Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Psychology
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Psychology
Are you interested in a career in Law with a focus on human behaviour? With this double degree you’ll not only learn how to practise as a lawyer, including courtroom and other skills, but you’ll also gain skills in analysing and researching human behaviour and explaining interactions between people and…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Are you interested in a career in Law with a focus on human behaviour?
With this double degree you’ll not only learn how to practise as a lawyer, including courtroom and other skills, but you’ll also gain skills in analysing and researching human behaviour and explaining interactions between people and their environment. It’s the kind of combination that could open many future career options.
Course learning outcomes
Adopt professional and ethical behaviour and/or personal citizenship that reflect the interrelationship between ethics, codes of conduct, justice and community service.
Apply broad and coherent range of legal and psychology knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical issues, incorporating international/global/cultural/Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
Exercise critical thinking, judgement and intellectual independence to evaluate, consolidate and synthesise knowledge relevant to legal and psychology issues.
Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate solutions in legal, psychology-based situations.
Communicate legal and psychology knowledge, concepts and advice using relevant technologies clearly and persuasively.
Collaborate in team settings and demonstrate initiative to produce measurable outcomes.
Reflect on feedback and critique on own performance to support scholarship and personal and professional development, demonstrating autonomy, responsibility and accountability.
Use digital technologies and discipline related literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
Career Opportunities
There are career opportunities in private practice, in-house corporate practice and in-house government roles in legal and business careers relevant to your chosen Commerce major. Corporate planning, government policy, politics, journalism, creative writing and many other careers that require excellent written and verbal communications skills, and logic and analytical ability are also welcome options for graduates.
Possible future job titles
Psychologist, Lawyer, Solicitor, Legal Practitioner, Community Legal Adviser, Legal Publisher, Local Government Officer
REQUIREMENTS
There are various ways to meet our admission requirements, such as:
Secondary school results
Successful completion of one year of tertiary study from a recognised institution
Completed Diploma program from a recognised institution
English competency requirements:
IELTS Academic: An overall band minimum score of 6.0, with no individual band less than 6.0. (Results are typically valid for 2 years and online tests are not acceptable.)
TOEFL iBT: 70 (no individual score less than 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 550, including Test of Written English of 5 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years.)
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 52, with no scores less than 50. (Results are typically valid for only two years.)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a large, multi-campus institution serving communities in Western Australia and internationally.ECU was awarded university status in 1991, but despite its relative youth, the University has a proud history of more than a century of service to education in Western Australia and is recognised for its teaching and learning, excellence in research, and partnerships with the community.We have more than 23,300 students, including around 18,500 undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates. Approximately 3,600 international students attend the University, originating from 104 countries.We are a progressive University with courses developed through ongoing industry input, and employing lecturers who engage fully with their students. We’re a university that knows while knowledge is important, understanding comes from experience –experience that enables you to adapt what you’ve learned to whatever opportunities come your way. Because that’s when you do more than just survive in this world. You thrive in it.
