Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Psychological Sciences

Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning

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Course rules

To qualify for the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Psychological Sciences, students must complete 500 Credit Points comprising:

  • Twenty (20) Core Law Units (250 credit points)
  • Four (4) Law Elective (50 credit points)
  • Three (3) Professional Experiences in law (0 credit points) *
  • Four (4) Elective units (50 credit points)
  • Twelve (12) Psychological Sciences units including
  • Eight (4) Core Psychological Sciences units (50 credit points)
  • Eight (8) units of study from the Psychological Sciences discipline major (100 credit points)

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a 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.

Students may not complete more than 175 credit points (normally 14 units) at Introductory Level. A unit of study can only be counted once, where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternate.

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 575 credit points comprising:

  • Twenty (20) Core Law Units (250 credit points)
  • Two (2) Law Electives (25 credit points)
  • Four (4) Elective units (50 credit points)
  • Three (3) Professional Experiences in law (0 credit points) *(see note below)
  • Twelve (12) Psychological Sciences units including
  • Four (4) Core Psychological Sciences units (50 credit points)
  • Eight (8) units of study from the Psychological Sciences discipline major (100 credit points)
  • Four [4] Professional Placement units (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:

  • Twenty (20) Core Law Units (250 credit points)
  • Three (3) Law Elective (37.5 credit points)
  • Four (4) Elective units (50 credit points)
  • Three (3) Professional Experiences in law (0 credit points) *(see note below)
  • Twelve (12) Psychological Sciences units including
  • Four (4) Core Psychological Sciences units (50 credit points)
  • Eight (8) units of study from the Psychological Sciences discipline major (100 credit points)
  • Two [2] Professional Placement units (50 credit points);

* Please note if a student selects the Psychology Professional Placement units, the Professional Experience in Law units are required to be completed. If students select the Law Professional Placement units, the Professional Experience in Law units are waived.

Maximum Academic Credit 

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Psychological Sciences is 250 credit points (normally 20 units), 150 credit points maximum from Law discipline and 100 credit points from Psychological Sciences discipline.