Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)/Bachelor of Laws

Through the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)/Law double degree, you'll develop excellent analytical skills, a capacity for scholarly research and effective oral and written communication skills that will prepare you for a range of careers. You’ll gain the practical skills to make a genuine impact on society by pursuing a career as a psychologist or lawyer. Through real-world experiences, including internships, field trips and practice in our on-campus legal clinics, you’ll have extensive opportunities to apply your knowledge in practical situations.

Our Law degree encourages a commitment to personal and professional development, ethical practice and social responsibility. This professional degree meets the requirements for accreditation with the Legal Professional Admission Board, while the fifth-year courses in Psychology meet the requirements for provisional registration as a psychologist nationally and associate membership in the Australian Psychological Society.

In the Psychology (Honours) degree, you’ll conduct a major research project under the guidance of one of our expert academic supervisors. 

ATAR Profile: Some UNSW offers were issued based on the UNSW Gateway Early Conditional Offer Scheme with a lower ATAR entry requirement. Refer to the Admissions Information for a complete ATAR profile by degree.

Areas of study

For Bachelor of Laws: Administrative law; business associations; contracts; court process, evidence and proof; crime and the criminal process; criminal laws; equity and trusts; federal constitutional law; introducing law and justice; lawyers, ethics and justice; principles of private law, principles of public law; land law; law in the global context; resolving civil disputes; seven electives and one prescribed elective; torts. For Bachelor of Psychology (Honours): Psychology.

Career opportunities

Graduate career-ready with UNSW Law & Justice’s in-house careers service, dedicated to our students and alumni. The service includes a jobs board and a range of resources, presentations and workshops to maximise your employability.

Legal practice as a solicitor or barrister or in-house legal counsel in a range of national and international organisations, banks and accountancy firms, regulatory bodies, government departments; or roles as a psychologist in various environments including health, business, sport, marketing, human resources, education and more. Using your skills in psychology and law, you may be responsible for facilitating organisational change, dispute resolution or negotiations.

Professional recognition

Bachelor of Laws satisfies the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW.

In order to seek admission to the legal profession in Australia, all Law graduates must also complete an accredited Practical Legal Training (PLT) course, such as the UNSW Graduate Diploma in Legal Professional Practice which provides a combination of coursework and work experience.

Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) is an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited 4-year undergraduate sequence in Psychology. This degree is the first step on the six-year pathway to becoming a registered professional psychologist.

To become a registered psychologist, students must follow this degree by completing  an accredited postgraduate degree, such as the Master of Psychology or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)/Master of Psychology program degree. As an alternative, students may pursue a combination of an eligible professional practice masters degree and internship.

Practical experience

For Bachelor of Laws: Refer to 426000 Law.

Fees and charges

Refer to UNSW current fee information.