Laws/Arts
This course information is for local students only
Year
2010
Award
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
Length
5 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Campuses
Melbourne (Bundoora), Bendigo
Course description
This course offers a professional education in law with the option to specialise in one or two arts disciplines. It includes the subjects required for admission to legal practice as well as a broad range of electives, many with a practical skills component. See the Bachelor of Laws for more information on the law component, and the Bachelor of Arts for details on arts disciplines, which vary between campuses.
Course structure
Students complete 22 law subjects - 15 compulsory subjects and seven electives; and either one major of 130 credit points in one arts discipline, comprising two electives in first and second year and three electives in third year; or a double major of 260 credit points in two separate arts disciplines. (Some languages, e.g. French and German, are not available.)
Honours is offered to high-achieving students. Honours in Law is undertaken in the final year of the course. Honours in Arts requires an additional year of full-time study.
Contact hours
3 contact hours per 15 credit point subject and 4 contact hours per 20 credit point subject in law per week. Normally 3 contact hours per non law subject.
Handbook
Major areas of study
Law, Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European cultures, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Latin-American studies, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, North American studies, peace studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, Sanskrit, sociology, Spanish (Portuguese, Catalan), and theatre and drama.
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Application
VTAC
Fee type
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Scholarships
Applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold permanent humanitarian visas are eligible for a range of University-wide scholarships, including Commonwealth Scholarships. For details please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/prospective/uniwide/index.htmlMiddle Band
Consideration is given to study scores achieved in prerequisite studies and in Classical Societies and Cultures, History (any), International Politics; International Studies, Literature, LOTE (any), and International Politics. Bendigo campus only: Criteria associated with the La Trobe University Rural and Regional Student Access Scheme (RRSAS) also apply.
Selection
Melbourne (Bundoora): ENTER 95.25
Bendigo: ENTER 84.90
Extra requirements
Non-Year 12 applicants must complete and submit a VTAC Pi form for work experience to be considered.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 3 and 4: Study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English.
Semester starts
Semester 1 (March)
Additional information
Students commencing at Bendigo transfer to Melbourne (Bundoora) after two years of full-time study. Bendigo students must normally select their arts major from one of the following: English, history, Indonesian, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, gender and diversity studies.
Career opportunities
Graduates have career options in the legal profession, business and commerce, education, government service, politics, publishing, public administration, community legal services and public interest advocacy groups. See individual course entries for more details.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Laws includes those subjects approved by the Victorian Council of Legal Education that must be completed successfully to qualify for admission to legal practice. Admission as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria requires the completion of a supervised workplace traineeship (formerly known as articles of clerkship) or an approved practical legal training course such as that conducted by the Leo Cussen Institute or the College of Law.
Contact information
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Overseas Student Health Cover