Student guidance
To qualify for the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice / Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science a student must complete 198 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic according to the program of study below with a:
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Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) component of 135 units
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International Relations and Political Science component of 63 units, according to the program of study below
Not all topics are necessarily available each year.
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science or the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) and receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed in the relevant component.
Students admitted in a combined degree must complete the program of study specified before they can graduate with either award.
- This Program of Study serves as a suggested study plan. When core topics are offered in both halves of the year, students may enrol in these topics in either half of the year as long as requisites are met.
- POLI2026 Research Methods in Political Science is required for students undertaking an honours entry course.
- If students wish to choose a 9 unit internship or practicum from the list of Year 3 option topics (International Relations and Political Science component) then only 13.5 units of the following topics should be selected:
- GOVT3001 Critical Approaches to International Relations
- GOVT3002 Digital Governance, Cyber Security & the Future of Democracy
- GOVT3004 Capstone: Global Challenges and Political Change
- INTR3001 Australian Foreign Policy
Program of study
198 Units
Admission requirements
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
The course has inherent requirements in the areas of:
- Communication skills
- Motor skills
- Intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative abilities
- Behavioural and social skills
For further details visit the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice inherent requirements website.
Student progression rules
Students require a GPA of at least 5.7 to commence the Laws and Legal Practice Honours Program. Those not meeting this requirement will transfer to the BLAWLPR-BIRPS Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice / Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) on more than one occasion in the same topic, which may include attempts of the same topic undertaken in other awards, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
Failure to complete the course within ten consecutive years, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
Professional accreditation and recognition
Admission to practice in other Australian States and Territories is normally possible but is formally subject to the requirements in place in those jurisdictions.