Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution Level: Undergraduate CRICOS: 00113B
Balance industry-leading legal education with thought-provoking investigative learning when you study Deakin’s Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws. Deakin Law School teaches you everything from torts to commercial law, while your arts degree offers a range of complementary streams, from criminology to sociology, politics and policy studies to media studies.
Structure
40 credit points total
24 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws include:
18 credit points of core units
6 credit points of law elective units, including 1 credit point of an experiential unit from the WIL/Practical Elective units list
The 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Arts (A300) include:
Level 3 - at least 4 credit points
either two major sequences, or a major sequence and a minor sequence
Subjects
Advertising
Anthropology
Arabic
Buddhist Studies
Children's literature
Chinese
Creative writing
Criminology
Design
Digital media
Drama
Education
Film, television and animation
Gender and sexuality studies
Geography and society
History
Indonesian
International relations
Islamic Studies
Journalism
Language and culture studies
Law
Literary studies
Media studies
Middle East studies
Philosophy
Photography
Politics and policy studies
Professional experience and practice
Public relations
Religious Studies
Sociology
Spanish
Sport and society
Sustainability and society
Visual arts
Standard entry requirements
VCE Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English EAL (English as an additional language) or at least 25 in English other than EAL or equivalent.
Selection is competitive, meeting these minimum requirements or their equivalents does not guarantee selection into this course
All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Please refer to this course entry on the Deakin University website to read about ways of satisfying the English language proficiency requirement
For more detailed information about additional course requirements for all applicant groups, or equivalent minimum requirements for applicants with a higher education study, VET study or work and life experience refer to the Deakin University website.
Recognition
The law degree is designed to satisfy the university component of the requirements to become an Australian Lawyer set by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB). In addition to completing an approved LLB degree, a person seeking entry is required to work for one year as a legal trainee, or to undertake a practical legal training (PLT) course.
Study information
Campus
Fees
Entry
Mid year intake
Attendance
Melbourne Burwood
No information available
No
Part-time
: 10
years
Full-time
: 5
years
Online/Off-campus
Flexible Delivery
Geelong Waterfront
No information available
No
Online/Off-campus
Flexible Delivery
Full-time
: 5
years
Part-time
: 10
years
Cloud(online)
No information available
No
Online/Off-campus
Flexible Delivery
Full-time
Part-time
: 10
years
Further information
Bachelor of Arts majors not available at all campuses.