Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor

Raise the bar with a career in law If you've aspired to a career in legal practice, then UC's Bachelor of Laws will help get you there in no time. Our highly practical approach is a marked strength, and continues to set our law degree apart from the rest.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Course Code

SCB101.2, 85

About this course

Raise the bar with a career in law

If you've aspired to a career in legal practice, then UC's Bachelor of Laws will help get you there in no time. Our highly practical approach is a marked strength, and continues to set our law degree apart from the rest.

With small class sizes, a purpose-built eMoot Court and highly qualified and experienced staff, you'll be encouraged to develop your advocacy abilities and legal skills while understanding their connection to legal history and law in context.

You can tailor your individual study program by selecting a variety of electives across many areas of law, and even choose to accelerate your studies with winter term subjects. The course will ground your education in the latest legal innovations, develop your communication and interpersonal skills and allow you to become an agile, ethical and effective legal professional.

What you will learn

Undertake in-depth study of key areas of law that give you the required academic knowledge for admission to Australian legal practice
Choose from an array of specialist electives that include environmental law, government law, gender, commercial law, technology, legal innovation and more
Participate in a program of study with a proven track record of excellence in graduate employment outcomes and work-integrated learning
Have the option of completing Honours in your final year of study. This allows you to graduate with a deeper understanding of the various technical and theoretical aspects of the law and can help prepare you for a variety of roles within and outside the justice sector

Career pathways

Solicitor*
Barrister*
Associate*
Judge*
Judge's associate
Magistrate*
Registrar
Policy adviser
Legal researcher
Community lawyer*
Justice policy officer
Parliamentary counsel
Legislative drafter
Law reform officer
Finance sector
Governance
Management
Licensing
Building and Construction
Business

*Subject to satisfactory completion of an undergraduate law degree and successful completion of a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, which qualifies you for admission to practice as a lawyer.

Credit for prior study or work

A credit transfer arrangement is available for this course for the following institutions:

Canberra Institute Of Technology

Diploma of Legal Services (BSB52215) (30501)

Diploma of Paralegal Services (30489)

University of Canberra