Arts and Laws

A double degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws gives you exposure to multiple disciplines, increasing your employability. The Bachelor of Arts degree allows you to study across several skill and knowledge-bases in many different fields of study with plenty of flexibility. By combining this with a Bachelor of Laws, your opportunities for employment will expand, as well as the areas of possible employment. By completing a double degree, you will graduate sooner than if you were to complete two separate degrees.

The different areas of law you will explore throughout the degree include criminal law, legal conflict and resolution and legal professional practice and ethics. This is then combined with an Arts major of your choice.

When graduating with a double degree, you will receive a separate testament (official certificate) for each degree.

Program structure

Courses to be studiedUnits

Core courses: 
4 x Arts core courses
19 x Law core courses23

1 x 12-unit extended Arts major

or 1 x 8-unit Arts major plus 1 x 4-unit minor

12

plus 5 x Law electives5

Total40

Course codeCourse name

Arts core courses:

CMS1000Communication and Scholarship

EDC2200Indigenous Perspectives

HMT1000History of Western Ideas

HMT2000Ethical Issues and Human Rights

Law core courses:

LAW1111Australian Legal System

LAW1112Legal Writing and Research

LAW1113Civil Obligations A (Contract and Torts)

LAW1114Law in Context

LAW1121Criminal Law

LAW1122Legal Conflict Resolution

LAW1123Civil Obligations B (Contract)

LAW1124Civil Obligations C (Torts)

LAW2211Constitutional Law

LAW2212Equity

LAW2213Property and Trusts A

LAW2221Administrative Law

LAW2222Public International and Human Rights Law

LAW2223Property and Trusts B

LAW2224Theories of Law

LAW3311Company Law

LAW3312Ethics for Lawyers

LAW3321Evidence

LAW3322Civil Procedure

Arts major courses:Please refer to Arts courses listed under the majors in the Bachelor of Arts

Law electives1:Select five from the following:

LAW2107Environmental Law

LAW2301e-Law

LAW3110Insolvency and Restructuring Law

LAW3130Revenue Law and Practice

LAW3131Revenue Law and Practice II

LAW3404Banking, Finance and Insurance Law

LAW3405Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Law

LAW3406Intellectual Property Law

LAW3421Family Law

LAW3422Succession Law

LAW3424Land Contracts

LAW3441Energy and Resources Law

LAW3442Workplace Law

LAW3444Competition and Consumer Law

LAW3461Principles of Public Law

LAW3463Private International Law

LAW3464International Trade Law

WIL3000Work Integrated Learning - Law2

ENL3007Law and Literature

Footnotes

1 Some Law elective courses are to be offered biennially. Students will be advised of the Law elective courses offered each year.

2 Students must have completed at least half of the core law courses before enrolling in WIL3000.

Entry requirements

•  Year 12 English (4 SA) or equivalent

English Language Requirements

Domestic and international students from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy English Language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

OP/Rank

The 2014 OP/Rank for this program is: 11/77

International entry requirements

English Language Requirements

Domestic and international students from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy English Language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

Pre-requisites

Year 12 Senior Certificate or equivalent from a recognised institution. Find your country's level of qualificationand minimum entry requirements for this program.

• Arts majors: students seeking to enrol in creative media, music, theatre or visual arts courses must pass the relevant audition/portfolio/interview requirements

You may be able to apply for scholarships to help with your study costs.