Courses and programs offered
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts (LZLA) – Melbourne (Bundoora)
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 includes all the compulsory law subjects required by the Council of Legal Education for admission to practice in Victoria and a wide range of law electives. Students can select a major from amongst a wide range of disciplines offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences including languages and the performing arts (e.g., Theatre and Drama). If they wish, students can also complete law electives which complement their arts specialisation. For example, a student who majors in politics might complete law electives such as Public International Law, Human Rights Law or Legal Change, Legislation and Law Reform. For further information about core subjects and electives, please refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) in the Faculty of Law and Management section of this handbook. The course is available at both Melbourne (Bundoora) and Bendigo campuses, but students commencing their studies at Bendigo transfer to Melbourne (Bundoora) after two full-time years of study where they complete the remainder of their course.
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 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
| 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 | One first year arts elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One first year arts major core subject | 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
| 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-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One second year arts major subject | 20 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Commercial and Consumer Contracts | LAW2CCC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Constitutional Law | LAW2CNL | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | One first or second year arts elective2 | 15–20 | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Two first year arts electives | 30 |
Third year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence | LAW3CPE | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | One law electives | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One second year arts elective | 20 | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One second year arts major core subject | 20 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Civil Procedure | LAW3CIV | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Property Law | LAW3PRP | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | One law elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One second year arts elective | 20 |
Fourth year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Law of Equity and Trusts | LAW3EQT | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Two law electives | 30 | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One third year arts major core subject | 20 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Administrative Law | LAW3ADM | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | One law elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One third year arts electives | 20 | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One third arts major subject | 20 |
Fifth year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Corporations Law | LAW4COR | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | One law elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | One third year arts major subject | 20 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Legal Practice and Conduct | LAW4LPC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | One law elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One third year arts elective | 20 |
Key: 1 Arts major subjects may be chosen from Anthropology, Archaeology, Asian studies, Chinese, Cinema Studies, Development Studies, English, French, Gender, Sexuality and Diversity Studies, Greek Studies, History, Indonesian, Italian studies, Japanese, Legal Studies, Linguistics, Media Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Spanish, and Theatre and Drama. Arts electives may be chosen from the areas above or from the following additional areas of study: Aboriginal Studies, Art History, Australian Studies, Creative Writing, European Studies, Hindi, International Development, Religion and Spirituality Studies. Students are not permitted to take subjects taught outside of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences such as psychology or business. Cross-institutional enrolments in arts will only be permitted in special circumstances. Students are not permitted to enrol into legal studies subjects offered by the School of Law such as Business Law (LSTIBSL), Law of Business Associations (LST1LBA), Marketing Law (LST2MAL/LST3MAL), Sports Law (LST2SLA) and Tourism and Hospitality Law (LST2THL). Choice of arts subjects should be discussed with an adviser from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Tel: (03) 9479 2023).
Compulsory and Elective Law Subjects
For lists of compulsory and elective law subjects, refer to lists under Bachelor of Laws Graduate Entry (LBLG).