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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Arts

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Give your law career a strong start with this double degree. You'll gain knowledge, skills and competencies in areas essential for the education and training of a lawyer in the context of the humanities and social sciences.

In this program, you will be exposed to a wide range of learning and teaching strategies that aim to effectively develop the core competencies.

Course Essentials

How to apply

This course is open for mid-year applications. Applications close on 8 June 2012

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Please note that part-time study may not be available at all campuses.

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
Victoria Law School

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Careers

There are many career opportunities available for graduates, including:

  • legal practice
  • employment in both private and public sectors
  • social sciences and humanities fields

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

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Course Objectives

The course will provide students with knowledge, skills and competencies in areas that are essential for the education and training of a lawyer in the context of the humanities and social sciences. Graduates of this program will be exposed to a wide range of learning and teaching strategies that aim to effectively develop the core competencies.

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Units and electives

Bachelor of Laws Component

Compulsory Law Units of Study

Law Electives

Select four of the following:

Elective

One unspecified unit approved by the Head of School taken from an LLB program offered by an Australian university

Bachelor of Arts Component

192 credit points of study comprising Arts specialisations and electives

Arts Specialisations

Students choose two specialisations and complete six units in each of these (or ten in Psychology for APAC accreditation)

Students undertake two specialisation sequences from the following list:

ASPAES Advanced English for Speakers of Other Languages (AESOL)

ASPASI Asian Studies

ASPCOM Communication Studies

ASPGEN Gender Studies

ASPHIS History

ASPLIT Literary Studies

ASPMED Media Studies

ASPPES Performance Studies

ASPPOL Political Science

ASPPRW Professional Writing

ASPPSY Psychology

ASPSRM Social Research Methods

ASPSOC Sociology

ASPVIS Visual Arts

ASPVIE Vietnamese

Course Structure For Students Not Undertaking Psychology As A Specialisation

Core Unit

Plus Specialisation One - six units

Plus Specialisation Two - six units

Plus three electives

Course Structure For Students Undertaking Psychology As A Specialisation

Specialisation One (Psychology) - ten units

Plus Specialisation Two- six units

The course is offered over five years on a full-time basis, or part-time equivalent. All undergraduate degree units of study carry a value of 12 credit points. Each student must obtain 480 credit points through academic study to graduate.

Subject to Grade Point Average (GPA), students undertaking the Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Laws combined degrees may receive their award with honours. In calculating a specified grade of honours, the following points shall be attributed to Bachelor of Laws units - Pass = 5 points; Credit = 6 points; Distinction = 7 points; High Distinction = 8 points. In calculating the GPA, those Bachelor of Laws units successfully completed by the student will be ranked in order commencing with 8 point units and ending with 5 point units (if applicable). The aggregate of points attributed to the first two thirds of units so listed shall then be calculated and a grade point average determined (aggregated so calculated by the number of units being the first two thirds of units in the list).

Bachelor of Laws with 2B Honours - GPA of 7 or more and a Credit grade in the unit of study Advanced Legal Research Dissertation; Bachelor of Laws with 2A Honours - GPA of 7 or more and a Distinction grade in the unit of study Advanced Legal Research Dissertation; Bachelor of Laws with 1st Class Honours - GPA of 7.5 or more and a Distinction or better grade in the unit of study Advanced Legal Research Dissertation.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Credits

Each unit is worth a set amount of study credits based on the amount of time you study. Generally, 1 credit is equal to 1 hour of study per week.

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Admission Information

  • TAFE: Academic record including GPA (see institutional page). Applicants may be required to participate in an interview as part of the selection process.
  • Year 12: To qualify for admission to the course, an applicant must have successfully completed a course of study at year 12 or equivalent*. Year 12 Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English. Selection Mode: Current Year 12 applicants: Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent and two-stage process with a middle-band of approximately 20%. Non-current year 12 applicants: ATAR and/or academic record*. Applicants may be required to participate in an interview as part of the selection process. Middle-band: A study score of at least 35 in English (any), humanities (any) or legal studies= an aggregate of 2 points higher per study. A study score of at least 30 in English (any), humanities (any) or legal studies= an aggregate 1 point higher per study. Consideration may also be given to the SEAS application. Overall maximum of 6 aggregate points. * Applicants who have not completed Year 12 but who possess appropriate educational qualifications, work or life experiences which would enable them to successfully undertake the course, will be considered for admission. In addition to satisfying the entry requirements for Australian resident students or demonstrating equivalence, overseas students must provide evidence of proficiency in the English language: International English Language Testing System - overall score of 6.5 and no individual band score less than 6.0.
  • International: Overseas students must provide evidence of proficiency in the English language: International English Language Testing System - overall score of 6.5 and no individual band score less than 6.0.
  • Mature: Academic record including GPA (see institutional page). Relevant work experience may be considered in the absence of an academic record. Applicants may be required to participate in an interview as part of the selection process.
  • Other:

    There are no special admission requirements for this course.

Special admission requirements

There are no special admission requirements for this course.

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How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course.

You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 8 June 2012.

When you're ready to apply:

  1. Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
  2. Complete the Higher education direct entry application form.
  3. As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
    • submit supplementary forms
    • attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
    • submit a folio
    • sit a test

Details about extra requirements are available from the Faculty of Business and Law.

You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.

Transferring between VU courses

Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.

You can also contact us directly:

  • Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100
  • Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

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