Courses and programs offered
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Science (LZLS) – Melbourne (Bundoora)
The Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Science is a five-year combined degree providing an accredited professional qualification in law, as well as a degree in science. 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, including subjects relevant to science such as Intellectual Property Law, Law and Medicine, and Psychology and Law. For further information about core law 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. Students may choose science subjects from a wide range of disciplines including chemistry, computer science, electronics, genetics, psychology, and mathematics. 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. Since science majors at Bendigo differ from those at Melbourne (Bundoora) in some instances, Bendigo students are only permitted to undertake subjects leading to major studies in biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, psychological science and statistics.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements are VCE units 3 and 4, and a study score of at least 30 in English (any) and a study score of at least 20 in mathematical methods or specialist mathematics.
Degree requirements
Students must:
- complete a total of at least five years full-time study or its equivalent
- complete in sequence the compulsory law subjects
- satisfy the requirements of the Bachelor of Science
- complete a total of 630 credit points (375 credit points in law and 255 credit points in science)
- complete a total of 22 subjects in law (15 compulsory subjects and 7 electives)
- complete a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 90 credit points at first year level, a minimum of 80 credit points at second year level and a minimum of 90 credit points at third year level in science electives
- complete no more than 180 credit points at first year level overall.
Students will usually be enrolled in between 120 and 135 credit points each year, but may enrol in up to 145 credit points without special approval.
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 | Two first year science electives | 30 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Criminal Law | LAW2CRM | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Principles of Public Law | LAW2PPL | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Two first year science electives | 30 |
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 | First or second year science elective (s)1 | 15–20 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Commercial and Consumer Contracts | LAW2CCC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Constitutional Law | LAW2CNL | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | One law elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | First or second year science elective(s)1 (subject to 1st-year maximum of 90 credit points) | 15–20 |
Third year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence | LAW3CPE | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Two law electives | 30 | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Second year science elective(s)2 | 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 | Second year science elective(s) (only necessary if second year science credit points otherwise fewer than 80 by end of course) | 20 |
Fourth year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Corporations Law | LAW4COR | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Law of Equity and Trusts | LAW3EQT | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Two law electives | 30 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Administrative Law | LAW3ADM | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Legal Practice and Conduct | LAW4LPC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | One law elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Second year science elective(s) (only necessary if second year science credit points otherwise are fewer than 80 by end of course) | 20 |
Fifth year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Second or third year science elective(s) | 30 | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Third year science electives | 90 |
Key: 1 Students who take more than 60 credit points at first year must ensure that they still complete at least 80 credit points at second year by the end of their degree. But with permission it may be possible to take more than 90 credit points at third year to offset a shortfall in second year credit points.
2 Students who transfer from Bendigo and wish to major in biology may need to take additional first year subjects (subject to the overall maximum of 90 credit points at first year) before they can take 2nd year subjects.
Science disciplines
The selection and arrangement of the science subjects within the program is up to the student in consultation with an adviser from the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering. Subjects may be chosen from any of the following areas:
- biology (agricultural science, biochemistry, botany, genetics, microbiology, zoology)
- chemistry
- computer science and computer engineering
- electronics
- environmental science
- mathematics and statistics
- physics
- psychological science (subject to minimum entry requirements)
- space science
Students who complete the necessary core subjects for a specialisation will be able to have their academic record and testamur annotated accordingly, e.g., Bachelor of Science with a specialisation in Statistics or Space Science.
Refer to Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering section in this Handbook for full subject details and specialisation requirements.
Compulsory and Elective Law Subjects
For lists of compulsory and elective law subjects, refer to lists under Bachelor of Laws Graduate Entry (LBLG).