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Bachelor of Arts/Juris Doctor

This package combines an arts degree with the Juris Doctor, a graduate-level law degree, so you study the two in sequence.

  • Duration: 6 years
  • Study mode: On campus

Where you can study this course

  • Monash University

    No listed website
    Campuses
    11 campuses
    Duration
    6 years
    Full time, part time available
    Study mode
    On campus
    Full fee
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    Most students rate the facilities and campus highly. Some question the trainers and teaching, student support and communication, while others praise the teaching and support, so opinions are mixed on those.

  • The University of Melbourne

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    Campuses
    The University of Melbourne
    Duration
    6 years
    Full time, part time available
    Study mode
    On campus
    Full fee
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    What students say

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Is this course right for you?

Entry requirements

Entry requirements are set by each provider, so check the ones you are considering.

    Entry recommendations

    To be prepared for this course, it helps to have:

    • an interest in how the law works
    • good reading and writing skills
    • patience for long documents
    • a willingness to argue a case clearly

    What will you learn?

    You choose from a wide range of humanities, social science and language areas in the arts stage. Moving on to the law stage depends on meeting the provider's conditions. The package usually takes six years full time. Law study alone does not authorise practice, so check the further training and admission steps for your state or territory.

    • Arts major in a chosen discipline
    • Humanities and social sciences
    • Foundations of law
    • Legal reasoning and research
    • Graduate law study

    Data from Course Seeker, run by the Tertiary Admissions Centres and the Australian Government Department of Education, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0).