Bachelor of Laws - Graduate Entry
Overview
The Bachelor of Laws - Graduate Entry focuses on commercial law with an emphasis on intellectual property law. You'll learn about trademarks, patents and designs, copyright, the prohibition of misleading or deceptive conduct and competition law.
Upon completion, you'll feel confident protecting the rights of those who innovate or create.
*Note for students commencing mid-year, part-time study only is available in the first semester.
Your industry experience
All Swinburne bachelor degrees include a guaranteed Work Integrated Learning opportunity, which could be a placement, internship or industry-linked project. In this degree, you'll complete law-related professional experience placements at organisations in Australia or overseas. You'll also be introduced to the practical aspects of legal practice including legal drafting exercises, solving complex problems for industry and advocacy exercises.
Skills you’ll learn
- Navigate the Australian legal system
- Analyse legal issues and disputes
- Design technologies transforming legal practice
- Persuasive communication
- Legal research and writing
- Ethical and professional responsibility
Your career opportunities
- Solicitor
- Legal counsel
- Lawyer
- Policy adviser
- Legal adviser
- Human rights advocate
Key codes
International student visa
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Laws - Graduate Entry satisfies the academic requirements for admission to practice as a lawyer in the Victorian and Australian Federal legal systems as set by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board. Please be advised that non-academic requirements must also be satisfied for admission to practice and that no law degree allows graduates to practise straight away.
Why Swinburne?
80.6% of UG graduates found employment within 4 months of completing their course
79.8% of UG students were satisfied with the teaching practices
74.5% of UG students were satisfied with the overall experience
78.2% of UG students were satisfied with their skills development
