Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Communication

This Course is future dated with the start date of 01/05/2025

Overview

Murdoch offers combined degrees which combine Law and another bachelor degree in an integrated course of study. This allows students seeking a Law degree to gain a range of opportunities for the study of disciplines other than Law, which are greater than those for students within the Law degree studied … For more content click the Read More button below. HonoursAward of Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB(Hons)): Students must apply for entry into Honours immediately prior to commencing their final 24 points of their law studies. The award of Honours is available on the basis of distinguished achievement across the Honours year. The required units for Honours are LLB580 (Honours thesis in Law) and LLB582 (Legal Research Methods for Honours and Masters). The student’s Honours Program must include any remaining required units for law (such as LLB450 (Civil Procedure), LLB452 (Corporations Law) and LLB468 (Ethics an Professional Responsibility). If a student does not have three required units to complete as part of their Honours program, then the Program can include any law specific electives. Students should seek advice and further information from the Chair of the Law School’s Honours Committee or the Law School Office.

Murdoch offers combined degrees which combine Law and another bachelor degree in an integrated course of study. This allows students seeking a Law degree to gain a range of opportunities for the study of disciplines other than Law, which are greater than those for students within the Law degree studied on its own. Combined degrees include the Bachelor of Laws with Bachelor of Criminology, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Communication, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Business.

Honours
Award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB(Hons)): Students must apply for entry into Honours immediately prior to commencing their final 24 points of their law studies. The award of Honours is available on the basis of distinguished achievement across the Honours year. The required units for Honours are LLB580 (Honours thesis in Law) and LLB582 (Legal Research Methods for Honours and Masters). The student’s Honours Program must include any remaining required units for law (such as LLB450 (Civil Procedure), LLB452 (Corporations Law) and LLB468 (Ethics an Professional Responsibility). If a student does not have three required units to complete as part of their Honours program, then the Program can include any law specific electives. Students should seek advice and further information from the Chair of the Law School’s Honours Committee or the Law School Office.

Contacts

Academic Chair

Admission requirements

Entry requirements (onshore)

English language requirements

Structure
120 credit points

Spine9 credit points

Required Unit3 credit points

Specified Elective Units6 credit points

Consulting and Freelancing

OR

Specialist Communication

OR

Professional Internship

OR

OR

Internships (WIL)

OR

OR

Introduction to Mooting

OR

OR

Indigenous Law Clinic

OR

Family Law Clinic

OR

Human Rights Law Clinic

OR

Clinical Legal Education

OR

Internships (WIL) 2

OR

Advanced Mooting

OR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

OR

Community Legal Education (Street Law)

OR

Building Employability Skills

OR

Real World Learning

OR

The Search for Everything: Data Analytics and Storytelling in the Twenty-First Century

OR

Wandju Boodja (Welcome to Country)

Course Core87 credit points

Law Units75 credit points

Required Units54 credit points

Foundations of Law

Criminal Law and Procedure

Skills for Legal Practice

Statutory Interpretation

Constitutional Law

Australian Administrative Law

Civil Procedure

Corporations Law

Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Specified Electives 21 credit points

Units will normally be available at least once every two years.

Policing & Crime Prevention

OR

Australian Costs Law

OR

Indigenous Peoples, Law and Society

OR

White Collar Crime

OR

Internships (WIL)

OR

Native Title Law

OR

IP: Regulating Innovation and Creativity

OR

International Trade Law

OR

OR

Introduction to Mooting

OR

Basic Principles of Taxation Law

OR

OR

Social and Welfare Law

OR

Comparative Law

OR

OR

OR

Law Reform and Access to Justice

OR

OR

Mining and Natural Resources Law

OR

Legal Protection of International Human Rights

OR

OR

European Union Law

OR

OR

Legal Theory and Research

OR

Climate Change, Sustainability and Environmental Law

OR

Employment Relations Law

OR

Public International Law

OR

Law of Planning

OR

OR

Work Health and Safety Law

OR

International Human Rights Organisations

OR

Supervised Legal Research

OR

Psychology and Law

OR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

OR

Community Legal Education (Street Law)

OR

Communication Units12 credit points

Major - Communication24 credit points

Alternative exits

Students may exit with either a B1395 Bachelor of Laws or a B1342 Bachelor of Communication provided they have met the complete requirements for these courses.

Professional outcomes

Professional recognition

Graduates of the Bachelor of Communication (Strategic Communication) major are eligible for membership of Communication and Public Relations Australia.

The Bachelor of Laws satisfies the University education requirements for the practice of law of the governing bodies of the legal profession of Western Australia. As is the pattern in the rest of Australia, before a candidate may be admitted to the practice of law in this State, certain additional requirements must be satisfied after completion of this formal university training. For more information, please refer to https://www.lpbwa.org.au/Becoming-A-Lawyer/Admissions-Requirements

Professional accreditation

Accrediting bodies