Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

The Bachelor of Arts portion of the double degree gives you the flexibility to study what you are passionate about. There is a range of subjects ACU offers within the following areas:

Business Studies
Drama
History
Literature
Mathematics
Media
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Theological Studies
Visual Arts.
Completing a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws is excellent preparation for pursuing a career in areas such as:

Education
Government administration
Media and communications
Public and policy development.

This double degree is designed to produce well-rounded graduates ready for legal practice and a wide range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment.

Graduates can pursue a range of legal careers including: private legal practice as a solicitor or barrister; legal officer in the public sector (for example in federal or state government departments and publicly-funded organisations such as universities or public broadcasters); in-house counsel to a wide range of organisations from corporations to trade unions; public interest legal work in community legal centres; and legal research.

Completing this double degree is also excellent preparation for an equally diverse range of careers across Government administration; Teaching and staff training; Archives, museums and libraries; Art institutions; Commerce and industry; Communications and writing; Community and charitable organisations; Creative industries; Heritage organisations; Social research and policy organisations; Tourism and travel industries.

English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 4)
English (4, SA) at year 12 level
Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 25 in any other English.