Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Sociology)/Bachelor of Arts

La Trobe University

La Trobe's Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts lets you enrich your legal education by pursuing your interests and passions. Open doors to a diverse range of rewarding careers, while exploring how to make a difference in your community.Learn the fundamentals of criminal, constitutional, property and company law. Explore the legal system and understand how it can be used as a powerful and positive force in society. Develop key skills in advocacy, negotiation and dispute resolution.Demonstrate appropriate understanding and competence in the prescribed areas of knowledge required for admission into the legal practice in Victoria, Australia.Develop creative, critical and analytical skills to address problems in a range of social and cultural contexts.Demonstrate high-level, ethical, professional and culturally aware communication skills.Design and conduct independent and collaborative research into complex problems relating to social issues, considering ethical implications and multiple perspectives.Navigate, critically assess and strategically utilise information from both physical and digital sources.Demonstrate broad knowledge of Australian legal systems, institutions and procedures, including fundamental legal principles and concepts, substantive areas of law and international and comparative contexts.Studying law in combination with arts can lead to a range of careers in the public or private sector.

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