The Law degree structure and Law unit offerings have been approved by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
Students in Sydney undertake their Arts units at the Strathfield campus and their Law units at the North Sydney campus.
BA/LLB
Credit points
400
Minimum duration
5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
- Strathfield
Note:
North Sydney, NSW - Law units
Strathfield, NSW - Arts 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 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) |
Queensland | English (Units 3 & 4, C) |
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. |
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degrees, a student must complete 400 cp consisting of:
- 160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, consisting of:
- 80 cp from a Bachelor of Arts Major (Part A) excluding Legal Studies;
- 40 cp from a Bachelor of Arts Minor (Part B) excluding Legal Studies;
- 20 cp of University Core Curriculum Units (Part C); and
- 20 cp Electives chosen from other units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts (Part D).
- 240 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws, consisting of:
- 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part E);
- 50 cp from Law Elective Units (Part F);
- 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part G)
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) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200, 300, 400 level) in that sequence. Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Adviser. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Adviser.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology80 CP
- BUSDBusiness Studies80 CP
- DETIDesign and Technologies80 CP
The major will not be offered in 2027.
Students in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Design Innovation and Technologies will be able to complete all units within this major.
- DRAMDrama80 CP
- ENGLEnglish80 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society80 CP
Students undertaking the Geography, Environment and Society major cannot also complete the Sustainability major, but may undertake a minor in Environmental Humanities.
- HISTHistory80 CP
- HURIHuman Rights80 CP
- LANSLanguages80 CP
- Italian and Spanish language units are available online at ACU and may be undertaken as part of a language major, up to 200-level units.
- 300-level language units, as well as units in other languages, may be completed through cross-institutional study, with prior approval from the Course Adviser.
- Students may elect to complete either a language major or a minor, but not both.
- Language units may also be studied as part of the Diploma in Languages.
- MATHMathematics80 CP
- MUSCMusic80 CP
Not available in Strathfield
- PHILPhilosophy80 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations80 CP
For Strathfield, major offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology80 CP
Not available in Brisbane
- SOCISociology80 CP
Not available in Brisbane.
Students pursuing a Sociology major may choose to undertake a minor in Environmental Humanities. However, a second major in Environmental Humanities is not permitted.
- SRLGStudy of Religions80 CP
- SUSNSustainability80 CP
Students studying a Sustainability major may also undertake MINORS in Geography and Sociology but cannot do a second major in these areas.
- THSDTheological Studies80 CP
- VISUVisual Arts80 CP
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
Offered Online
- BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
- COMMCommunication40 CP
- CRIMCriminology40 CP
- DRAMDrama40 CP
- DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40 CP
Available Strathfield only
- ECONEconomics40 CP
Offered Online
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
- ENHUEnvironmental Humanities40 CP
Not available in Brisbane
- ESTDEducation Studies40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- GLSTGlobal Studies40 CP
Global Studies Minor is available only to students who transfer into the BA from a Global Studies double degree.
- GRDEGraphic Design40 CP
Available Melbourne and Strathfield
- HISTHistory40 CP
- LANSLanguages40 CP
Italian and Spanish language units can be undertaken online at ACU as a language minor up to 200 level units. 300-level units and other languages can be undertaken as cross-institutional study with approval from the Course Adviser. The language units can also be studied as part of a Diploma in Languages.
- MATHMathematics40 CP
- MEMSMedieval and Early Modern Studies40 CP
- MHSYMental Health and Society40 CP
- MUSCMusic40 CP
Available in Brisbane and Melbourne
- PHILPhilosophy40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
For Strathfield, minor offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
- SRLGStudy of Religions40 CP
- THSDTheological Studies40 CP
- VEAMVeterans Arts Minor40 CP
Recognition of Prior Learning credit applicable for discharged or current ADF personnel as part of ACU's Veterans Entry Program for Australian Defence Force (ADF)
- VISUVisual Arts40 CP
- YWRKYouth Work40 CP
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
- THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
- THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
- TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
- PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
- THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
- THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
- TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
- TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:
Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:
- LAWS110Of Civil Government and Indigenous Peoples10 CP
- LAWS111Indigenous Peoples and International Law10 CP
- LAWS202Comparative Legal Systems10 CP
- LAWS203False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts10 CP
- LAWS207Contemporary Legal Issues10 CP
- LAWS208Family Law10 CP
- LAWS209Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States10 CP
- LAWS210Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity10 CP
- LAWS211Psychology and the Law10 CP
- LAWS212Employment Law10 CP
- LAWS214Drugs and the Law10 CP
- LAWS215Housing and Rental Law10 CP
- LAWS216Native Title Law and Practice10 CP
- LAWS217Philosophy of Law and Justice: Indigenous Peoples10 CP
- LAWS301Competition Law10 CP
- LAWS306Taxation Law10 CP
- LAWS307Advanced Criminal Law10 CP
- LAWS308Human Rights in Contemporary Australia10 CP
- LAWS309Communications Law10 CP
- LAWS310Discrimination and the Law10 CP
- LAWS311Environmental Law10 CP
- LAWS313Mooting and Advocacy10 CP
- LAWS315Welfare Law10 CP
- LAWS316INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR 210 CP
- LAWS318Indigenous Knowledge and Intellectual Property10 CP
- LAWS319Oceans and Land Law: Just Terms10 CP
- LAWS320International Learning Tour20 CP
- LAWS401Consumer Protection Law10 CP
- LAWS402International Trade Law10 CP
- LAWS406Intellectual Property Law10 CP
- LAWS407International Human Rights Law10 CP
- LAWS408Alternative Dispute Resolution10 CP
- LAWS409Law of the European Union10 CP
- LAWS410Banking and Finance Law10 CP
- LAWS411The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar10 CP
- LAWS412Migration Law10 CP
- LAWS413Wills and Succession10 CP
- LAWS414Advocacy10 CP
- LAWS415Animal Law10 CP
- LAWS416International Criminal Law10 CP
- LAWS417Sports Law10 CP
- LAWS423Law, Religion and Society10 CP
- LAWS424Media Law10 CP
- LAWS458Childrens Rights10 CP
- LAWS459Law and Innovation10 CP
- LAWS460Mental Health Law10 CP
- LAWS461Financial Markets Law & Regulation10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 CP
