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Undergraduate UNE-LAW-DEG-2023
Bachelor of Laws (3 Years)
Complete a law degree in just 3 years
Use your current degree to springboard into law. Study the Australian legal system and pertinent topics including water law and First People’s law. Build legal research skills. Tackle complex issues. With graduate entry, you can fast track a career in law.
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Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Study method
100% online
Price
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$65,280
Total subjects
24
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
Applications Close
- 08 Oct 23
The University of New England is the only Australian public university to be awarded the maximum 5 stars for Overall Experience by the Good Universities Guide, 13 years in a row. UNE has delivered distance education since 1955—that’s longer than any other Australian university. Perhaps that’s why students continue to rate UNE so highly for student satisfaction and teaching quality. With over 170 degrees offered online, and more than 22,000 students, UNE is an expert in online education.
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Degree structure
Core subjects
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Degree details
What you'll learn
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
- demonstrate a sound knowledge of the fundamental areas of law prescribed by the admitting authorities; a wide range of legal and theoretical concepts, values and principles; and have an awareness of international law and an appreciation of Indigenous legal issues;
- communicate in an effective and persuasive manner an argument, advice or opinion that is clear, coherent and logically sustainable, to both legal and non-legal audiences, both orally and in writing;
- demonstrate an awareness of global legal, political and social perspectives;
- demonstrate an ability to design a research strategy and access legal resources including using practical applications that respond to the factual, legal, theoretical and policy issues, to achieve a considered outcome that represents an evaluation of the data generated;
- demonstrate an appreciation that the law will change and the need for both self-directed and professional legal education that seeks to ensure the currency of legal knowledge;
- demonstrate an ability to identify issues and apply legal knowledge and principles to complex problems and projects, with a view to constructing relevant, creative and ethically appropriate responses;
- demonstrate an ability to apply principles of professional and social responsibility in formulating considered responses to ethical issues that require an analysis and evaluation of a diverse range of values, norms and behaviours in the professional, societal and global contexts;
- demonstrate an ability to engage with others in a way that respects diverse opinions and perspectives to achieve relevant and efficient outcomes that reflect the contribution of all those involved; and
- demonstrate an ability to critically reflect upon and analyse law's effect on society and, where appropriate, develop arguments for reform.
Career opportunities
This course provides you with a solid foundation in critical thinking, problem solving and research skills – which feeds directly into legal careers across many areas including:
- legal aid agencies and advocacy organisations
- commercial firms
- government departments
- human resources
- police prosecution
- legal project management
- creative industries
- banking, commerce and management.
Please note, to be admitted to practice as a solicitor, barrister or legal practitioner in Australia, you will need to undertake a course of Professional Legal Training (PLT).
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Laws (3 Years) degree is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) of NSW.
Entry requirements
Higher education
Rule A: You have completed a three-year qualification (AQF Level 7 or overseas equivalent); or
Rule B: You have undertaken any of the following qualifications with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.1:
- Bachelor degrees
- Postgraduate degrees
Transfer from another UNE course
If you are currently studying another undergraduate qualification at UNE, you can apply to transfer into this course. To be assessed for admission you must have completed at least 4 units of study within a single course with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.1.
Secondary education
If you are currently studying Year 12 (school or TAFE) or have done so within the past 2 years, you can apply for admission on the basis of their ATAR or equivalent.
English Proficiency Requirements
At least one of the following criteria must be met:
- English is the applicant's first language; or
- Satisfactory completion, no more than five years prior to the date of application for admission to UNE, of at least one year of full-time or equivalent full-time study at senior secondary, post-secondary or tertiary level in a country in which English is the primary official language or co-official language and in which English was the sole medium of instruction and assessment for the particular period of study claimed, resulting in an AQF award or an award recognised by the Australian Department of Education; or
- An IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.5, with a minimum sub-band of 6.5 for writing and no other sub-band less than 6.0, or TOEFL IBT score of 91 with no less than 22 in writing and no less than 20 in listening, speaking and reading.
- Satisfactory completion of the Advanced English for Academic Purposes program (EAP Level 4) at the University of New England English Language Centre.
For more information, please refer to https://policies.une.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=221.
Special requirements
Inherent Requirements - https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/my-course/managing-my-course/inherent-requirements
Academic Integrity and Referencing Learning Instrument (AIRLI)
Please note that all students are required to complete the Academic Integrity and Referencing Learning Instrument (AIRLI) prior to the submission of their first assessment. AIRLI is an online tool specifically designed to help law students meet the academic integrity standards required for their course, including how to use the Australian Guide to Legal Citation. It is a self-paced suite of 10 learning modules with quizzes taking appropriately two to three hours to complete. On completion students will be awarded an e-AIRLI Badge.
Students studying UNE Law subjects must obtain two badges before they can submit their first assessment: the AIRLI Badge and the “standard” UNE Academic Integrity Module (AIM) Badge.
Credit for previous study or work
Students admitted to the degree with prior tertiary studies that satisfy part of the academic requirements of this degree may be eligible for advanced standing. For more information about Advanced Standing or Recognition of Prior Learning, please visit:
Description
UNE boasts one of Australia's largest law schools outside a capital city, as well as being an early adopter of innovative technology in the delivery of its law programs. The Bachelor of Law (3 years) encourages both a critical and progressive approach to the existing law and legal system; ensuring that students understand both the law and the context.
The Bachelor of Laws is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board of NSW for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW and mutual recognition legislation extends admission to other Australian jurisdictions.
After completion of academic qualifications there are a range of employment options from which to choose. Graduates who wish to be admitted to practice as a solicitor, barrister or legal practitioner anywhere in Australia will also have to undertake a course of practical legal training (PLT). This can consist of approximately half a year's full-time training, undertaken internally or externally, or of equivalent part-time training. In some jurisdictions, it may be possible to do articles of clerkship instead. Because the system adopted varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, enquiries should be made to the admission authority in the state or territory in which you intend to practice; this is usually a committee of the Supreme Court of that State or Territory or a special body set up to administer admissions to the legal profession. Additional information can be found on the School of Law page.
The Bachelor of Laws aims to graduate students who can demonstrate:
- understanding and knowledge of Australian law and awareness of indigenous, international and theoretical perspectives;
- competence in using legal research and analytical skills that equip them to work in the legal profession or in a broad range of law related occupations;
- the ability to take a strategic approach to problem solving by applying critical and innovative thinking to complex legal issues and situations;
- competence in oral and written communication;
- the ability to work independently and in groups; and
- professional judgment and knowledge of the ethical responsibilities associated with having completed a law degree.
Degree structure details
Recommended Study Pattern
Full-time students are advised to undertake no more than 3 units each teaching period or pro-rata for part-time students.
Award Requirements
To qualify for the award a candidate must pass units to the value of 24 subjects (144 credit points) with not more than 8 subjects (48 credit points) at 100-level AND at least 6 subjects (36 credit points) at 300-level or higher.
Note: Students should complete 16 core subjects (96 credit points) and 8 listed subjects (48 credit points). The listed subjects have been arranged into streams by focus area. Students can only complete subjects once, even if they are listed in several focus areas.
Exit Points
Candidates who discontinue their studies in the Bachelor of Laws may be eligible to exit with the Diploma in Legal Studies on completion of 8 LAW subjects (48 credit points) or the Advanced Diploma in Legal Studies on completion of 12 LAW subjects (72 credit points).
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