Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Business, administration and law
Build on your previous study and equip yourself for a fulfilling career in law with a Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) at Victoria University (VU). If you hold a degree in any other discipline, you can fast-track your law degree with VU. By entering as a graduate, you’ll study the same core subjects as your classmates in the Bachelor of Laws but graduate in three years instead of four. Enjoy the flexibility of studying in four-weeks blocks with the unique VU Block Model®, with the option to stu
Official- Duration
- 3 years
- Online
- Qualification
- Bachelor Degree
- AQF 7
- Campus
- Melbourne
- VIC · +1 more campus
- Course code
- CRICOS 041647K
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Course overview
Build on your previous study and equip yourself for a fulfilling career in law with a Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) at Victoria University (VU). If you hold a degree in any other discipline, you can fast-track your law degree with VU. By entering as a graduate, you’ll study the same core subjects as your classmates in the Bachelor of Laws but graduate in three years instead of four. Enjoy the flexibility of studying in four-weeks blocks with the unique VU Block Model®, with the option to study some of your units fully online so you can manage work and family commitments. You’ll be based in the heart of Melbourne’s legal precinct at our City Campus, learning from expert legal academics and supported by adjunct professors who are some of Australia’s most reputable legal professionals. Thanks to our partnerships with the courts and community legal services, you’ll also gain practical, real-world experience of the justice system – preparing you to work in the corporate, commercial, community or government legal sectors. In this condensed law degree, you’ll gain a broad perspective on legal practice and gain specialist academic and professional skills including: advocacy ethical judgement communication legal research and writing interviewing and negotiation legal interpretation. By studying all of the major areas of law (including contract, torts, property, constitutional, criminal and corporate), you’ll graduate from VU’s Bachelor of Laws having satisfied the academic requirements of the Victorian Legal Admissions Board for admission to legal practice in Victoria. You may also be able to complete an honours thesis in your final year, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours).
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
Planning reference: missing 2027 requirements use the latest published requirements from 2026; newer explicit 2027 requirements take precedence.
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6.5
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
Victoria University graduate certificate or graduate diploma entry generally requires an undergraduate qualification comparable to an Australian bachelor degree. Master's entry requires a comparable bachelor degree, honours degree or graduate diploma, subject to course requirements.
Additional entry requirement
Recognised bachelor-, honours- or graduate-diploma-equivalent qualification as required by the course; English proficiency.
Intakes and tuition
Tuition is recorded per intake with the institution's own basis. Superseded rows are kept so fee changes stay visible.
| Intake | Campus | Starts | Applications close | Tuition | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 · Semester 1 | Victoria University City Campus (City Tower) | 15 February 2027 | — | $46,667per year | International students |
| 2027 · Semester 2 | Victoria University City Campus (City Tower) | — | — | — | International students |
| 2027 · Semester 1 | City Campus | 15 February 2027 | — | — | International students |
Where it is taught
Victoria University City Campus (City Tower)
PrimaryVictoria University City Campus, 364-378 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC
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References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.