Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies

Bachelor

In the fight for justice, you need knowledge, integrity and perseverance. This degree embraces all these qualities as you learn how the law works, why specific laws exist, and how our laws impact on others.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Course Code

3006110, 022342G

Study Mode

In person, Online

Intake Months

Mar, Jul, Oct

International Fees

$28,000 per year / $84,000 total

ATAR

60

About this course

In the fight for justice, you need knowledge, integrity and perseverance. This degree embraces all these qualities as you learn how the law works, why specific laws exist, and how our laws impact on others.

The Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies is an excellent degree for those wanting to work in policy development, paralegal positions, conveyancing, and in the justice sector. It provides a thorough practical grounding in legal knowledge and a strong understanding of Australian and international politics and society. If you have already been working professionally in the fields of law and justice, this course will extend your knowledge, skills and expertise. The conveyancing major, which is accredited by New South Wales Fair Trading, enables you to become a licenced conveyancer in NSW.

Our graduates can envisage career roles across the justice and social policy sector, as well as the public service. Students who want to become lawyers may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Laws during or at the completion of their studies.

Alternatively, students can choose to graduate with the Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies) after completing the required 16 units.

Study locations

Gold Coast

Online

What you will learn

Apply critical judgement including analysis, reasoning, and appropriate directed research to legal issues and challenges in paralegal, professional social and political contexts.
Apply these skills to a broad and diverse range of legal topics.
Apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems in paralegal, professional and political contexts.
Apply these skills to a broad and diverse range of legal topics.
Demonstrate an understanding and evaluate issues with reference to principles of social justice and legal ethical frameworks.
Understanding the relationship between law and sustainability.
Apply these skills to a broad and diverse range of legal topics
Demonstrate an understanding of a broad and coherent body of knowledge relating to the paralegal, professional and social contexts of the fundamental areas of law, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts.
Learn and work independently within broad parameters.
Reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance.
Access, manage and evaluate sources of information relevant to legal issues in social and political contexts.
Communicate appropriately and effectively, both orally and in writing.
Collaborate effectively and constructively with others.
Apply an understanding of Australian Indigenous perspectives to all aspects of legal professional practice.

Career pathways

Law-related work In legal firms, government policy making, corporate firms, government legal departments, law enforcement agencies, legal aid offices, court administration, public prosecutions, and in the corporate sector in banking, insurance and conveyancing.

Credit for prior study or work

Candidates who have completed an Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies) may be granted advanced standing for up to sixteen (16) units towards the Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Law & Paralegal Studies courses at Southern Cross University (SCU).

80.5%

Overall satisfaction

79.7%

Skill scale

63.4%

Teaching scale

75.5%

Employed full-time

$65.2k

Average salary

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