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We are Australia's leader in progressive and rigorous legal education and research. We attract outstanding scholars and students from around the world. We offer smaller class sizes led by former judges, industry professionals, international scholars and award-winning teachers. Our teaching is student-centred with a focus on student engagement, debate and critical thinking. We are socially progressive, always seeking justice. Our close links with the legal profession, business, government and non-government organisations will give you real world experience. Our graduates make a difference in the world.
Areas of interest
Choose from one of 27 Law dual degrees.
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“One of my favourite features of UNSW Law is the small class teaching style, which encourages a lot of in-class discussion; it helped me to develop my critical thinking and I find it a really effective way to hone my communication skills”Stephen
Undergraduate options26
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Law26
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4737
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Actuarial Studies/Law students are cross-trained to become uniquely skilled in both areas, with the ability to provide comprehensive strategic, commercial, and legal advice to the financial and insurance services industry, regulatory bodies, government organisations, consultancy firms, and international organisations.
Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 3997
- Minimum years
- 6 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. This degree prepares graduates for legal practice as a solicitor or barrister, in-house legal counsel, or to work in research, technology, science, mathematics, education, public policy. There are additional opportunities to become a patent attorney.
Bachelor of Arts & Business / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4783
- Minimum years
- 6 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Graduates can find themselves in an extensive range of careers in business, finance, government/international relations, social research, or more traditional legal practice.
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4782
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. This program provides excellent preparation for a career in any number of fields including business, finance, government/international relations and the more traditional areas of legal practice, in both law firms and corporations.
Bachelor of City Planning (Hons) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4706
- Minimum years
- 6.7 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. The program allows you to obtain two professionally accredited degrees and provides excellent preparation for careers in law firms with specialist local government/planning law practices, related government departments and regulatory bodies, local councils and town planning consultancies.
Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4733
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Graduates are found in an extensive range of careers including major law firms and accountancy practices, investment and trading banks, corporations, regulatory and advisory bodies, government instrumentalities, consultancy firms and international organisations.
Bachelor of Criminology & Criminal Justice / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4763
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Career opportunities exist with criminal justice agencies such as the Attorney-General's Department, Police, Prisons, Customs, ASIO, Magistrates, District and Supreme Courts, Australian Bureau of Statistics, and practising as a criminal barrister.
Bachelor of Data Science and Decisions / Bachelor of Law
Degree code : 4795
- Minimum years
- 5.7
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Career Opportunities
- With a double degree in Data Science and Decisions/Law you will blend mathematical methods, statistics, computing, business decisions and communication with Law to train you for one of the most in-demand and lucrative careers in the world. Data science is playing an increasingly important and controversial role in legal practice and the legal system more broadly. Risk assessment tools (based on data analysis) are being used in the United States and other jurisdictions as a relevant consideration in bail, sentencing and parole decisions. Machine learning is also used for electronic discovery in civil matters as well as in the estimation of damages and costs that are crucial variables in decisions as to whether to settle a claim. However, the number of lawyers with expertise across both domains is small. This has implications for the delivery of justice as inappropriate methods are often employed by those who do lack sufficient knowledge of the legal domain. However, it also creates opportunities for those with dual expertise to find better ways to use data science to enhance access to justice, increase rates of settlement, and improve the efficiency of legal practice and the broader legal system. This degree will not only prepare you for a career in the legal profession as a barrister, solicitor or legal executive, but also provide you with the skills to work as a data scientist in the rapidly growing field of data protection and regulation in government and non-governmental organisations.
Bachelor of Economics / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4744
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Graduates are likely to be employed in many areas of law, government and business including finance companies, stockbroking firms, banks, regulatory bodies, government departments, consultancy and research firms and international organisations.
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 3765
- Minimum years
- 6.7 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by Engineering Australia and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Employment opportunities exist with a range of medium to large and specialist legal firms and with national and multinational engineering and construction corporations.
Bachelor of Fine Arts / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4759
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. As a Fine Arts/Law graduate, you're likely to be employed in law, at a law firm, gallery, museum or arts foundation, or as an independent artist, but opportunities also exist in the broader creative arena.
Bachelor of International Studies / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4788
- Minimum years
- 6 years (includes 2 semesters outside Australia)
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by Engineering Australia and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. A global marketplace demands graduates with both skills and an international perspective. As a graduate, you can be employed by large corporations involved in international trade, government departments, foreign affairs and international organisations like the United Nations.
Bachelor of Media (Communication & Journalism) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4792
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. This degree combination can also open up career pathways for graduates interested in becoming lawyers within the media industry, or finding themselves working for large national and international law firms, public relations, advertising and media companies, arts management or in entertainment law.
