Bachelor of Laws

Give legal advice, perform legal work, and appear in court as a lawyer. An undergraduate degree in law is the first qualification you need to practice as a lawyer in Australia.

Curtin’s Law degree offers a foundation in essential areas of legal knowledge. You’ll develop core skills essential to effective legal practice and gain a high level of commercial awareness. You’ll also get to undertake optional units focusing on topics such as forensic advocacy, family law, human rights law, native title law, and policy, or European Union law. And with over twenty-five optional units to choose from, you can tailor your degree to suit your career interests.

You will greatly benefit from the relationships you form with members of the profession and the proximity of the Supreme Court, the District Court and the Federal Court, which are located close to the Curtin Law School in Perth city. 

The course is delivered in a combination of semesters and trimesters and can be completed in three years. It is equivalent to a four-year, full-time undergraduate degree.

You’ll complete your first year at Curtin Perth in a semester format while your second and third years will be studied in trimesters at the law school's location at Curtin Murray Street in the Perth city center. If you choose to study four units in each study period, you can graduate in only three calendar years.