UndergraduateLaw
Bachelor of Laws (Undergraduate) 3 years
Southern Cross University, Lismore/Gold Coast/Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
About this program
Complete the academic prerequisites to become a lawyer in just three years with the Bachelor of Laws, developing the intellectual, critical, and practical skills needed in the professional practice of law. In addition to the core units, which comply with professional accreditation requirements, the course includes unique core units such as the philosophy of law and environmental law, that reflect our focus on justice and critique. Elective units cover areas as diverse as human rights, race and the law, animal law, climate law and policy, psychology and the law and ecological jurisprudence. An elective in mediation meets national requirements, setting you on the way to becoming a nationally accredited mediator. You may also complete electives via rewarding and academically rigorous Summer or Winter School intensives and undertake work placements and law mooting as part of your studies.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- Core Units
- LEGL1001Legal Research and Writing
- LAWS2011Statutory Interpretation
- LAWS1001Legal Process
- LAWS4008Theories of Law
- LAWS2002Contract Law I
- LAWS2003Contract Law II
- LAWS2015Torts
- LAWS2007Corporations Law
- LAWS2012Property Principles
- LAWS2017Principles of Equity
- LAWS2010Environmental Law
- LAWS2009Criminal Law
- LAWS3008Administrative Law
- LAWS2005Constitutional Law
- LAWS2016Evidence
- LAWS2008Criminal Procedure
- LAWS2013Civil Litigation and Procedure
- LAWS3003Professional Conduct
- LAWS3007Private Law Remedies
- Option UnitsUnit CodeUnit TitleNotesSelect five (5) Option UnitsLAWS2056Family Law PracticeLAWS2074Conveyancing LawLAWS2060Drugs
- Crime and the LawLAWS2018Wills and EstatesLAWS2019Employment and Industrial Relations LawLAWS2014Local Government and Planning LawLAWS3009Intellectual PropertyLAWS3002Law PlacementLAWS2021International Business LawLAWS2022Competition and Consumer LawLEGL2011Mediation and Dispute Resolution Note 1LEGL2012Mediation Practice and Procedure Note 2LAWS2038Advanced AdvocacyLAWS2023International LawLAWS2072Human Rights LawLAWS2024Commercial LawLAWS2028Animal LawINDG2012Indigenous RightsLAWS3010Psychiatry
- Psychology and the LawLAWS2075AI Regulation and SocietyLEGL1002Interviewing
- Negotiation and EthicsLAWS2076Contemporary Issues in Law ILAWS2057Welfare LawLAWS2066Climate Law and PolicyLAWS2077Contemporary Issues in Law II Select five (5) Option Units
- Select five (5) Option Units
- LAWS2056Family Law Practice
- LAWS2074Conveyancing Law
- LAWS2060Drugs
- Crime and the Law
- LAWS2018Wills and Estates
- LAWS2019Employment and Industrial Relations Law
- LAWS2014Local Government and Planning Law
- LAWS3009Intellectual Property
- LAWS3002Law Placement
- LAWS2021International Business Law
- LAWS2022Competition and Consumer Law
- LEGL2011Mediation and Dispute Resolution
- LEGL2012Mediation Practice and Procedure
- LAWS2038Advanced Advocacy
- LAWS2023International Law
- LAWS2072Human Rights Law
- LAWS2024Commercial Law
- LAWS2028Animal Law
- INDG2012Indigenous Rights
- LAWS3010Psychiatry
- Psychology and the Law
- LAWS2075AI Regulation and Society
- LEGL1002Interviewing
- Negotiation and Ethics
- LAWS2076Contemporary Issues in Law I
- LAWS2057Welfare Law
- LAWS2066Climate Law and Policy
- LAWS2077Contemporary Issues in Law II | Option Units: Select five (5) Option Units
- LAWS2056Family Law Practice
- LAWS2074Conveyancing Law
- LAWS2060Drugs
- Crime and the Law
- LAWS2018Wills and Estates
- LAWS2019Employment and Industrial Relations Law
- LAWS2014Local Government and Planning Law
- LAWS3009Intellectual Property
- LAWS3002Law Placement
- LAWS2021International Business Law
- LAWS2022Competition and Consumer Law
- LEGL2011Mediation and Dispute Resolution
- LEGL2012Mediation Practice and Procedure
- LAWS2038Advanced Advocacy
- LAWS2023International Law
- LAWS2072Human Rights Law
- LAWS2024Commercial Law
- LAWS2028Animal Law
- INDG2012Indigenous Rights
- LAWS3010Psychiatry
- Psychology and the Law
- LAWS2075AI Regulation and Society
- LEGL1002Interviewing
- Negotiation and Ethics
- LAWS2076Contemporary Issues in Law I
- LAWS2057Welfare Law
- LAWS2066Climate Law and Policy
- LAWS2077Contemporary Issues in Law II
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
ATAR: 80. To be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Laws, students must complete the equivalent of 24 units (288 credit points), comprising: 19 core units (228 credit points), and 5 Law option units (60 credit points). The Bachelor of Laws must be completed in no less than 3 years full-time study of law, unless exceptional circumstances apply and are approved by the Course Coordinator.
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