This double degree is designed to provide you with a professional qualification which prepares you for legal practice, but also gives you a strong background in either International Relations or Journalism, which may particularly suit you if you're interested in human rights and international law.

Curtin’s Bachelor of Laws offers a rich and professionally relevant coverage of foundational areas of legal knowledge as well as developing the core skills essential to effective legal practice. It will give you a professional legal qualification allowing you admission to practise as a lawyer, including the giving of legal advice and appearing in court. It will also give you a strong commercial awareness and the opportunity to focus on industry.

This course is strongly commercially focused and has an emphasis on industry connectedness and innovative teaching,  with students being exposed from early in their studies to the culture, community and ethics of legal practice. In their second and third years of study, students will study in trimesters, enabling them to complete 300 credits in each year. Overall, students can complete the equivalent of 4 years of academic study in three calendar years.

Students will gain practical legal experience at our state of the art city campus at 57 Murray Street, complete with digital moot court and John Curtin Law Clinic, near the District Court and in the heart of Perth’s legal precinct. The course can only be completed internally.

Why study

At Curtin Business School, working practitioners bring degree programs to life. You'll be motivated by the real-life stories and industry exposure. In this new LLB degree, high-quality teaching staff aim to give you first-hand insight and knowledge of the legal profession.

The Bachelor of Arts (Humanities) degree is forward thinking and practical, and offers a comprehensive grounding in theory and the opportunity to gain a range of skills. Integrated professional practice units enhance the course's relevance and give opportunities for professional work experience, networking and community engagement.

How this course will make you industry ready

Curtin designs courses with careers in mind. You’ll get to work closely with business and industry during your degree. You can really get involved in your chosen field through classes, mentoring programs, voluntary work and industry placements. You’ll graduate with the knowledge and skills that are relevant to industry needs and be ready to make a difference from day one.

Completion of the Bang Tu tai or Bang Tot nghiep Pho thong Trung hoc (Vietnamese Upper Secondary School Graduation Diploma) with at least 8.00 in the score for graduation evaluation, separate evidence of English competence is required.