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Overview

This Handbook is for commencing students. If you commenced in a prior year please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice. The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) / Bachelor of Laws is a 6 year program (full-time) … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Double Degree Structure
288 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 288 UOC.

1. Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
2. Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
3. Law elective courses - 42 UOC
4. Psychology Courses - 144 UOC

  • 4721 - Psychology (Honours) / Law
  • 3632 - Psychology (Honours)
  • 4701 - Law

Level 3 Core Courses
3632 - Psychology (Honours)

Level 4 Core Courses
3632 - Psychology (Honours)

Students must take 48 UOC of the following courses.

For the coursework component, students must enrol in PSYC4093 in T1 and PSYC4103 in T2.
For the thesis component, students must enrol in PSYC4072 in T1 and PSYC4073 in T2 and T3.

Level 3 Prescribed Electives List B
3632 - Psychology (Honours)

Law Electives
4701 - Law

Students must complete 42 UOC of Law Electives.

Note: With the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the course teacher, undergraduate students may enrol in one or more Postgraduate courses, in a select list of approved Postgraduate Electives. Not more than half the students' total elective courses may be taken from the postgraduate offerings.

Level 2 Maturity Requirement
3632 - Psychology (Honours)

Students may not commence level 2 courses until 24 UOC of Level I courses have been successfully completed.

Level 3 Maturity Requirement
3632 - Psychology (Honours)

Students may commence Level 3 courses upon successful completion of 72 UOC.

Level 1 UOC
3632 - Psychology (Honours)

Students can take a maximum of 72 UOC of Level 1 courses, including any GEN# course, or mainstream Level I course taken to fulfill the 12 UOC General Education requirement.

Nura Gili Pre-Law Program
4701 - Law

Indigenous students who have entered the Bachelor of Law program through the Nura Gili Pre-Law program must complete the following two courses (6 UOC):- LAWS1213 Foundations Enrichment 1 (3 UOC)- LAWS1214 Foundations Enrichment 2 (3 UOC)These courses are taken in place of 6 UOC of electives and are not available … For more content click the Read More button below.

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