Launch a dynamic and fulfilling career in law with a Bachelor of Laws at Victoria University (VU).
Study in the heart of Melbourne’s legal precinct at our City Campus, learning from expert legal academics and supported by adjunct professors who are some of Australia’s most reputable legal professionals.
Thanks to our partnerships with the courts and community legal services, you’ll also gain practical, real-world experience of the justice system – preparing you to work in the corporate, commercial, community or government legal sectors.
In this four-year law degree, you’ll gain a broad perspective on legal practice and gain specialist academic and professional skills including:
advocacy
ethical judgement
communication
legal research and writing
interviewing and negotiation
legal interpretation.
By studying all of the major areas of law (including contract, torts, property, constitutional, criminal and corporate), you’ll graduate from VU’s Bachelor of Laws having satisfied the academic requirements of the Victorian Legal Admissions Board for admission to legal practice in Victoria.
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’.
If you've completed a qualification where English was the primary language of instruction, you may be eligible for an exemption of English-language requirements.
In some cases, there may be additional entry requirements.
Entry criteria
Meeting the minimum entry criteria does not guarantee entry into this course.
Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English (or equivalent).
PLUS:
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Economics, any History, Legal Studies, Australian Politics, Global Politics or Psychology.
OR:
Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent).
PLUS:
IELTS (or equivalent): Overall score or 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking).
OR:
Completion of a Foundation course or equivalent.
As an international student at Victoria University, you will be required to pay your tuition fees up front each semester.
There may be additional materials fees throughout your studies, depending on your chosen course, as well as an administrative fee as part of your course.
Victoria University is proud to support our international scholarship recipients and sponsored students.