Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Laws from The University of Notre Dame Australia provides a gateway to an exciting and rewarding career in law.

Completed over four years of full-time study and taught by highly respected practitioners, this program combines a comprehensive coverage of legal and ethical principles, as well as the skills to apply these principles in legal practice.

Core Curriculum – The Logos Program

• Logos I
• Logos II
• Logos III

Year One

• Legal Research & Writing
• Legal Process & Statutory Interpretation
• Criminal Law A
• Legal History
• Criminal Law B

Year Two

• Contract Law A
• Torts A
• Property Law A
• Equity
• Contract Law B
• Torts B
• Property Law B
• Trusts

Year Three

• Advocacy
• Constitutional Law
• Corporations & Partnerships
• Evidence
• Administrative Law
• Law Elective One
• Law Elective Two (International)
• Law Elective Three

Year Four

• Remedies
• Civil Procedure
• Legal Philosophy
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Commercial Practice & Ethics
• Law Elective Four
• Law Elective Five
• Law Elective Six

Law Electives

• Advanced Research Project (i.e. Honours research)
• Advanced Taxation Law
• Bioethics & The Law
• Commercial Drafting
• Commercial Law
• Competition & Consumer Law
• Construction & Building Contract Law
• Directed Research Project
• Employee Relations Law
• Entertainment Law
• Environmental Law
• Family Law
• Health Law
• Human Rights Law
• Insolvency
• Intellectual Commercial Dispute Resolution
• Intellectual Property Law
• Introduction to Australian Taxation Law
• Introduction to Canon Law (i.e. Church Law)
• Law & Religion
• Law in Context (Externships)
• Mining & Petroleum Law
• Occupational Safety & Health Law
• Succession
• Trial Advocacy

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

Academic requirements for this program are outlined below. In addition, to be eligible for admission, all applicants need to satisfy minimum requirements outlined at admission requirements. These include those relating to age and English Language Proficiency. We also consider your application more broadly – your non-academic achievements (such as any previous leadership roles, volunteering, work, church and/or community involvement) as well as personal qualities - your aspirations and interests and your capacity to complete your chosen program.

Applicants with recent Secondary Education:

• HSC Performance Band Results with a Band 5 in English, a minimum average of Bands 5s and an overall minimum average HSC mark of 80% in HSC Category A Courses (or Interstate equivalent). Applicants must be eligible for an ATAR or OP; or
• Minimum International Baccalaureate (IB) score of 31.

Applicants with Higher Education Study

• Other University Studies completed at undergraduate level or higher. A minimum number of 4 subjects with a high credit average (65+) is required.

Applicants who have successfully completed subjects at another University, which are relevant to the program of study, may be eligible for Advanced Standing.

Applicants with Vocational Education and Training (VET) study

• Completed AQF Diploma or higher in a relevant discipline, from an accredited provider such as TAFE or a Registered Training Organisation (RTO).

Applicants with Work and Life Experience

Applicants with relevant work and life experience who left secondary education more than two years ago and have not undertaken VET or higher education study since then may seek admission on the basis of:

• Their experience. ‘Experience’ could include a combination of factors sufficient to demonstrate readiness for higher education. These include Mature Age entry and relevant professional experience particularly in a legal context such as paralegal, legal clerk, tipstaff, alternative dispute resolution, law enforcement, relevant social work or legal secretarial work. Work experience and community involvement involving commercial business practice, caring for others, working in religious activities, social welfare or social justice activities will also be considered. Evidence must be provided as to the type and duration of relevant employment or community involvement (more than two years). The Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) may be required.
• STAT – Scores of 160 in the Multiple Choice and Written English sections are required.
• Higher School Certificate (HSC) (or equivalent) results if these have been completed within the last 5 years.