Double degrees
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts – Bendigo Campus (LZLAB)
The Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts is a five year combined degree providing an accredited professional qualification in law as well as a degree in arts. The program offers an innovative, high quality legal education with a strong global and social justice perspective and a real emphasis on hands-on experiences. Students undertake their first two years of study at the Bendigo campus and then transfer to the equivalent combined degree program at the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus (LZLA), where they complete the remainder of their course. Students initially select a major in arts from the disciplines offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bendigo. As there may be some arts disciplines on offer at Bendigo that are not available within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Melbourne (Bundoora), students must normally choose an arts major at first year that can be continued at Melbourne (Bundoora). In addition, students cannot normally undertake any subjects offered by Schools or Faculties other than the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bendigo. For further information on the list of offerings within these disciplines, students are referred to the Bendigo campus chapter for the Bachelor of Arts in this Handbook,but note that the specific degree requirements for this combined degree are more restrictive.
At Melbourne (Bundoora), students complete the remainder of the Council of Legal Education core law subjects and undertake law electives as well as completing their arts major. For further information about core law subjects and electives, please refer to the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus chapter for the Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) in this Handbook.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements are VCE units 3 and 4, and a study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English.
Degree structure
Students complete eight core law subjects and seven arts subjects over their two years at Bendigo. Students will receive full advanced standing for these subjects at Melbourne (Bundoora) as long as their subject choice is approved beforehand. The degree structure is identical to that of the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts (undergraduate entry) (LZLA) offered at the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus, except that the arts subjects offered at Bendigo, which can then be taken as majors at Melbourne (Bundoora), are more restricted. Disciplines available as majors at Bendigo are set out below. It is possible to commence a major at Melbourne (Bundoora) provided advice is sought at first year. Students should note that the number of subjects required for a major in the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts at Melbourne (Bundoora) differs from the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts at Bendigo.
Degree requirements
Students must:
- complete a total of at least five years of full-time study or its equivalent
- complete in sequence the compulsory law subjects
- complete a total of 645 credit points (375 credit points in law and a minimum of 270 credit points in arts)
- complete a total of 22 subjects in law (15 compulsory subjects and 7 electives)
- satisfy the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts comprising one major study of 130 credit points in one arts discipline, consisting of two subjects at first year (one core and one elective), two subjects at second year (one core and one elective) and three subjects at third year level (one core and two electives)
- complete 90 credit points at first year level in arts (with no more than 45 credit points in one discipline), 80 credit points at second year, and 100 credit points at third year (with a minimum of 60 credit points in a major arts discipline)
- complete no more than 170 credit points in any one arts discipline overall
- complete no more than 180 credit points at first year overall.
Course structure
First year (Bendigo)
| Teaching Period | Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Dispute Resolution | LAW1DR | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Legal Institutions and Methods | LAW1LIM | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | One first year arts core major subject | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One first year arts elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Criminal Law | LAW2CRM | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Principles of Public Law | LAW2PPL | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | One first year arts major subject1 | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One first year arts elective | 15 |
Second year (Bendigo)
| Teaching Period | Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Law of Contracts | LAW2CNT | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Law of Torts | LAW2TOR | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1or TE-SEM-2 | One fsecond year arts major subject | 20 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Commercial and Consumer Contracts | LAW2CCC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Constitutional Law | LAW2CNL | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Two first year arts electives s | 30 |
Third to fifth years
See years three to five of the degree structure for the entry for the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts degree (LZLA) at Melbourne (Bundoora) in this Handbook.
Key: 1 The range of arts subjects available to students in the combined Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts degree at Bendigo is restricted. Students are normally only permitted to take subjects in disciplines that are also offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Melbourne (Bundoora), so that they can receive advanced standing for their Bendigo studies towards their major upon transfer and satisfy prerequisites for Melbourne (Bundoora) subjects. Students with concerns about advanced standing at Melbourne (Bundoora) for their choice of arts subjects at Bendigo should discuss the matter with an adviser from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Melbourne (Bundoora.