Bachelor of Laws
(63A)
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Duration:
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1 + 3 years for straight Law degree, 1 + 4 years for combined Law degrees |
Location:
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Cradle Coast (First year only)
Hobart
Launceston (First year only)
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Study Areas
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This course is the basic academic preparation for persons who wish to enter the legal profession and other careers involving legal work. A degree in law is the first step towards entering the legal profession. After graduating from the University, a law student wishing to practise in Tasmania is required to undertake a 6 month Legal Practice course. Students develop the values and intellectual abilities necessary to marshal facts and to critically assess and evaluate information, theories and doctrines thus preparing themselves for a variety of career roles. Areas of study include:
- Family law
- Antarctic law
- Environmental law
- Criminal law
- Corporate law
- International law
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Special Requirements
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There are three pathways into the Bachelor of Laws:
1. General entry. Completion of first year in another faculty which includes the units LAW121 Introduction to Law and LAW122 Legal Systems. Having successfully completed this year of study students can apply to transfer to the Law degree.
2. Direct entry into a combined Law degree. A limited number of places are available to for Year 12 leavers who attain a minimum TER of 92. Students apply for the relevant degree with Introduction to Law and if they achieve the minimum TER
may be granted direct entry into their chosen combined Law degree.
3. Graduate entry. Completed bachelor degree, then 3 years further study in Bachelor of Laws.
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Further study options
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Honours, Masters, PhD
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Career opportunities
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A law degree is a prerequisite to admission as a legal practitioner (solicitor or barrister). Today, however, employers from a wide range of disciplines value the skills that law graduates posess. Possible employment prospects include:
- Industry legal officer
- Ministerial adviser
- Legal aid
- Community legal adviser
- Attorney-General's department
- Law Reform Commission
- Consumer affairs
- Foreign Affairs
- Police
- Legal drafting
- Politics
- Banking and finance
- Journalism
- Publishing
- Teaching
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Further Information
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