Laws/Arts
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
Length
5 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Campuses
Melbourne, Bendigo
Course description
This course offers an innovative, high-quality legal education with a strong global and social justice perspective and an emphasis on practical experience. It includes all the compulsory law subjects required by the Council of Legal Education for admission to practice in Victoria, and a wide range of electives.
Students can from a wide range of arts majors, including languages and the performing arts. They may also complete law electives that complement their arts specialisation. For example, a student who majors in politics might complete law electives such as Public International Law, Human Rights Law or Public Interest Law Practice.
Course structure
Students complete 15 compulsory subjects and seven electives in law, and either one major of 130 credit points in one arts discipline (comprising two electives in first and second year, and three electives in third year), or a double major of 260 credit points in two separate arts disciplines.
Honours is offered to high-achieving students; Honours in Law is available in the final year, while Honours in Arts requires an additional year's full-time study.
Contact hours
3 contact hours per 15 credit point subject and 4 contact hours per 20 credit point subject in law per week. Normally 3 contact hours per non law subject.
Subject details
Major areas of study
Law, Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European cultures, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Latin-American studies, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, North American studies, peace studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, Sanskrit, sociology, Spanish (Portuguese, Catalan), and theatre and drama.
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Application
Apply through VTAC for first-semester entry, or to the University for Mid-Year Entry (visit www.latrobe.edu.au/study/apply/midyear).
Fee type
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Scholarships
Applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold permanent humanitarian visas are eligible for a range of University-wide scholarships, including Commonwealth Scholarships. For details please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/future-undergraduatesMiddle Band
Consideration is given to study scores in prerequisite studies and in Classical Societies and Cultures, History (any), International Politics, International Studies, Literature, LOTE (any), and International Politics. Consideration is given to Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) criteria. In addition, a regional bonus may apply.
Selection
(Note: All ATARs current for 2011)
Melbourne: ATAR 94.20
Bendigo: ATAR 87.00
Non-Year 12 selection may involve: ENTER/ATAR, Pi form, GPA, STAT Multiple Choice.
Extra requirements
Non-Year 12 applicants must complete and submit a VTAC Pi form detailing prior educational experience and reasons for interest in the course.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 3 and 4: Study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English.
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)
Additional information
Students commencing at Bendigo must transfer to Melbourne after second year.
Bendigo students must normally select an arts major from one of the following: English, history, Indonesian, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, gender and diversity studies.
Career opportunities
Graduates have career options in the legal profession, business and commerce, education, government service, politics, publishing, public administration, community legal services and public interest advocacy groups. See individual course entries for more details.
Professional recognition
All La Trobe University Law courses include the subjects required by the Victorian Council of Legal Education to qualify for admission to legal practice. Admission to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria usually requires the completion of a traineeship (formerly referred to as articles of clerkship) or an approved practical legal training course (for example, the Leo Cussen Institute or the College of Law Victoria).
Contact information
Faculty of Law and Management
Visit the Faculty website