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Australian Catholic University (ACU)

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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

  • Bachelor

The Bachelor of Arts/Laws is designed to produce well-rounded graduates ready for legal practice and a range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment. You can pursue a range of careers including:

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
5 years full-time
Course Code
079428G

About this course

The Bachelor of Arts/Laws is designed to produce well-rounded graduates ready for legal practice and a range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment. You can pursue a range of careers including:

  • private practice as a solicitor or barrister
  • legal officer in the public sector
  • in-house counsel for a wide range of organisations including corporations, regulatory authorities and NGOs
  • education
  • government administration
  • media and communications
  • public and policy development

As a graduate of this double degree you will be well placed to develop specialist legal practice in a wide range of fields. This includes education; cultural institutions; commerce and industry; communications; community and charitable organisations; creative industries; social and policy research; and tourism and travel.

As part of this degree you complete up to 80 hours of pro bono work (after your first year), providing you with firsthand experience of the legal system while allowing you to contribute to the common good.

The Bachelor of Arts portion of the double degree gives you the flexibility to study what you are passionate about. There is a range of subjects ACU offers within the following areas:

  • Business Studies
  • Drama
  • History
  • Literature
  • Mathematics
  • Media
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Theological Studies
  • Visual Arts.

Completing a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws is excellent preparation for pursuing a career in areas such as:

  • Education
  • Government administration
  • Media and communications
  • Public and policy development.

The Bachelor of Arts/Laws is designed to produce well-rounded graduates ready for legal practice and a range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment. You can pursue a range of careers including:

  • private practice as a solicitor or barrister
  • legal officer in the public sector
  • in-house counsel for a wide range of organisations including corporations, regulatory authorities and NGOs
  • education
  • government administration
  • media and communications
  • public and policy development

As a graduate of this double degree you will be well placed to develop specialist legal practice in a wide range of fields. This includes education; cultural institutions; commerce and industry; communications; community and charitable organisations; creative industries; social and policy research; and tourism and travel.

As part of this degree you complete up to 80 hours of pro bono work (after your first year), providing you with firsthand experience of the legal system while allowing you to contribute to the common good.

The Bachelor of Arts portion of the double degree gives you the flexibility to study what you are passionate about. There is a range of subjects ACU offers within the following areas:

  • Business Studies
  • Drama
  • History
  • Literature
  • Mathematics
  • Media
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Theological Studies
  • Visual Arts.

Completing a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws is excellent preparation for pursuing a career in areas such as:

  • Education
  • Government administration
  • Media and communications
  • Public and policy development.

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

New South Wales
  • Prerequisites: English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 4)
Queensland
  • Prerequisites: English (4, SA) at year 12 level
Victoria
  • Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 25 in any other English.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2020 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.

Study locations

Sydney

North Sydney

Melbourne

Brisbane

Career pathways

This double degree is designed to produce well-rounded graduates ready for legal practice and a wide range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment.

Graduates can pursue a range of legal careers including: private legal practice as a solicitor or barrister; legal officer in the public sector (for example in federal or state government departments and publicly-funded organisations such as universities or public broadcasters); in-house counsel to a wide range of organisations from corporations to trade unions; public interest legal work in community legal centres; and legal research.

Completing this double degree is also excellent preparation for an equally diverse range of careers across Government administration; Teaching and staff training; Archives, museums and libraries; Art institutions; Commerce and industry; Communications and writing; Community and charitable organisations; Creative industries; Heritage organisations; Social research and policy organisations; Tourism and travel industries.