Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

This course is available to bachelor degree graduates from any discipline. Study with VU to get the comprehensive training and hands-on experience needed to launch your legal career.

As well as exploring legal practice and ethics, this course covers all major areas of law, including:

• contract
• torts
• property
• constitutional
• criminal
• corporate.

Through your studies and many practical opportunities available, you'll develop valuable legal skills in:

• negotiation
• mediation
• legal drafting
• statutory interpretation
• preparing for court appearances.

This degree includes the compulsory 'Priestly Eleven' subjects. So when you graduate, you'll have satisfied the academic requirements for admission to legal practice in Victoria.

We also offer Honours in Law.

A law degree is the first step towards becoming a barrister or solicitor. Upon graduation, you will meet the academic requirements as required by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board. Admission as an Australian lawyer can be obtained after successful completion of the practical legal training requirements.

VU's Bachelor of Laws will give you a broad range of skills and knowledge that prepare you for work in the legal sector and beyond.

You could go on to work in government, non-government and private sectors in roles such as:

• legal practitioner (barrister or solicitor)
• in-house legal counsel
• lawyer
• policy adviser
• business manager/company administrator
• public administrator
• teacher
• law reform research officer
• legal adviser
• human rights advocate.

Use Labour Market Insights to find average salaries for various law-related professions in Australia.

See the average salary for solicitors in Australia via Labour Market Insights.

To attain the Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) students will be required to complete 288 credit points consisting of:
228 credit points of Core Law studies
60 credit points of Law Elective studies.

To be awarded a Bachelor of Laws with Honours:
Students who enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws prior to 31 Dec 2014 may apply to undertake the unit Advanced Legal Research Dissertation in their later years in this degree based on the aggregate of points attributed to the top two thirds of units so listed shall then be calculated and a grade point average determined. Students will be further assessed on an outline of a proposed thesis topic and availability of a college based or college affiliated supervisor. Students will be awarded a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (Class H1, H2A, H2B or H3) based on their aggregate of points and overall mark in Advanced Legal Research Dissertation.

To be awarded a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (For students enrolled post 1 January 2015):
Students in any Bachelor of Laws course may apply to transfer into any Bachelor of Laws (Honours) course if the selection criteria is met.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

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