Bachelor
Charles Sturt University's Bachelor of Laws is a unique, fully online program offering comprehensive legal education with a focus on cultural competence and specialized law topics. Graduates are prepared for diverse legal careers, including criminal law and community advocacy.
Ready to experience a unique law course? Our Bachelor of Laws is the only one of its kind. You get all the legal skills of a traditional law degree - but so much more. Our 100 per cent online course includes specialised law topics, all led by legal professionals, including resources law, legal issues affecting Australian First Nations people, international law and regional law. Add in cultural competence training and you've got a powerful toolkit to truly make an impact.
Study your law degree online - with support at the click of a mouse - and when you graduate you'll be ready to take your legal career wherever you choose. Work in criminal law. Do further legal practice training and become a barrister. Work for Legal Aid. Be a changemaker at the heart of your community.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
A completed High School Certificate (or equivalent) with the minimum ATAR required (including adjustment factors).
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Successful completion of 1 year (full time equivalence) of a Bachelor degree or AQF equivalent.
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Successful completion of LAW112 and either LAW113 or LAW116 as part of a CSU Bachelor degree or as Single Subject Study.
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Successfully completed the Special Tertiary Admission Test (STAT) with a minimum score of 172 following a completed Higher School Certificate and demonstrated paid employment in the legal service field of no less than 2 years (or full time equivalency).
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Demonstrated academic/professional achievement for example completion of a Diploma of Conveyancing or Associate Degree in Policing Practice; and paid employment in the legal service field of no less than five years (or full time equivalence), for example a paralegal, Court Officer, Police Officer or Licensed Conveyancer.
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
Select five (5) subjects from the following:
CodeTitleCredit PointsJST220Gender and Crime8 credit ptsLAW313International Public and Private Law8 credit ptsJST318Human Rights and Social Justice8 credit ptsJST339Sentencing Law and Practice8 credit ptsLAW222Technology Law8 credit ptsLAW370Law of Employment8 credit ptsLAW316Dispute Resolution8 credit ptsLAW321Natural Resources Law8 credit pts