Bachelor degree · university
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
This double degree pairs law with a wide choice of arts majors or minors, such as humanities or social science subjects.
- How long it takes
- About 4 to 5.5 years
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 60.35
- Lowest offered at Victoria University, 2026
- How you can study
- Online or on campus
- Leads on to
- Solicitor
- $107,600 median pay, In demand
- Taught by
- 5 providers
- NSW, VIC, QLD
Is this course right for you?
What the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- curiosity about how rules and society work
- an interest in reading and arguing from texts
- comfort with writing clearly and at length
- patience for researching complex questions
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
The study that can follow this course.
Jobs you can do with it
Solicitor
Solicitors advise clients on their legal rights and obligations, then do the drafting, negotiation and filings that turn that advice into action.
A step towards this job. What else you need
Median pay$107,600
In demand
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.
Where you can study this course
There are 5 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
- Website for Southern Cross University (opens in a new tab)
Southern Cross University
Online
3.4from 183 Google reviews
- How you study
- Online
- (full or part time)
- Next intake
- Mar 2027
- Fee
- $17,392 a year
- (Government-supported place)
Victoria University
City Flinders, City Queen / Footscray Park, Footscray Park/City, VIC
3.9from 1,562 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 60.35 lowest
- (70.65 median, 2026)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
- Next intake
- Feb 2027
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, VIC
4.0from 1,190 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 67.2 lowest
- (78.75 median, 2026)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
- Next intake
- Feb 2027
- Website for University of the Sunshine Coast (opens in a new tab)
University of the Sunshine Coast
Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast, QLD
4.5from 591 Google reviews
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
- Next intake
- Jul 2027
- Fee
- $17,400 a year
- (Government-supported place)
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Sydney - Broadway, NSW
5.0from 2 Google reviews
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts.
- Core areas of law
- Arts major or minor
- Legal writing and advocacy
- Critical thinking
- Humanities and social sciences
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?