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Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
Fourth year is where this degree earns its "Honours" label - a dissertation plus three option topics, at least half of which have to be taken at honours or masters level, which is a meaningfully heavier research load than a standard three-year law degree tacks on. The option list itself skews toward areas Flinders' law school has built genuine research strength in: health law and medical negligence, technology law covering AI and data protection, plus the usual family, IP, insolvency and human rights options.
Clinical legal education runs through the Flinders Legal Advice Clinic, which gives students actual client-facing experience rather than purely simulated advocacy exercises, and there are separate work-integrated learning placements available for students who want supervised time in a legal practice setting before graduating. That combination - real clinic work plus optional practice placements - matters for graduates aiming at admission to practice, since it builds practical competency alongside the required units.
At 90 compulsory units plus the honours dissertation and options, this is a substantial four-year commitment, and the health law and technology law strands in particular reflect where Flinders has positioned its research and teaching focus relative to other South Australian law schools.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Years 1-3: 90 units of compulsory law topics - contracts
- torts
- criminal law
- constitutional law
- property
- equity
- evidence
- civil and criminal procedure
- Year 3-4: clinical legal education through the Flinders Legal Advice Clinic
- optional work-integrated learning placement
- Year 4: honours dissertation (13.5 units) plus three option topics (22.5 units minimum at honours/masters level) chosen from areas including Health Law
- Technology Law
- Family Law
- Intellectual Property
- International Human Rights
- Insolvency Law
- 90 compulsory units + dissertation + 40.5 units of options
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
SolicitorANZSCO 271311
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, but a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise. You must first be admitted to an Australian state legal profession, which for an overseas or JD graduate means passing the assessed academic subjects, completing Practical Legal Training, and being admitted by the state Supreme Court, before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa.
Assessed by VETASSESS
BarristerANZSCO 271111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186. As with Solicitor, a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise: you must be admitted to the bar in an Australian state or territory before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa. Assessed by the state or territory Legal Admissions Authority, not VETASSESS.
Assessed by State or Territory Legal Admissions Authority
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Direct entry is available with a guaranteed-entry ATAR of 95, or with a STAT score of 185.0, or with a GPA of 5.5 or higher (for tertiary-study entry). Applicants who don't meet this can apply through Flinders University Academy's foundation, diploma and pathway programs, or via recognised prior study and work experience assessed case by case.
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