UndergraduateLaw
Diploma of Legal Studies
Southern Cross University, Lismore/Gold Coast/Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Diploma of Legal Studies is a pathway course that will equip you with foundational knowledge and skills in the areas of legal and justice studies. You will gain skills in legal research and writing while furthering your understanding of the Australian legal system, criminal process, family law, contract law and ethics. This course is offered through SCU College, where we understand that students have diverse experiences and ways of learning. At SCU College, we support your success through carefully designed curriculum with embedded support, and additional support material is available through self-access online resources. Graduates can also use the Diploma as an entry pathway into the Associate Degree of Law (Paralegal Studies) and Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies, providing up to eight (8) units of credit towards these courses.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- EDUC1001Language and Learning in Your Discipline
- LEGL1001Legal Research and Writing
- LEGL2014Criminal Process
- LEGL1002Interviewing
- Negotiation and Ethics
- LEGL1004Australian Legal System
- COMM1004A Culture of Enquiry
- LEGL2007Principles of Contract Law
- LAWS2056Family Law Practice
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: 45. To be eligible to receive the Diploma of Legal Studies, students must complete 8 units (96 credit points), comprising: 8 core units (96 credit points)
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