The Law degree structure and Law unit offerings have been approved by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
LLB(GE)(Hons)
Credit points
270
Minimum duration
3.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (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 degree, a student must complete 270 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part A);
- 10 cp LAWS450 Legal Research and Methodology (Part B);
- 30 cp LAWS451 Honours Thesis (Part B);
- 40 cp from Law Elective Units (Part C); and
- 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement Unit: Pro Bono Unit (Part D)
To qualify for the Honours degree at least four units taken from the Law Specified Units 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) before undertaking advanced level units (200, 300, 400 level).
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
Complete exactly 40 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
- 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
- LAWS458Childrens Rights10 CP
- LAWS459Law and Innovation10 CP
- LAWS460Mental Health Law10 CP
- LCRM101Introduction to Criminology10 CP
- LCRM104Juvenile Justice10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 CP
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.
