Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor

Multiply your skills, knowledge and career prospects with a double degree in arts and law. You can immerse yourself in arts majors such as history, digital media or politics and international relations, while at the same time gathering the qualifications for a legal career.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

4 years full-time, 8 years part-time

Course Code

3207011

Study Mode

In person, Online

Intake Months

Mar, Jul, Oct

ATAR

80

About this course

Multiply your skills, knowledge and career prospects with a double degree in arts and law. You can immerse yourself in arts majors such as history, digital media or politics and international relations, while at the same time gathering the qualifications for a legal career.

You may undertake voluntary legal experience and professional placement with legal firms, or undertake community arts learning opportunities, helping you build practical skills and develop professional networks.

Graduates can pursue career opportunities that combine proficiency in the arts and law; and those specific to each discipline. This may include working in private practice as a solicitor or barrister, in government departments, non-government agencies, legal organisations or careers in the media, public relations and creative industries.

The Bachelor of Laws fulfils the academic requirements to practise law in Australia. Professional admission authorities also require law graduates of all universities to complete practical legal training or similar to practise as a lawyer.

Applicants who do not have the required entry mark for this double degree are encouraged to apply for the Bachelor of Arts. If a student achieves the required grade point average during that course, they may then apply for transfer into the double degree.

Study locations

Gold Coast

Online

What you will learn

Access, manage, research and evaluate sources of information using intellectual and practical skills relevant to legal research and policy issues in professional practice.
Apply critical analysis, reasoning and reflexivity to social and cultural situations and problems.
Demonstrate the ability to develop a persuasive independent argument incorporating a range of perspectives and evidence.
Apply legal reasoning, critical analysis and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems.
Develop innovative and creative responses to contemporary and historical social, environmental and cultural issues.
Demonstrate an understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making and an ability to recognise, reflect upon, and respond to ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts.
Demonstrate an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and sustainability in service to the community.
Investigate and evaluate issues with reference to principles of social justice and equity and according to ethical conventions.
Demonstrate an understanding of a broad and coherent body of knowledge that includes the fundamental areas of law, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts, and the broader contexts within which legal issues arise.
Demonstrate a depth and breadth of knowledge and understanding of society and culture in chosen disciplines of study.
Apply disciplinary knowledge to diverse contexts.
Learn and work independently by reflection and assessment of their own capabilities and performance, and seek and make use of feedback as appropriate, to determine personal and professional development needs and achievements.
Access, evaluate and present information using academic conventions to inform decision-making and action.
Collaborate and communicate using appropriate academic skills in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences
Communicate effectively in academic and professional settings in a variety of forms, including working autonomously or collaboratively.
Apply an understanding of Australian Indigenous perspectives to all aspects of legal professional practice.
Demonstrate a commitment to multicultural perspectives as well as specifically developing the ability to engage in a culturally competent way with Indigenous peoples.

Career pathways

Graduates can pursue career opportunities that combine knowledge of arts and law; and those specific to each discipline.

For arts: communication industries, community relations, journalism, cultural policy, management and administration, education, publishing, public service, multimedia design, creative and cultural industries, politics, social justice and human rights.

For law: barristers or solicitors; or in law-related areas in private, corporate, or government organisations.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Law & Paralegal Studies courses at Southern Cross University (SCU).

80.5%

Overall satisfaction

79.7%

Skill scale

63.4%

Teaching scale

75.5%

Employed full-time

$65.2k

Average salary

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