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Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

  • Bachelor

Do you have a bachelor's degree in another field and an interest in studying law? Make a positive change in the world with a fully accredited law degree that can be studied on-campus or online in three years full-time study or part-time equivalent.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
Course Code
Y11, 083400G
Domestic Fees
$18,400 per year / $55,200 total
International Fees
$40,000 per year / $120,000 total

About this course

Do you have a bachelor's degree in another field and an interest in studying law?

Make a positive change in the world with a fully accredited law degree that can be studied on-campus or online in three years full-time study or part-time equivalent. You can also tailor the course to your area of interest by specialising in specific areas of law.

This course equips you with the skills for a rewarding career in the legal, corporate, commercial or social justice fields. You can tailor the course to your area of interest by specialising in specific areas of law.

You'll have the chance to put theory into practice. There are also opportunities to work on real-life cases in our Community Legal Practice unit, compete in mooting competitions nationally and internationally, and be involved in the Law Society Peer Mentoring Program.

You'll graduate prepared for a career in the courtroom and beyond.





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.

  • The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.

    All applicants are required to have a recognised Bachelor or Masters degree in any discipline. Alternatively applicants can have a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma, where in the opinion of the Course Coordinator, the student has appropriate experience/achievements since graduation to qualify them for admission to the 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:

    • Bachelor degree; or
    • Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.

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

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 many 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, Judge's Associate, In-house Counsel, Community Legal Adviser, Government Legal Officer

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Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Law & Paralegal Studies courses at Test Edith Cowan University (ECU).
84%
Overall satisfaction
84%
Skill scale
72%
Teaching scale
77.5%
Employed full-time
$72k
Average salary