Bachelor of Laws
Macquarie University
CRICOS provider number: 00002J TEQSA provider ID: PRV12032
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
Oil spills. The conflict in Syria. Euthanasia. Our right to privacy. The law plays an integral role in managing how each of these issues – and countless more across the globe – are analysed, evaluated and resolved.
The hallmark of Macquarie's Bachelor of Laws is its recognition of the way legal frameworks underpin such global issues. You’ll be challenged to think critically about the law to seek innovative solutions to legal problems – skills highly valued by employers. With the option to combine your law degree with many other Macquarie bachelor degrees, you can open the way to an array of careers in legal practice, private industry, government, education and community services.
Areas of study
In addition to the Priestley 11 subjects – administrative law, civil procedure, company law, contracts, criminal law and procedure, equity (including trusts), ethics and professional responsibility, evidence, federal and state constitutional law, property, torts – that are required for admission as a legal practitioner, you can also study a range of electives, including animal law, competition and consumer law, environmental law, family law, human rights, Indigenous peoples and the law, international dispute settlement and media law.
Career opportunities
Barrister or solicitor, CEO or general manager, diplomat, lobbyist, policy adviser, politician, public servant.
Professional recognition
The Macquarie Bachelor of Laws is accredited by professional bodies regulating the admission of law graduates to legal practice and provides appropriate qualification for admission to practice as a lawyer throughout Australia.
In addition to completing a law course at an accredited institution, the profession requires all law graduates to complete a period of Practical Legal Training including further study and supervised experience in a legal practice. Similar bodies and systems of accreditation exist in other states and territories.
Honours
Awarded on the basis of superior performance throughout the degree.
Fees and charges
Visit the Macquarie University website for current fee information.
Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Guaranteed selection rank: 96.00
Other applicants
Student profile
Access information about the background of students in this course.
Further information
View all details of this degree on the Macquarie University website.
The academic content of all programs is subject to routine review.
ATAR profile
ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2024)
Use all ATAR profile data as a guide only; it provides a broad overview of the ATARs and selection ranks of previous Year 12 students admitted into that course. ATARs and selection ranks required for entry in 2025 may be different. If you are unsure about including a course among your preferences, contact the relevant institution.
- This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
- The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
- The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.
Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
Student profile
Course updates
Courses are added and cancelled throughout the admissions year and course details are subject to change. Check the UAC course search regularly.
Naming of awards
The degrees (awards) offered by Macquarie University are set out in the Macquarie University Handbook. Students who qualify for a degree that is structured around majors will have the name/s of the major/s included on their testamur.