in community legal centres providing legal access to disadvantaged groups, and in not-for-profit organisations.
You could take on roles in the legal field such as:
- lawyer (barrister or solicitor)
- in-house legal counsel
- policy adviser
- legal adviser
- human-rights advocate.