Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Innovation and Design

Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning

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Course rules

To qualify for the Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Innovation and Design, students must complete 500 credit points comprising:

  • 19 core Law units (237.5 credit points)
  •  5 Law electives (62.5 credit points)
  •  3 Professional Experiences in Law (0 credit points)
    - Please note: If a student completes LAW20025 Professional Experience in Law (Law Review), the student is not required to complete LAW20018.
    - Please note: If a student completes LAW30023 Professional Experience in Law (Innocence and Law Reform Project), the student is not required to complete LAW30016.
  • 16 Innovation and Design units (200 credit points)
    - 8 core Innovation and Design units (100 credit points)
    - 8 units of study from the Innovation and Design major (100 credit points)

Students complete no more than 200 credit points (16 units) at Introductory Level (i.e. Stage 1 - eg: LAW1XXXX). A unit of study can only be counted once. Where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternative unit. 

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Professional Placement. Please note that due to government regulation international students holding a student visa are not able to undertake Professional Placements in this course.

Professional Placements

Professional Placements are subject to a competitive selection process.

Students who undertake a 12-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 600 credit points comprising:  

  • 19 core Law units (237.5 credit points)
  • 5 Law electives (62.5 credit points)
  • 16 Innovation and Design units (200 credit points) comprising of:
    - 8 core Innovation and Design units (100 credit points)
    - 8 units of study from the Innovation and Design major (100 credit points)
  • 4 units of study from the Professional Placement Co-Major (100 credit points)

Students who elect to undertake a 6-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 537.5 credit points comprising: 

  • 19 core Law units (237.5 credit points)
  • 4 Law electives (62.5 credit points)
  • 16 Innovation and Design units (200 credit points) comprising of:
    - 8 core Innovation and Design units (100 credit points)
    - 8 units of study from the Innovation and Design major (100 credit points)
  • 2 units of study from the Professional Placement Co-Major (50 credit points)

* If the student selects the Law Professional Placement units, the Professional Experience in Law units are waived.