Laws/Economics
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Economics
Length
5 years full-time or part-time equivalent.
Campuses
Melbourne
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 law electives.
It also includes compulsory subjects relevant to economics, such as Banking and Finance Law, Competition Law and Policy, or an approved subject from the Master of Laws in Global Business Law.
Course structure
Students complete 17 compulsory subjects and five electives in law, and 18 economics subjects and other business electives. Honours is offered to high-achieving students; Honours in Law is available in the final year, while Honours in economics requires an additional year's full-time study.
Subject details
Major areas of study
Law, economics. For more details, see individual course entries.
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, Business (any), and Humanities (any).
Selection
ATAR n/a (current for 2011)
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 Unit 3 & 4: study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English, and at least 20 in Mathematics (any).
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (February and July)
Career opportunities
Law graduates can seek positions in the legal profession, politics, business and commerce, government service, public administration, education, community legal services and public interest advocacy groups. Economics graduates have the skills necessary for employment in large corporations, government organisations, administration, public relations and the banking and finance industries. 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).
The appropriate choice of subjects in the Bachelor of Economics can lead to membership of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance.
Contact information
Faculty of Law and Management
Visit the Faculty website