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Monash University

Bachelor of Laws

Course codes: 2708 ~ Course abbreviation: LLB ~ Total credit points: 192 ~ 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time ~ Managing faculty: Law

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) requires students to complete 192 points of study consisting of 12 compulsory units (72 points) and a further 120 points of elective units.

Students who have, prior to admission to the LLB, successfully completed a minimum of 48 points of bachelor-degree-level study in a discipline other than law at Monash University or at another university will receive 36 points of unspecified credit towards the LLB. This may reduce the requirements for the LLB to 156 points of study and may allow students to complete the program in three years of full-time study.

The study of law develops problem-solving skills and powers of analysis. It teaches precise and imaginative use of language. It also promotes ethical thinking and a focus on justice and fairness. It enhances students' thinking, reasoning and expressive abilities within legal and related contexts, leading to employment in the legal profession, law reform agencies, government service or other relevant areas of employment.

Course objectives

The objectives of the LLB program at Monash are to enable students to gain an understanding of basic legal concepts and legal institutions and of the historical, social, political and economic factors influencing their development. Upon completion of the LLB, students will be able to identify, use and evaluate the concepts, principles, rules and methods used in legal argument and will have developed oral and written skills, especially of legal argument, legal research and critical analysis. Students will have gained an understanding of concepts of justice, a concern to promote justice and an appreciation of their professional responsibilities.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Laws course consists of 12 compulsory units which must be completed by all students enrolled in an LLB program plus a further six 'quasi-compulsory' units which must be completed by students who wish to be qualified for admission to practice as a barrister or solicitor in Victoria. The remainder of the program consists of law elective units chosen by the student (please also see Bachelor of Laws - basic course structure).

Course requirements

First year - 48 points

Second year - 48 points

Third year - 48 points

Fourth year - 48 points

  • LAW3101 Administrative law
  • LAW5104 Civil procedure
  • 36 points of elective law units

Students have a maximum time limit of eight years to complete the course from the date of commencement. Students awarded 36 points of unspecified credit will have a maximum time limit of seven years to complete the course from the date of commencement.

Contact details

Undergraduate student services, telephone +61 3 9905 3300, visit http://www.law.monash.edu.au/undergraduate/courses.html or email enquiries@law.monash.edu.au.