Overview

This course aims to equip students with knowledge and skills across Law and Psychology in an integrated course of study. This allows students seeking a Law or Psychology degree to gain a range of opportunities that are greater than those for students within the Law or Psychology degrees studied on … For more content click the Read More button below.

Contacts

Academic Chair

Admission requirements

Entry requirements (onshore)
English language requirements

Learning outcomes

1.

CLO 1-9 Apply to the Bachelor of Laws

Demonstrate an understanding of a coherent body of knowledge that includes:
a) the Australian legal system and its place in the global context, fundamental areas of legal knowledge, and underlying principles and concepts,
b) knowledge of legal research tools,
c) the broader contexts within which legal issues arise,
d) the framework of principles and theories within which the law develops, and
e) practical and ethical aspects of lawyers' roles.

2.

Identify research, evaluate, synthesise and compare relevant factual, legal and policy issues.

3.

Identify and articulate legal issues and apply legal research and reasoning to generate appropriate responses to legal issues.

4.

Engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned choice amongst alternatives.

5.

Engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned choice amongst alternatives.

6.

Communicate in ways that are effective, clear, precise, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences.

7.

Learn and work independently and collaboratively.

8.

Reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.

9.

Recognise, reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to, ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts.

10.

CLO 10 - 16 Apply to the Bachelor of Psychology

Demonstrate a broad and coherent understanding of the discipline of psychology

11.

Communicate effectively to a range of audiences in written and oral formats.

12.

Identify and apply strategies of enquiry appropriate to a range of questions

13.

Critically evaluate ideas, arguments, evidence, and processes of enquiry

14.

Apply knowledge and skills to practical problems.

15.

Demonstrate interpersonal and collaborative skills.

16.

Demonstrate awareness of ethical principles and social justice issues in the science and practice of psychology.

Structure
120 credit points

Course Core75 credit points
Major36 credit points

Alternative exits

Students may exit with either a Bachelor of Laws or a Bachelor of Psychology provided they have met the complete requirements for these courses.

Professional outcomes

Professional recognition
Professional accreditation
Accrediting bodies