This on-campus course at Hobart is offered by the Faculty of Law and is available full time (a minimum of 4 years) or part time (a maximum of 9 years). Students who are granted entry with an ATAR 90+ or equivalent are guaranteed progression into year 2 of the course. Student who are granted entry with an ATAR below 90 are not guarnateed progression into year 2 of the course and will be assessed on completion of their first year of study. Should you not be successful in progressing to Year 2, you will be transferred to a Bachelor degree related to your first year studies. It is therefore recommended that you choose your six non-Law first year units carefully to ensure you are able to continue your studies in the other degree if required. Help others navigate the law. Throughout this course, you will develop the values and critical thinking skills necessary to marshal facts, assess and evaluate information for a variety of professional roles. A degree in law is the first step towards entering the legal profession. After graduating from the University, if you wish to practice in Tasmania you are required to undertake a Legal Practice course over six months.

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.