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 Arts units at the Strathfield campus and their Law units at the North Sydney campus.
BA/LLB(Hons)
Credit points
400
Minimum duration
5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
- Strathfield
Note:
Brisbane, Queensland (not offered in 2022)
North Sydney, NSW - Law units
Strathfield, NSW - Arts 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 to apply for admission to the Bachelor (Honours) degree, a student must have completed at least 120 cp of LAWS units from the Bachelor of Laws degree, with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.75.
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 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree, a student must complete 400 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, consisting of:
- 80 cp from a Bachelor of Arts Major (Part A);
- 40 cp from a Bachelor of Arts Minor (Part B);
- 20 cp of University Core Curriculum Units (Part C); and
- 20 cp Electives chosen from other units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts (Part D).
- 240 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours), consisting of:
- 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part E)
- 10 cp from Law Elective Units (Part F);
- 10 cp LAWS450 Legal Research and Methodology (Part G);
- 30 cp LAWS451 Honours Thesis (Part H)
- 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part I)
- To qualify for the Honours degree, at least four of the units taken from the Law Specified and/or Law Elective Units must be at level 4. To qualify for the degree, a student must also complete at least 80 hours of 0cp pro bono placement after completion of LAWS213 Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono.
Other requirements
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 a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200, 300, 400 level) in that sequence.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology80 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
- BUSDBusiness Studies80 CP
- DETIDesign and Technologies80 CP
This major is only available to students in the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Secondary Teaching courses.
Strathfield only 2025
- DRAMDrama80 CP
- ENGLEnglish80 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society80 CP
- HISTHistory80 CP
- LANSLanguages80 CP
Italian, Japanese, Mandarin or other languages - available as cross-institutional study as approved by Course Coordinator.
- LEGLLegal Studies80 CP
Legal Studies Major is available only to students who transfer from the Bachelor of Laws or equivalent and who have completed designated units at appropriate levels as approved by Course Coordinators.
- MATHMathematics80 CP
- MUSCMusic80 CP
Not offered Strathfield 2025
- PHILPhilosophy80 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations80 CP
For Strathfield, major offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology80 CP
Not offered Brisbane 2025
- SOCISociology80 CP
Not offered Brisbane 2025
- SRLGStudy of Religions80 CP
- THSDTheological Studies80 CP
- VISUVisual Arts80 CP
Students should refer to the Bachelor of Arts for the schedule of unit offering.
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
- BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
- COMMCommunication40 CP
- COMSCommunity Services40 CP
40 cp granted for successful completion of a National Training Information Service (NTIS) Community Services Package from an accredited RTO or equivalent as formally recognised through an articulation agreement with Australian Catholic University
- DRAMDrama40 CP
- DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40 CP
Available Strathfield only
- ECONEconomics40 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield#
- EDUCEducation40 CP
Education Minor is available only to students who transfer from an Initial Teaching Education undergraduate program and who have completed designated units as approved by the Course Coordinator.
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- GLSTGlobal Studies40 CP
Global Studies Minor is available only to students who transfer into the BA from a Global Studies double degree.
- GRDEGraphic Design40 CP
Available Melbourne and Strathfield
- HISTHistory40 CP
- HLDVHealthy Development40 CP
Available Melbourne only
- INDVInternational Development Studies40 CP
Available Melbourne only
- LANSLanguages40 CP
Italian and Spanish language units can be undertaken online at ACU as a language minor up to 200 level units. 300-level units and other languages can be undertaken as cross-institutional study with approval from the Course Coordinator. The language units can also be studied as part of a Diploma in Languages.
- LEGLLegal Studies40 CP
Legal Studies Major is available only to students who transfer from the Bachelor of Laws or equivalent and who have completed designated units at appropriate levels as approved by Course Coordinators.
- MATHMathematics40 CP
- MUSCMusic40 CP
Available Brisbane and Melbourne
- PHILPhilosophy40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
For Strathfield, minor offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
- SRLGStudy of Religions40 CP
- THSDTheological Studies40 CP
- VEAMVeterans Arts Minor40 CP
Recognition of Prior Learning credit applicable for discharged or current ADF personnel as part of ACU's Veterans Entry Program for Australian Defence Force (ADF)
- VISUVisual Arts40 CP
- YWRKYouth Work40 CP
Available Melbourne only
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 20 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 180 credit points from the following:
Complete exactly 10 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:
- LAWS450Legal Research and Methodology10 CP
Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 CP
