Bachelor
If you've already completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline, you can apply for the Graduate Entry Law. This course allows you to complete our Bachelor of Laws in just three years, adding to your existing studies whilst beginning your career journey to becoming a lawyer.
As a graduate law student, you can develop a unique specialisation by working with the strengths of your first degree whether that's in science, health, criminology, business, or arts. For example, you could choose to specialise in workplace law or personal injury litigation if you already have a health science degree, choose to focus on securities law, bankruptcy and liquidation and takeover law if you have a business degree or add to your criminology degree to become a criminal lawyer.
During your studies, you'll benefit from the opportunities the School of Law & Criminology offers students by taking a hands-on approach to the law. You'll also develop strong real-life legal skills through our clinical program with partners such as SCALES Community Legal Centre where you'll work on real cases with clients and get a first-hand looking into the legal system. You may also further develop your reasoning skills in our internationally recognised mooting program.
3 reasons to study Law at Murdoch
Get work experience through our Work Integrated Learning program which allows you to intern at law firms, community legal centres and other organisations.
Earn credit towards your degree with hands-on legal training in our award-winning clinic working with real clients in areas such as human rights, family law and indigenous issues.
Accelerate your degree by studying across a range of different teaching periods including Summer and Winter terms.
What you'll learn
Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals by studying core law units and specified law electives Here are some of the things you will learn:
Your future career
Studying law can lead to a career in any area or industry, from protecting and defending human rights to exploring emerging fields such as cybercrime.
You could work in the public or private sector, careers could include:
You don't have to become a lawyer. There are many other career paths you could pursue. You could become a business law consultant, work as a mediator, work in government or politics, become a writer or journalist or pursue many other opportunities.
For further admission information about this course, please visit Murdoch Admission Information - Law.
Professional accreditation
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - Graduate Entry is accredited by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA).
This course is also recognised by the Malaysia Bar Council.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Laws satisfies the University education requirements for the practice of law of the governing bodies of the legal profession of Western Australia. As is the pattern in the rest of Australia, before a candidate may be admitted to the practice of law in this State, certain additional requirements must be satisfied after completion of this formal university training. For more information, please refer to https://www.lpbwa.org.au/Becoming-A-Lawyer/Admissions-Requirements.
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Higher Education
You have completed university study in Australia, including a bridging or enabling course.Recent Secondary Education
You are finishing high school this year or have done so in the last two years.Vocational Education & Training
You have completed an apprenticeship or a VET course at TAFE or another private training provider.Work & Life Experience
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You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through either English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study or vocational education.
Everyone has a different path to university so if you've already completed formal or informal learning, you could receive advanced standing. Also known as recognition of prior learning, advanced standing can reduce the amount of study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for certain units.
Formal learning can include previous study in higher education vocational education or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning, various kinds of work and life experience.
Adjustment for Murdoch RISEMurdoch RISE is a selection rank adjustment, as part of our commitment to helping students from regional, Indigenous and low socio-economic backgrounds gain university entry.
If you achieve an ATAR of 60.00 - 89.95, a Murdoch RISE adjustment factor of up to 10.00 points may help you get into your preferred course. Murdoch RISE can increase your selection rank up to a maximum of 90.00.
There's no application or need to register. If you are eligible, the adjustment factor is automatically added to your raw ATAR score when you apply.
Everyone has a different path to university so if you've already completed formal or informal learning, you could receive advanced standing. Also known as recognition of prior learning, advanced standing can reduce the amount of study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for certain units.
Formal learning can include previous study in higher education vocational education or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning, various kinds of work and life experience.
This information applies to courses offered at our Australian campuses only. Courses offered at our Dubai and Singapore campuses or delivered by Open Universities Australia may have different requirements.
Please indicate above whether you're a domestic or international student intending to study at a Western Australian campus.
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Compulsory documents
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