Overview

Thanks to our partnerships with the courts and community legal services, you’ll also gain practical, real-world experience of the justice system – preparing you to work in the corporate, commercial, community or government legal sectors.

In Laws programme at Victoria University , you’ll gain a broad perspective on legal practice and gain specialist academic and professional skills including:

advocacy
ethical judgement
communication
legal research and writing
interviewing and negotiation
legal interpretation.

Careers

In Melbourne, law graduates are in high demand particularly in banking and finance, corporate/commercial, litigation, private equity, projects, property, tax and workplace relations.

With a Bachelor of Laws from VU, you’ll be in high-demand and equipped to work as a lawyer or in legal practice in areas including criminal law, human rights law, family law, commercial law and business.

Like many of our graduates, you may choose to work in community legal centres providing legal access to disadvantaged groups, and in not-for-profit organisations.

You could take on roles in the legal field such as:

lawyer (barrister or solicitor)
in-house legal counsel
policy adviser
legal adviser
human-rights advocate.

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Australian Legal System in Context

Contracts

Legal Research Methods

Torts

Criminal Law

Criminal Investigation, Procedure and Sentencing

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

384 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

International Law Civil & Private Law Public Law View 59 other Bachelors in International Law in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 040190B

Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English (or equivalent).

PLUS:

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Economics, any History, Legal Studies, Australian Politics, Global Politics or Psychology.

OR:

Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent).

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

36800 AUD / year

≈ 36800 AUD / year

Additional Details

Commonwealth supported places (CSP) for eligible Australian citizens
Indicative fee for full-time international students: AU$18,400/semester (2026)

Living costs

Melbourne

Australia

1501 - 2659 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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