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Bachelor of Laws

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Make a change in the world with a fully accredited law degree that can be studied on-campus or online. The course equips you with skills for the courtroom and beyond, providing greater scope and options for a rewarding career in the legal, corporate, commercial and social justice fields.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time, 8 years part-time
Course Code
V72, 053990G
Domestic Fees
$16,350 per year / $65,400 total
International Fees
$35,550 per year / $142,200 total

About this course

Make a change in the world with a fully accredited law degree that can be studied on-campus or online.

The course equips you with skills for the courtroom and beyond, providing greater scope and options for a rewarding career in the legal, corporate, commercial and social justice fields.

ECU's law program goes beyond the classroom. You'll have the chance to put theory into practise and work on real life cases in our Law Access Program, compete in mooting competitions around the world, and gain access to the Law Society Peer Mentoring Program.

You can also tailor the course to your area of interest and select elective units in specialised areas of law.




Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree Award.

Entry requirements

Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.

  • All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

    • AQF Advanced Diploma or equivalent;
    • Undergraduate Certificate;
    • Successfully completed 1 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
    • Special Tertiary Admissions Test;*
    • University Preparation Course;*
    • Indigenous University Orientation Course;*
    • Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment; or*
    • Associate Degree.

    * Further information can be found on the Study course entry page.

    For international students, requirements include your secondary school results.

  • English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

    • Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;
    • Special Tertiary Admissions Test;*
    • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0);
    • Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;
    • University Preparation Course;
    • Indigenous University Orientation Course;*
    • Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment;*
    • AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree;
    • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
    • Other tests, courses or programs defined on the English Proficiency Bands page.

    * Further information can be found on the Study course entry page.

Applications for this course are not accepted through ECU's Experience Based Entry Scheme.

Study locations

Joondalup

What you will learn

  1. Apply broad and coherent range of legal knowledge for the legal profession incorporating international/global/cultural/Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
  2. Exercise critical thinking, judgement and intellectual independence to evaluate, consolidate and synthesise legal knowledge.
  3. Communicate legal knowledge, concepts and advice using relevant technologies clearly and persuasively.
  4. Collaborate in team settings to produce measurable outcomes.
  5. Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate solutions in legal situations.
  6. Reflect on feedback and critique on own performance support personal and professional development.
  7. Adopt professional and ethical behaviour and/or personal citizenship that reflect the interrelationship between ethics, code of conduct, justice and community service .
  1. Apply broad and coherent range of legal knowledge for the legal profession incorporating international/global/cultural/Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
  2. Exercise critical thinking, judgement and intellectual independence to evaluate, consolidate and synthesise legal knowledge.
  3. Communicate legal knowledge, concepts and advice using relevant technologies clearly and persuasively.
  4. Collaborate in team settings to produce measurable outcomes.
  5. Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate solutions in legal situations.
  6. Reflect on feedback and critique on own performance support personal and professional development.
  7. Adopt professional and ethical behaviour and/or personal citizenship that reflect the interrelationship between ethics, code of conduct, justice and community service .

Career pathways

There are career opportunities in private practice, in-house corporate practice and in-house government roles. Corporate planning, government policy, politics, journalism, creative writing and any other careers that require excellent written and verbal communications skills, and logic and analytical ability are also options for graduates.

Possible future job titles

Lawyer, Barrister, Solicitor, Legal Practitioner, Courts Administrator, Civil Service Administrator, Tax Inspector, In-house/Community Legal Adviser, Legal Publisher.

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