The Law degree structure and Law unit offerings have been approved by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).Students in Sydney undertake their Theology units at the Strathfield campus and their Law units at the North Sydney campus.

BPhil/LLB

Credit points

400

Minimum duration

5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney
  • Strathfield

Note:

North Sydney, NSW - Law units

Strathfield, NSW - Philosophy units


EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:


StatePrerequisites
NSW

English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 4)

QLD

English (Units 3 & 4, C)

VIC

Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 25 in any other English.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the double degrees, a student must complete 400 cp that meet all of the following requirements:

  1. 130 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Philosophy, consisting of:
  2. 70 cp from Specified Philosophy Units (Part A);
  3. 60 cp from Philosophy Elective Units (Part B);
  4. 20 cp Core Curriculum Units (Part C).
  5. 250 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws, consisting of:
  6. 180 cp from Law Specified units (Part D);
  7. 50 cp from Law Elective Units (Part E);
  8. 10 cp from General Elective Units (Part F);
  9. 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part G).

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Progression requirements

Students normally complete units at an introductory level (100-level) before undertaking second year units, and again must complete designated second year units before progressing to third and fourth year (300, 400 level) units.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 70 credit points from the following:

  • PHIL100Philosophy: the Big Questions10 CP
  • PHIL102Theories of Human Nature10 CP
  • PHIL104Introduction to Ethics10 CP
  • PHIL107Philosophy of World Religions10 CP
  • PHIL200Contemporary Moral Problems10 CP
  • PHIL202Justice, Authority and Human Rights10 CP
  • PHIL321History of Philosophy Seminar10 CP
  • PHIL322Metaphysics and Epistemology Seminar10 CP

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • PHIL201Issues in Bioethics10 CP
  • PHIL204Knowledge, Rationality and Scepticism10 CP
  • PHIL205Mind, Body and Consciousness10 CP
  • PHIL208God, Religion and Evil10 CP
  • PHIL210Language, Meaning and Truth10 CP
  • PHIL213Postmodern European Philosophy10 CP
  • PHIL214Medieval Philosophy10 CP
  • PHIL215Early Modern Philosophy10 CP
  • PHIL219Basic Symbolic Logic10 CP
  • PHIL220Special Study in Philosophy10 CP
  • PHIL224Ancient Greek Philosophy10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP


Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:

  • LAWS202Comparative Legal Systems10 CP
  • LAWS203False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts10 CP
  • LAWS207Contemporary Legal Issues10 CP
  • LAWS208Family Law10 CP
  • LAWS209Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States10 CP
  • LAWS210Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity10 CP
  • LAWS211Psychology and the Law10 CP
  • LAWS212Employment Law10 CP
  • LAWS214Drugs and the Law10 CP
  • LAWS301Competition Law10 CP
  • LAWS306Taxation Law10 CP
  • LAWS307Advanced Criminal Law10 CP
  • LAWS308Human Rights in Contemporary Australia10 CP
  • LAWS309Communications Law10 CP
  • LAWS310Discrimination and the Law10 CP
  • LAWS311Environmental Law10 CP
  • LAWS312International Study Tour10 CP
  • LAWS313Mooting and Advocacy10 CP
  • LAWS315Welfare Law10 CP
  • LAWS316INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR 210 CP
  • LAWS401Consumer Protection Law10 CP
  • LAWS402International Trade Law10 CP
  • LAWS406Intellectual Property Law10 CP
  • LAWS407International Human Rights Law10 CP
  • LAWS408Alternative Dispute Resolution10 CP
  • LAWS409Law of the European Union10 CP
  • LAWS410Banking and Finance Law10 CP
  • LAWS411The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar10 CP
  • LAWS412Migration Law10 CP
  • LAWS413Wills and Succession10 CP
  • LAWS414Advocacy10 CP
  • LAWS415Animal Law10 CP
  • LAWS416International Criminal Law10 CP
  • LAWS417Sports Law10 CP
  • LAWS423Law, Religion and Society10 CP
  • LAWS424Media Law10 CP
  • LAWS458Childrens Rights10 CP
  • LAWS459Law and Innovation10 CP
  • LAWS460Mental Health Law10 CP
  • LAWS461Financial Markets Law & Regulation10 CP
  • LCRM101Introduction to Criminology10 CP
  • LCRM104Juvenile Justice10 CP
  • LCRM201Introduction to Forensic Psychology and the Law10 CP

    unavailable for Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws

  • LCRM208Green Criminology10 CP
  • LCRM209Crime, Media & Popular Culture10 CP
  • LCRM212Terrorism10 CP
  • LCRM213International Criminal Law10 CP
  • LCRM301Researching Criminology10 CP
  • LCRM307Issues In Ethical Policing10 CP
  • LCRM312Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice10 CP
  • LCRM313Restorative Justice10 CP
  • LHRG103Legal Institutions and Human Rights10 CP
  • LHRG106Human Rights and Business Regulation10 CP
  • LHRG111Human Rights and Indigenous People10 CP

    unavailable for Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws

  • LHRG203Australian Human Rights Law and Policy10 CP

    unavailable for Bachelor of Human Rights/Bachelor of Laws

  • LHRG207Human Rights and Criminal Justice10 CP

    unavailable for Bachelor of Human Rights/Bachelor of Laws

  • LHRG306Human Rights Advocacy10 CP
  • LHRG311Intellectual Property and Human Rights10 CP
  • LHRG211The Australian Constitution and Human Rights10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

    Any other undergraduate units (including Law Elective Units not already taken as a Law Elective Unit) approved by the Course Coordinator.

    Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

    • LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 CP

    Course map

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    Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

    Course maps are subject to change.


    Commencing Semester 1

    • Law Specified UnitsLAWS104Foundations of Law and Legal Research10 cp
    • Law Specified UnitsLAWS105Contract Law10 cp
    • Specified Philosophy UnitsPHIL100Philosophy: the Big Questions10 cp
    • Specified Philosophy UnitsPHIL107Philosophy of World Religions10 cp
    • Law Specified UnitsLAWS107Introduction to Australian Public Law10 cp
    • Law Specified UnitsLAWS108Commercial Law

      (Pre: LAWS104 & LAWS105)

      10 cp
    • Specified Philosophy UnitsPHIL102 Theories of Human Nature ORSpecified Philosophy UnitsPHIL104 Introduction to Ethics 10 cp
    • Core Curriculum UnitsCore Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details.10 cp

    Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

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