Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in English other than EAL.
Combining a professional qualification in law with a criminology degree, this program offers an innovative, high-quality legal education with a strong global and social justice perspective and a real emphasis on hands-on experiences. The program includes all the compulsory law subjects required by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board for admission to the legal profession in Victoria and a wide range of law electives.
The criminology component is designed for students interested in the significant challenges crime and criminal justice pose for practitioners and policy makers. Combining subjects in criminology with electives drawn from other disciplines to complement the law program, this degree fosters a unique interdisciplinary perspective and will equip students with the skills and knowledge required to meet the changing needs of the employment market, and make a difference in communities through advocacy and policy development.
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First year
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Semester 1 |
LAW1DR |
LAW1LIM |
LST1LOJ |
OPTION |
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Dispute Resolution |
Legal Institutions and Methods |
Law and (Dis)order |
Level 1 University Elective |
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Semester 2 |
LAW1CRL |
LST1PDC |
LST1UNC |
LAW1PPL |
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Principles of Criminal Law |
From Prisons to Detention Centres: Interogating Containment |
Understanding Crime |
Principles of Public Law |
Second year
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Semester 1 |
LST2VIC |
LST2SCR |
LAW2CTA |
LAW2TOT |
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Victimology: Victims, Justice and the Law |
Sentencing and Corrections |
Contract Law A |
Principles of Tort Law |
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Semester 2 |
LST2POL |
LCR2FSL |
LAW2CSL |
LAW2CTB |
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Police, Society and Democracy |
Introduction to Forensic Science and The Law |
Principles of Constitutional Law |
Contract Law B |
Third year
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Semester 1 |
LST3BIG |
LCR3ICR |
LAW2STA |
LAW2FPL |
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Big Issues in Criminology |
International Criminal Justice |
Statutory Interpretation |
Foundations of Property Law |
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Semester 2 |
LCR3ETA |
OPTION |
LAW2RPT |
OPTION |
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Criminal Law, Ethics and Accountability |
Level 3 LCR coded Elective |
Real Property Law |
Level 3 LCR coded Elective |
Fourth year
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Semester 1 |
LAW2ECP |
LCR2PSY |
LST3SLR |
OPTION |
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Evidence and Criminal Procedure |
Introducation to Forensic Psychology and the Law |
Crime and Socio-Legal Research |
Level 3 Law Elective |
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Semester 2 |
LAW3ADN |
LAW2CIV |
LCR2CBP |
OPTION |
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Principles of Administrative Law |
Civil Procedure |
Law and Practice of Customs and Border Protection |
Level 3 Law Elective |
Fifth year
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Semester 1 |
LAW3ETR |
LAW3CMP |
OPTION |
OPTION |
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Principles of Equity and Trusts |
Company Law |
Level 3 or Level 4 Law Elective |
Level 3 or Level 4 Law Elective |
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Semester 2 |
LAW3REM |
LAW3LPC |
OPTION |
OPTION |
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Remedies |
Legal Practice and Conduct |
Level 3 or Level 4 Law Elective |
Level 3 or Level 4 Law Elective |
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LAW4LPP - Legal Practice and Conduct - Clinical Placement (this subject is by application only) |
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This course satisfies the academic requirements for admission to the legal profession in Victoria.
Graduates may also work specifically in criminal law, advocacy for ex-prisoners and youth at risk, research, public policy development and review, crime prevention in the community sector, corrections, police (with additional qualifications), the courts system, and in government departments including justice, border protection and customs.
All La Trobe University Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor law courses include the subjects required by the Victorian Legal Admissions board to qualify for admission to the legal profession in Victoria as an Australian lawyer.
Admission to the legal profession by the Supreme Court of Victoria also requires the completion of practical legal training either by a 12-month period of Supervised Legal Training or by completing an approved practical legal training course (for example, at the Leo Cussen Institute or The College of Law). Candidates for admission to practise must also satisfy the Admissions Board that they are a fit and proper person to be admitted to practise.
International graduates require the relevant visa to complete a supervised workplace traineeship in Australia. It is advised to obtain assurance of recognition of the course by the relevant professional bodies in your preferred country of practice.
530 AUD/year
