Bachelor of Legal Studies

Bachelor of Legal Studies

Bachelor degree
36 months
Processing time: 20 days
Full-time
Intakes: March, July
International tuition: A$26,250
Domestic tuition: A$10,958

Program overview

Students may study units of interest from a particular category which will enhance career opportunities in an ever-changing legal services market. The course will also provide career opportunities for those with an interest in a career in policy development and the justice sector. Students who want to become lawyers will be able to apply to transfer to the Bachelor of Laws (4 Years) on successful completion of at least 4 units of study with a minimum grade point average of 4.2 or, on successful completion of 8 units of study with a minimum grade point average of 3.9 during or at the completion of their studies.

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • PTE
  • TOEFL iBT
  • IELTS
Completion of secondary school comparable to Australian Year 12 or equivalent academic achievement. IELTS: minimum score of 6.0, with no subscore less than 5.5 or Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 79 (writing 22) or Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 57 with no score less than 50

Career opportunities

This course will provide graduates with legal knowledge to equip them to be paralegals working for in-house lawyers (the fastest growing sector in law at present), not just legal practices or law firms, or to pursue a range of careers in areas such as banking and finance, communications and public relations, corporate governance, court administration, information technology, journalism and publishing, justice departments, politics and public policy-making, and research and policy analysis. In addition, opportunities are available in mining and agricultural companies, natural resource and environmental management agencies, and in local, state and federal government.

Campus location

Armidale , Australia

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