Bachelor of Media (Public Relations & Advertising) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4789
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Opportunities exist in a wide range of careers in specialist entertainment law practices with both large and boutique firms, and also in public relations and arts management with communication, advertising and media companies and public sector organisations.
Bachelor of Media (Screen & Sound Production) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4752
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. This degree combination is relevant to students interested in becoming lawyers within the media landscape or in audio-visual production industries. Graduates can find themselves in a wide range of careers, including working for large national and international law firms, or corporations in the entertainment / audio-visual production space.
Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (Honours) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4755
- Minimum years
- 6.7 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Graduating with qualifications in both Medicinal Chemistry and Law opens up a range of possible career opportunities in both the legal and scientific fields. Graduates may find themselves working in legal roles with national and international law firms, corporations and government bodies, or working as a medicinal chemist, patent specialist, product analyst, product developer, quality assurance specialist, regulations manager, forensic scientist, formulation chemist, immunologist, laboratory manager, medical scientist or venture capitalist.
Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4774
- Minimum years
- 6 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Music/Law graduates can often find themselves in a wide range of careers, including working for large national and international law firms, music and entertainment law or audio-visual production industries.
Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) / Bachelor of Law
Degree code : 4797
- Minimum years
- 6
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Career Opportunities
- This double degree draws together the perspectives of four crucial academic disciplines to address contemporary national and global issues, such as justice, inequality and climate change. This degree will open doors to equip you with a powerful combination of intellectual tools to understand and act in the world. Alongside courses from the disciplines of Politics & International Relations, Philosophy, and Economics, the UNSW PPE degree includes courses designed to enable you to explore the synergies and tensions between them, and to assess their relevance to meeting humanity's most difficult challenges. By combining your PPE degree with Law, you will be well-equipped for a global career in politics and public policy development, including the highest reaches of government and the public service, as well as in consultancy, research firms, international organisations, advocacy organisations, NGOs and the legal profession. Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE)/Law is jointly offered by UNSW Law and UNSW Arts and Social Science.
Bachelor of Psychological Science / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4722
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. This dual degree combination provides excellent preparation for careers in criminology, dispute resolution and negotiation, where an understanding of both law and psychology are beneficial.
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4721
- Minimum years
- 6 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. This dual degree combination provides excellent preparation for careers in criminology, dispute resolution and negotiation, where an understanding of both law and psychology are beneficial.
Bachelor of Science & Business / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4772
- Minimum years
- 6 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. This is the perfect dual degree for the lawyers and entrepreneurs of the future - people who love science and understand the worlds of law and business. This degree prepares graduates for employment in a wide range of legal and business careers, while opportunities also exist to become a patent attorney, contribute to policy formulation at the national level or become an in-house counsel.
Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) (Honours) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 3998
- Minimum years
- 6 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. This dual degree will allow you to develop the professional skills and practical experience that will make you a sought-after employee in both the science and legal industries. Graduates are employed in a wide range of legal, financial services and consulting careers, and additional opportunities exist to become a patent attorney, contribute to policy formulation at the national level or become an in-house counsel.
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 3786
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Graduates can be found in a wide range of careers both in legal and specialist technology based roles in private practice, corporations, banks, government, accounting and consultancy firms. Areas of expertise may include intellectual property, computer forensics, information technologies or cyberspace laws both in Australia and internationally.
Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4770
- Minimum years
- 5 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Employment opportunities exist in legal practice as a solicitor or barrister, in-house counsel, work in research, technology, science, mathematics, education, public policy and opportunities to become a patent attorney.
Bachelor of Social Research & Policy / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4771
- Minimum years
- 5.7 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Graduates are employed in a range of legal and social justice related industries. There are also opportunities for careers in the public sector, community service, international aid agencies and business.
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) / Bachelor of Laws
Degree code : 4787
- Minimum years
- 6.7 years
- Entry
- February
- eligibility
- View entry table
- Professional recognition
- Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
- Career Opportunities
- Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Graduates are AASW and ASWEAS accredited and can be employed in areas including consumer protection, tenancy obligations and entitlements, land rights, child custody and family property disputes, social security and welfare rights.
Available scholarships and prizes
- New Scholarships available for Term 3 Intake
- Sternberg Family Scholarship - Internship Award
- Sir Arthur and Lady Renee George Scholarship
- NSW Chinese Community Award at UNSW
- Ian Somervaille Award
- Bill Pardy University Challenge Award
- UNSW Honours Year Scholarships
- UNSW Alumni Association Scholarship
- UNSW Hong Kong Alumni Award
- Neville A Whiffen Memorial Award
- International Centre Global Mobility (ICGM) Scholarship
- Scientia Scholarships
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