Entry requirements
When assessing your application, we consider your educational achievements and work experience, as well as your skills and personal attributes (where relevant).
Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a related course or unit(s). We call this a ‘pathway’.
You may also be eligible for course ‘credits’, where you are granted a unit or units towards your qualification for equivalent previous study or work experience, so you can graduate sooner.
Course structure
To attain the Bachelor of Laws students will be required to complete 384 credit points consisting of:
*96 credit points of First Year Core studies
*132 credit points of Professional Core studies
*108 credit points of Law Elective studies
*48 credit points of Non Law Electives studies
To be awarded a Bachelor of Laws with Honours: Students who enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws prior to 31 Dec 2014 may apply to undertake the unit Advanced Legal Research Dissertation in their later years in this degree based on the aggregate of points attributed to the top two thirds of units so listed shall then be calculated and a grade point average determined. Students will be further assessed on an outline of a proposed thesis topic and availability of a college based or college affiliated supervisor. Students will be awarded a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (Class H1, H2A, H2B or H3) based on their aggregate of points and overall mark in Advanced Legal Research Dissertation.
To be awarded a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (For students enrolled post 1 January 2015): Students in any Bachelor of Laws course may apply to transfer into any Bachelor of Laws (Honours) course if the selection criteria is met.
Fees & scholarships
Fees:
Fee type for this course: Commonwealth supported place (CSP) for eligible students
Indicative fees for full-time student: AU$16,323 per year
This fee is a guide only, based on a typical full-time study load, and does not include materials, such as textbooks, or your Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Each unit has an associated cost. Your final student contribution amount will be the total cost of the units you select, which may be higher or lower than the fee listed here depending on the units you choose.
If you are not eligible for a Commonwealth supported place, you will pay the full cost of each unit.
You may be able to get a HELP loan to pay for your studies. Loans are repaid through the tax system once you earn above the compulsory repayment threshold (indexed annually).
Scholarships:
Every year, we award hundreds of scholarships, worth millions of dollars combined, to students at all levels of study. Our scholarships support marginalised groups and reward high achievers for their hard work and perseverance.
Whether you are struggling with costs or circumstance, or seeking recognition for your accomplishments, apply for a scholarship with us – so that we can help you to thrive at VU and beyond.
Careers
In Melbourne, law graduates are in high demand particularly in banking and finance, corporate/commercial, litigation, private equity, projects, property, tax and workplace relations.
With a Bachelor of Laws from VU, you’ll be in high-demand and equipped to work as a lawyer or in legal practice in areas including criminal law, human rights law, family law, commercial law and business.
Like many of our graduates, you may choose to work in community legal centres providing legal access to disadvantaged groups, and in not-for-profit organisations.
You could take on roles in the legal field such as:
*lawyer (barrister or solicitor)
*in-house legal counsel
*policy adviser
*legal adviser
*human-rights advocate.
