The Law degree structure and Law unit offerings have been approved by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).This course is currently accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and approved by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) as a suitable program of study for the purpose of registration as a psychologist. Please note that a minimum six-year sequence of education and training in psychology is required for an individual to become eligible for general registration as a psychologist in Australia.Students in Sydney undertake their Psychological Science units at the Strathfield campus and their Law units at the North Sydney campus.

BPsychSc/LLB(Hons)

Credit points

400

Minimum duration

5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney
  • Strathfield

Note:

North Sydney, NSW - Law units

Strathfield, NSW - Psychological Science units


EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a 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 2022 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements



Completion requirements

To qualify for the double degrees, a student must complete 400 cp as follows:

  1. 160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Psychological Science Degree, consisting of:
  2. 140 cp from Bachelor of Psychological Science Specified Units (Part A);
  3. 20 cp Core Curriculum Units (Part B)
  4. 240 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours), consisting of:
  5. 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part C);
  6. 10 cp from Law Elective Units (Part D);
  7. 10 cp LAWS450 Legal Research and Methodology (Part E);
  8. 30 cp LAWS451 Honours Thesis (Part F);
  9. 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part G)

To qualify for the Honours degree, at least four of the 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

Progression requirements

Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) before undertaking advanced level units (200, 300, 400 level).

Part A : Psychology Specified Units

Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
PSYC100Foundations of Psychology10
PSYC101Applications of Psychology10
PSYC104Research Design and Statistics I10
PSYC108Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques10
PSYC200Life Span Development10
PSYC206Research Design and Statistics II10
PSYC212Abnormal Psychology10
PSYC213Individual Differences10
PSYC214Learning and Behaviour10
PSYC307Cognitive Psychology10
PSYC311Research Design and Statistics III10
PSYC313Social Psychology10
PSYC314Psychological Assessment10
PSYC315Brain and Behaviour10

Part B : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10
OR
PHCC102Being Human10
OR
PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10
CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10
OR
PHCC320The Just Society10


Part C : Law Specified Units

Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LAWS104Foundations of Law and Legal Research10
LAWS105Contract Law10
LAWS106Criminal Law and Procedure10
LAWS107Introduction to Australian Public Law10
LAWS108Commercial Law10
LAWS200Business Organisations10
LAWS201Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution10
LAWS204Land Law10
LAWS205Property10
LAWS206Torts10
LAWS304Evidence10
LAWS314Statutory Interpretation10
LAWS403Legal Theory10
LAWS404International Law10
LAWS418Administrative Law10
LAWS419Constitutional Law10
LAWS420Equity and Trusts10
LAWS421Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility10

Part D : Law Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LAWS202Comparative Legal Systems10
LAWS203False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts10
LAWS207Contemporary Legal Issues10
LAWS208Family Law10
LAWS209Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States10
LAWS210Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity10
LAWS211Psychology and the Law10
LAWS212Employment Law10
LAWS301Competition Law10
LAWS306Taxation Law10
LAWS307Advanced Criminal Law10
LAWS308Human Rights in Contemporary Australia10
LAWS309Communications Law10
LAWS310Discrimination and the Law10
LAWS311Environmental Law10
LAWS312International Study Tour10
LAWS313Mooting and Advocacy10
LAWS315Welfare Law10
LAWS316INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR 210
LAWS401Consumer Protection Law10
LAWS402International Trade Law10
LAWS406Intellectual Property Law10
LAWS407International Human Rights Law10
LAWS408Alternative Dispute Resolution10
LAWS409Law of the European Union10
LAWS410Banking and Finance Law10
LAWS411The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar10
LAWS412Migration Law10
LAWS413Wills and Succession10
LAWS414Advocacy10
LAWS415Animal Law10
LAWS416International Criminal Law10
LAWS417Sports Law10
LAWS458Childrens Rights10
LAWS459Law and Innovation10
LAWS460Mental Health Law10
LCRM101Introduction to Criminology10
LCRM104Juvenile Justice10

Part E : Legal Research and Methodology

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LAWS450Legal Research and Methodology10

Part F : Honours Thesis

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LAWS451Honours Thesis30

Part G : Pro Bono/Community Legal Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10

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

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