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| YEAR | | 2010 | | | | AWARD | | Bachelor of Laws | | | | CRICOS COURSE CODE | | 021292J, 025954K | | | | LENGTH | | 4 years (3 years with graduate entry) | | | | CAMPUSES | | MELBOURNE (BUNDOORA) | | | | COURSE DESCRIPTION | This course combines an accredited professional qualification in law with some studies in a non-law discipline. It provides an innovative legal education that combines technical excellence with the insights and methods needed to appreciate the social and economic context of law. It includes the units required for admission to legal practice, as well as a broad range of electives, many with a practical skills component, such as clinical legal education, communication and advocacy skills and negotiation.
Opportunities include:
- Introduction to Chinese Law in Shanghai
- Winter school in Hong Kong or Geneva (there may be visa implications for international students)
- Placement within a community legal service or legal aid environment
- Judicial mentoring
- Participation in other experiential learning such as simulated client interviewing and mooting.
Subject to approval, students can also complete up to four units from the Master of Laws in Global Business Law and/or the Public Interest Law programs. Students may apply to transfer into a double degree after one year of studies.
Students must complete a total of 22 units in law which include 15 compulsory units and seven electives. Students must also complete a minimum of 105 credit points in units from a non-law discipline. | | | | MAJOR AREAS OF STUDY | | Criminal law and procedure, law of torts, law of contracts, commercial and consumer contracts, property law, law of equity and trusts, corporations law, administrative law, federal and state constitutional law, civil procedure, evidence, professional conduct, access to justice, commercial law, conflict resolution, family law, financial services regulation and corporate governance, health law, international and comparative law, income tax law, jurisprudence, public interest law. | | | | OVERSEAS STUDY OPPORTUNITIES | | Overseas study opportunities are available. | | | | TUITION FEE ($AUD) | | Fees are indexed and may increase by up to 7% per year | | 18 310 | | | | SCHOLARSHIPS | | Scholarships are available for high achieving students, please ask for further information. | | | | ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS | Successful completion of English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 5B certificate at postgraduate (EFS5 (70%) PG1) level conducted by La Trobe University Language Centre; or
IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or
TOEFL Paper-based Test: a minimum score of 575 with a score of 5 or better in the Test of Written English; or
TOEFL Computer-based Test: a minimum score of 233 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or
TOEFL Internet-based Test: a minimum score of 88 with no individual score less than 22; or
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Approved equivalent. | | | | ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | LTU Foundation Studies - 95
Aust. Yr 12 (ENTER) 2008 (indicative only) - 97.4
International Baccalaureate - 34
Cambridge A Levels/STPM - 14
Sri Lankan A Levels - AAB
MICSS (UEC) - Ex Yr 12 FSP
Canada Secondary School (or CPU) - 75
Norway Upper Secondary Certificate - 4.5
Sweden Slutbetyg - VG/MVG
All Indian Sen SC (Best 5 Subjects) - 80
Vietnam (Year 12) - 9
National (China) Gao Kao - 580
Shanghai (China) Gao Kao - 460
Guangzhou (China) Gao Kao - 620
Thailand (Matayoma 6) - GPA 3.8
GAC Cert. IV - GPA 3.6
If you do not meet these entry requirements you might be interested in La Trobe's Foundation Studies and Diploma Programs, which provide an alternative pathway to La Trobe's undergraduate program. | | | | SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS | | Foundation Studies applicants applying for admission to the four-year program will also be required to attend a compulsory interview with the School of Law. | | | | SUBJECT PREREQUISITES | | For the graduate entry program, students must have completed an Australian Bachelor's Degree or equivalent. | | | | SEMESTER STARTS | | Semester 1 (March) | | | | INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE | | The following types of industry experience are available in this course. | | | | Workplace experience for academic credit | | | | If the industry experience program is not a registered part of their course a student will need to hold work rights on their visa, this permits the student to work up to 20 hours per week when their course is in session and unlimited hours outside these times. However, if a student has completed their course and their student visa is expiring they will need to apply for another visa with work rights rather than renewing their student visa based on undertaking industry experience. | | | | CAREER OPPORTUNITIES | | Opportunities for graduates include positions in the legal profession, politics, business and commerce, government service, public administration, education, community legal services and public interest advocacy groups. Although many students interested in studying law are looking towards a career as a legal practitioner (that is, as a solicitor or barrister), there are other opportunities available in the legal field, including work as a registrar, law clerk or legal assistant, legal executive, judge's associate or law librarian. A legal education is also a valuable preparation for a variety of careers outside the legal field. Skills such as legal research techniques, legal reasoning, the evaluation of rules and policies, the presentation of written and oral arguments, and the ability to communicate in plain English may be utilised in various occupations. | | | | PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION | | The course includes those units approved by the Victorian Council of Legal Education that must be completed successfully to qualify for admission to legal practice. Admission to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria requires the completion of articles of clerkship or a practical legal training course such as that conducted by the Leo Cussen Institute. International graduates would need the relevant visa to complete the articles of clerkship in Australia. International students are advised to obtain assurance of recognition of the course by relevant professional bodies in the country in which they intend to practise law. | | | | RELATED DOUBLE DEGREES | | Law/Behavioural Science | | Law/Arts | | Law/Commerce |
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