Undergraduate · Law
Bachelor of Laws
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
RMIT's LLB is three years, which is notably compressed against the more common four-year law degree structure - it front-loads core subjects (contracts, torts, criminal law, constitutional law) into the early semesters and opens up elective room as students progress, with final-year core units covering evidence, and equity and trusts specifically.
It's fully accredited by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board, meaning it satisfies the academic requirement for legal practice admission in Victoria - graduates still need to complete Practical Legal Training afterward, but the degree itself isn't a partial or non-accredited qualification some cheaper alternatives turn out to be. Work-Integrated Learning subjects are built into the structure so students get supervised exposure to actual legal work - community legal centres, clinics, or placements - before they graduate, rather than facing their first real client interaction during PLT.
The three-year length combined with full VLAB accreditation is genuinely the degree's main selling point against competitors: most Victorian law schools require four years to cover the same accredited content.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Year 1: Contract Law, Criminal Law, Torts, Legal Research and Writing, Constitutional Law
- Year 2: Property Law, Administrative Law, Corporations Law, electives begin
- Year 3: Evidence, Equity and Trusts, Work Integrated Learning placement, capstone electives (e.g. Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Law)
- Note: graduates require completion of Practical Legal Training (PLT) for admission to legal practice
Admissions
ATAR ~85+ (or equivalent Year 12); competitive entry