Bachelor
Combining a professional qualification in law with a criminology degree, this program offers an innovative, high-quality legal education with a strong global and social justice perspective and a real emphasis on hands-on experiences. The program includes all the compulsory law subjects required by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board for admission to the legal profession in Victoria and a wide range of law electives.
The criminology component is designed for students interested in the significant challenges crime and criminal justice pose for practitioners and policy makers. Combining subjects in criminology with electives drawn from other disciplines to complement the law program, this degree fosters a unique interdisciplinary perspective and will equip students with the skills and knowledge required to meet the changing needs of the employment market, and make a difference in communities through advocacy and policy development.
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws, students must complete a total of 600 credit points across 5 years.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 4 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 5 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 DISPUTE RESOLUTION LAW1DR 1 15 FROM PRISONS TO DETENTION CENTRES: INTERROGATING CONTAINMENT LST1PDC 1 15 LAW AND (DIS)ORDER LST1LOJ 1 15 LEGAL INSTITUTIONS AND METHODS LAW1LIM 1 15 PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW LAW1CRL 1 15 PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC LAW LAW1PPL 1 15 UNDERSTANDING CRIME LST1UNC 1 15 CONTRACT LAW A LAW2CTA 2 15 CONTRACT LAW B LAW2CTB 2 15 INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE AND THE LAW LCR2FSL 2 15 POLICE, SOCIETY & DEMOCRACY LST2POL 2 15 PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW LAW2CSL 2 15 PRINCIPLES OF TORT LAW LAW2TOT 2 15 SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS LST2SCR 2 15 VICTIMOLOGY: VICTIMS, JUSTICE AND THE LAW LST2VIC 2 15 BIG ISSUES IN CRIMINOLOGY LST3BIG 3 15 FOUNDATIONS OF PROPERTY LAW LAW2FPL 3 15 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE LCR3ICR 3 15 Justice and Community Case Management LCR2001 3 15 REAL PROPERTY LAW LAW2RPT 3 15 STATUTORY INTERPRETATION LAW2STA 3 15 CIVIL PROCEDURE LAW2CIV 4 15 CRIME AND SOCIO-LEGAL RESEARCH LST3SLR 4 15 CRIMINAL LAW, ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY LCR3ETA 4 15 EVIDENCE AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW2ECP 4 15 INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW LCR2PSY 4 15 PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LAW3ADN 4 15 COMPANY LAW LAW3CMP 5 15 PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY AND TRUSTS LAW3ETR 5 15
A range of standalone elective subjects is available in this course. Some electives are recommended for your course, but you may also be able to choose from a range of University-wide electives or electives from other interest areas or disciplines. Note these electives may have their own prerequisites and other requirements. Please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook for the subjects available.
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points REMEDIES LAW3REM 5 15Students to select one option from the list below.
Option 1: Students select LAW3LPC and Level three or Level four law subjects to the value of 15 credit points.
Option 2: Students select LAW4LPP.
The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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This course satisfies the academic requirements for admission to the legal profession in Victoria.
Graduates may also work specifically in criminal law, advocacy for ex-prisoners and youth at risk, research, public policy development and review, crime prevention in the community sector, corrections, police (with additional qualifications), the courts system, and in government departments including justice, border protection and customs.
Professional recognitionAll La Trobe University Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor law courses include the subjects required by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board to qualify for admission to the legal profession in Victoria as an Australian lawyer. To qualify requires ongoing training and/or courses. International graduates require a relevant visa to complete a supervised workplace traineeship in Australia. Please contact the relevant professional body for further details.
Admission to the legal profession by the Supreme Court of Victoria also requires the completion of practical legal training either by a 12-month period of Supervised Legal Training or by completing an approved practical legal training course (for example, at the Leo Cussen Institute or The College of Law). Candidates for admission to practice must also satisfy the Admissions Board that they are a fit and proper person to be admitted to practice. Professional registration may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond the completion of the degree.
International students are advised to obtain assurance of recognition of the course by the relevant professional bodies in their preferred country of practice.