The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts requires the completion of a minimum of 193.5 units of study and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts a minimum of 193.5 units.

For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) combined degrees through SATAC.

Eligible students who decide to take up the combined degrees program in a subsequent year will be required to apply through SATAC, or via internal university transfer, for admission to the Bachelor of Arts.

Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) or Bachelor of Arts and to receive credit for some, or all, of the topics already completed.

Program of Study

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

- a Law component of 135 units for the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) which consists of 90 units of core topics, 22.5 units of Legal Practice Training, 9 units of option topics, and 13.5 units of dissertation or 135 units for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) which consists of 90 units of core topics, 22.5 units of Year 4 Option topics, 9 units of Year 3 Option topics, and 13.5 units of dissertation [see Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) or Bachelor of Laws (Honours) entry for further information];

- an Arts component of at least 58.5 units consisting of:  

  • one 36 unit major sequence selected from the Bachelor of Arts sequences listing comprising 9 units of first level topics, 9 units of second level topics, 9 units of third level topics, plus 9 extra units from either second or third year level;
  • one 22.5 unit minor sequence selected from the Bachelor of Arts sequences listing, comprising 9 units of first level topics, 9 units of second level topics, plus 4.5 units from either a second or third year topic.