Bachelor of Laws

Overview

This course has the following principal aims:

to provide broad-based knowledge and critical skills as a foundation for the practice of law, especially in regional, rural and remote Australia
to provide students with a rich learning experience that is attentive to student needs from transition into tertiary study through to successful progression towards graduation and beyond
to provide students with a well-designed curriculum, structured to embody the classical law curriculum (the Priestley 11 Standards), that is particularly relevant to regional, rural and remote Australia (RRR)
to enable students to acquire a systematic knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts together with the associated skills relating to the law generally
to enable students to apply this systematic knowledge to undertake professional work in legal and other related professions
to provide students with an ethical framework for critical and constructive engagement in the communities within which they participate
to provide access to tertiary-level study in law by flexible delivery across Australia
to provide pathways for further studies in law at both postgraduate and higher degree by research levels
to provide a foundation for lifelong learning

Admission and Credit

Minimum ATAR required80

Admission

Entry Requirement

A completed High School Certificate (or equivalent) with the minimum ATAR required (including adjustment factors).
OR

Successful completion of 1 year (full time equivalence) of a Bachelor degree or AQF equivalent.
OR

Successful completion of LAW112 and either LAW113 or LAW116 as part of a CSU Bachelor degree or as Single Subject Study.
OR

Successfully completed the Special Tertiary Admission Test (STAT) with a minimum score of 172 following a completed Higher School Certificate and demonstrated paid employment in the legal service field of no less than 2 years (or full time equivalency).
OR

Demonstrated academic/professional achievement for example completion of a Diploma of Conveyancing or Associate Degree in Policing Practice; and paid employment in the legal service field of no less than five years (or full time equivalence), for example a paralegal, Court Officer, Police Officer or Licensed Conveyancer.

Credit

Credit Arrangements

Language requirements

Standard

Structure

Essential set 192 Credit Points

The essential subject set consists of subjects that meet the specific depth of knowledge and skills requirements for the disciplinary or professional area of study in a course.