The Law degree structure and Law unit offerings have been approved by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).

LLB

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Blacktown
  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

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:

StatePrerequisites

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 degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part A);
  2. 90 cp from Law Elective Units (Part B);
  3. 20 cp Core Curriculum Units (Part C);
  4. 20 cp from General Elective Units (Part D);
  5. 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono (Part E).

To qualify for the degree, a student must also complete at least 80 hours of 0cp pro bono placement (LAWP100) after completion of LAWS213 Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono

Progression requirements

Students normally complete a unit or units at introductory level (100-level) before undertaking advanced level units (200, 300, 400 level). 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 180 credit points from the following:

Complete exactly 90 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 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:

    Any other undergraduate units (including Law Elective Units not already taken as a Law Elective Unit) approved by the Course Coordinator.

    Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

    • LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 CP

      Precedes LAWP100

    • LAWP100Pro Bono / Legal Professional Experience 10 CP

      Mandatory 0cp unit

    LAWP100 is a mandatory 0cp unit and students must complete LAWS213 before commencing it.

    Course map

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    Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

    Course maps are subject to change.


    Commencing Semester 1

    • Law Specified UnitsLAWS104Foundations of Law and Legal Research10.0 cp
    • Law Specified UnitsLAWS105Contract Law10.0 cp
    • Law Specified UnitsLAWS106Criminal Law and Procedure10.0 cp
    • General Elective Units General Elective 1

      General Elective units are any undergraduate units. First-year students must enrol in units without any pre-requisites. 

      10.0 cp
    • Law Specified UnitsLAWS107Introduction to Australian Public Law10.0 cp
    • Law Specified UnitsLAWS108Commercial Law

      (Pre: LAWS104 & LAWS105)

      10.0 cp
    • Core Curriculum UnitsCore Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details10.0 cp
    • General Elective Units General Elective 2

      General Elective units are any undergraduate units. First-year students must enrol in units without any pre-requisites.

      10.0 cp

    Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

    Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

    Commencing Semester 2

    Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

    Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

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