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B1395 - Bachelor of Laws

Overview

The Murdoch Law degree is a professional preparation that includes both candidates who enter it directly from matriculation and mature-age students. A significant proportion of the Law degree is obligatory, giving all students a basic understanding of the legal system and an introduction to the abilities demanded by the professional practice of law. Students will be provided with opportunities to practise these abilities in simulated professional settings, such as the Law School's Clinical Legal Education Clinic at SCALES in Rockingham and the Human Rights Law Clinic at Murdoch. Students will build on this foundation through advanced unit offerings in areas such as corporate and commercial law, environmental law, family law, international law, alternative dispute resolution, and human rights law.

Admission Requirements

• Entry requirements (onshore): 90 ATAR or equivalent
• English language requirements: Equivalent of an Academic IELTS overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0
• Additional progression requirements/restrictions:
  • Award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB(Hons)): Students must apply for entry into Honours immediately prior to commencing their final 24 points of study. The award of Honours is available on the basis of distinguished achievement in LLB580 Honours Thesis in Law, considered together with overall performance in LLB582 Legal Research Methods for Honours and two units from LAW452/LLB452 Corporations Law, LAW450/LLB450 Civil Procedure, LAW468/LLB468 Ethics and Professional Responsibility, and LLB580 Honours Thesis in Law completed in the Honours year.
  • Award with Distinction: Graduation with Distinction or High Distinction is awarded on the basis of a high level of academic performance in Murdoch University Law units of LLB.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an understanding of a coherent body of knowledge that includes:
   • The Australian legal system and its place in the global context
   • Fundamental areas of legal knowledge and underlying principles and concepts
   • Knowledge of legal research tools
   • The broader contexts within which legal issues arise
   • The framework of principles and theories within which the law develops
   • Practical and ethical aspects of lawyers' roles
2. Identify, research, evaluate, synthesise, and compare relevant factual, legal, and policy issues
3. Identify and articulate legal issues and apply legal research and reasoning to generate appropriate responses to legal issues
4. Engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned choice amongst alternatives
5. Think creatively in approaching legal issues and generating appropriate responses
6. Communicate in ways that are effective, clear, precise, appropriate, and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences
7. Learn and work independently and collaboratively
8. Reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development
9. Recognise, reflect upon, and develop an ability to respond to ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts

Structure

The course consists of 96 credit points, including:

• Course Core: 78 credit points
  • Required Units: 54 credit points
    • LLB100: Foundations of Law (6 cp)
    • LLB130: Criminal Law and Procedure (3 cp)
    • LLB152: Torts (3 cp)
    • LLB200: Skills for Legal Practice (3 cp)
    • LLB204: Statutory Interpretation (3 cp)
    • LLB251: Equity (3 cp)
    • LLB253: Property Law A (3 cp)
    • LLB254: Property Law B (3 cp)
    • LLB259: Constitutional Law (3 cp)
    • LLB260: Contract Law (6 cp)
    • LLB352: Evidence (3 cp)
    • LLB353: Trusts (3 cp)
    • LLB358: Australian Administrative Law (3 cp)
    • LLB450: Civil Procedure (3 cp)
    • LLB452: Corporations Law (3 cp)
    • LLB468: Ethics and Professional Responsibility (3 cp)
  • Specified Electives: 24 credit points
• Discovery Study: 3 credit points
• Options: 15 credit points
  • General Electives: 15 credit points
• Recommended Minors: 12 credit points
  • MN-IKP: Indigenous Knowledges and Practices (12 cp)
  • MN-TL: Technology and Law (12 cp)
  • MN-IKPL: Indigenous Knowledges and Practices in Law (12 cp)

Professional Outcomes

Professional Recognition

The Murdoch Bachelor of Laws satisfies the University education requirements for the practice of law of the governing bodies of the legal profession of Western Australia.

Professional Accreditation

The Bachelor of Laws is accredited by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA) and recognised by the Singapore Ministry of Law and Malaysia Bar Council.

Accrediting Bodies

• Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA)

Course Details

• Course Version: 21
• Version Start Date: 01/01/2026
• Owning College: College of Law, Arts and Social Sciences
• Owning School: Law and Criminology
• Duration in Years: 4
• Enrolment Pattern(s): Part Time, Full Time
• Credit Points: 96
• Award Title: Bachelor of Laws
• AQF Level: Level 7 - Bachelor Degree