University of Tasmania

Course Details

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws with Honours in Law (L4R)

Course Description

The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws with Honours is an on-campus 5-year full-time course offered by the College of Arts, Law & Education and is available at Hobart. The first year only is also offered at the Launceston and Cradle Coast campus. This course may be studied part-time. The objectives of the combined degree courses are those of the component degrees. Reference should be made to the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws course entries. The Bachelor of Laws Honours course is the basic academic preparation for persons who wish to enter the legal profession and other careers involving legal work. The course also has wider applicability in developing the attributes and skills inherent in a general university education. Students develop the values and intellectual abilities necessary to marshal facts and to critically assess and evaluate information, theories and doctrines thus preparing themselves for a variety of career roles.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
5year

Career outcomes

Graduates of combined degrees could expect to find open to them all the career paths that are open to graduates of the component degree courses. A law degree is a prerequisite to admission as a legal practitioner. Today, however, employers from a widening range of disciplines value the skills that law graduates possess. A range of career choices lie open to law graduates as a solicitor, barrister, industry legal officer or ministerial adviser, as well as in legal aid, community legal centres, the Attorney-General's department, law reform commissions, consumer affairs, environment, foreign affairs, police, legal drafting, politics, banking, finance, journalism, publishing and teaching.

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws with Honours in Law (L4R) University of Tasmania