Handbook - Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability

LLB/BSocEnvSustain

Credit points

400

Minimum duration

5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

Melbourne
North Sydney

Note:

International intakes on the Melbourne campus.

Law units are offered on the North Sydney campus.

Arts units are offered on the Strathfield campus.

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (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.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

State	Prerequisites
New South Wales	English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) (Band 4)
Victoria	Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 25 in any other English.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission.

Definition

A Major is 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level, at least 40 cp at 200-level and at least 20 cp from 300-level.

A Minor is 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level and at least 20 cp at 200- or 300-level

Completion requirements

To qualify for the award, a student must complete 400 cp consisting of:

1.240 cp from the Bachelor of Laws (Part A)

a.180 cp from Law Specified units (Part A1)

b. 50 cp from Law Elective units (Part A2)

c. 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono unit (Part A3)

d. 0 cp from LAWP100 Pro Bono Legal Professional Experience 1 unit (Part A4)

2.140 cp from the Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability (Part B)

a. 80 cp from the Sustainability Major units (Part B1)

b. 40 cp from the Environmental Humanities Minor units (Part B2)

c. 20 cp from Bachelor of Arts Elective units (Part B3)

3.20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part C)

Other requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must also complete at least 80 hours of 0 cp pro bono placement after completion of LAWS213 Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Exit points

Students who have met the requirements of the non-award course Certificate in Liberal Studies, Diploma in Liberal Arts OR Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability can exit with that award.

Progression requirements

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

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Schedule of unit offerings

Part A : Bachelor of Laws units

Part A.1 AND Part A.2 AND Part A.3 AND Part A.4

Part A.1 : Law specified units

Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

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

Part A.2 : Law elective units

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:

Part A.3 : Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 CP

Part A.4 : Pro Bono Legal Professional Experience

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

LAWP100Pro Bono / Legal Professional Experience 10 CP

Part B : Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability units

Part B.1 AND Part B.2 AND Part B.3

Part B.1 : Sustainability major units

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

GEOG111Exploring Human Environments10 CP
SOCS101Global Society and Change10 CP
GEOG214Sustainability: The Global Challenge10 CP
GEOG216Climate Change: Past, Present and Future10 CP
SOCS207Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively10 CP
SOCS270Environmental Sociology10 CP
GEOG310Sustainable Cities and Communities10 CP
SOCS302People Count: Researching Globally with Quantitative Methods10 CP

Part B.2 : Environmental Humanities minor units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

ENHU170Environmental Humanities10 CP
ENHU270Unsustainable: A Global History of Consumption10 CP
ENHU271Literature and the Environment10 CP
ENHU370The Oceanic Humanities10 CP

Part B.3 : Arts Elective units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Units listed in the Bachelor of Arts, subject to meeting prerequisite requirements and approval from the Course Coordinator.

Part C : Core Curriculum units