Bachelor of Laws

Overview The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) course is a four year accredited professional course that has been benchmarked with undergraduate Law degrees from around Australia.

Undergraduate Law is traditionally offered over 4 years and includes a suite of compulsory law units for accreditation purposes. The four-year Honours course is embedded within … For more content click the Read More button below.The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) course is a four year accredited professional course that has been benchmarked with undergraduate Law degrees from around Australia.

Undergraduate Law is traditionally offered over 4 years and includes a suite of compulsory law units for accreditation purposes. The four-year Honours course is embedded within the Bachelor of Laws as an exit degree.

Students will typically apply to transfer to the Honours course after their third year.Students aspiring to Honours will receive training in research methodology and must complete a significant research project under the supervision of a Macquarie Law School staff member. Students will obtain significant grounding in legal research methodology and practice and will have the opportunity to collaborate with legal academics in developing those skills. In addition to contributing to Law School research projects, students will design, develop and deliver their own project, culminating in a 12,000 word thesis or equivalent peer reviewed publication prepared over the course of a year.Read More

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Inherent requirements are the essential components of a course or program necessary for a student to successfully achieve the core learning outcomes of a course or program. Students must meet the inherent requirements to complete their Macquarie University course or program. For more information see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/inherent-requirements. Inherent requirements for Macquarie University programs fall under the following categories:

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The physical inherent requirement is to have the physical capabilities to safely and effectively perform the activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.

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The inherent requirement for cognition is possessing the intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative capabilities to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.

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The inherent requirement for communication is the capacity to communicate information, thoughts and ideas through a variety of mediums and with a range of audiences.

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The behavioural inherent requirement is the capacity to sustain appropriate behaviour over the duration of units of study to engage in activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.