Name: Law
Price: 17000 AUD

What can I do with a degree in Law

Help create equity

Above all, the legal profession is about helping and protecting people and organisations.

Broad career options

You’ll learn the highly transferable skills of analysis, logic and persuasion that can be applied to careers beyond the legal profession.

First step to becoming a lawyer

An undergraduate law degree is the first qualification you need on the path to becoming a lawyer in Australia.

Law

Overview

Gain the skills to provide legal advice, perform legal work and appear in court as a legal practitioner.

Curtin's Bachelor of Laws offers a rich and professionally relevant foundation in legal knowledge.

You will learn core skills essential to effective legal practice and build a strong commercial awareness.

From early on in your studies, you’ll start to recognise the importance of respecting the rule of law, along with the responsibilities and ethics of legal practice.

You can also choose from optional units that focus on topics such as forensic advocacy, employment law, environmental law and policy, law and technology human rights law and native title law and policy. This range of optional units enables you to tailor your degree to your interests.

You'll complete most of your course at Curtin Law School in the heart of Perth’s legal precinct. You can gain practical experience by undertaking simulated legal proceedings in our high-tech moot court, working on real cases at the John Curtin Law Clinic and participating in our Legal Internships Program.

Through the Legal Internships Program, you can experience working in a legal environment such as a court, law firm or community legal centre, with an organisation's in-house legal team or with a barrister. These experiences will develop your practical legal skills and help you identify the area of law in which you'd like to practise. Curtin Law School has developed relationships with a range of organisations to offer legal internship placements to our students.

The first year of this course is delivered in semesters at Curtin Perth, with the second and third years delivered in trimesters at Curtin Law School in Perth city. This accelerated format, which is equivalent to a four-year (full-time) undergraduate degree, means that you can graduate after just three years of full-time study.

Practical Legal Training

Our Practical Legal Training (PLT) course is a graduate diploma designed for graduates who have completed a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor course at an Australian university and intend to apply for admission to the legal profession in Western Australia.

Approved by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia, this is the first specialised PLT program to be delivered by a WA university.

Double degrees

We offer a range of double degrees with our Bachelor of Laws:

What jobs can the Law course lead to?

Careers

Solicitor in commercial or specialist area, eg: employment law, family law, criminal law etc.
Government lawyer
Corporate 'in-house' lawyer
Community Legal Service lawyer
Human rights lawyer
Barrister

Industries

Law
Private legal practice
Government
Courts and tribunals
Business, banking and finance
Science, technology and innovation
Media

What you'll learn

apply knowledge of the Australian legal system, statutory rules and case law principles in both the fundamental areas of legal knowledge and a range of elective fields to the resolution of legal problems
critically and creatively analyse legal problems to articulate the issues involved and apply legal reasoning to make a considered choice between competing solutions
identify, access, assess and synthesise relevant information from primary legal sources such as cases and legislation and secondary sources such as journal articles and commentaries (including electronic versions of these sources) and gather relevant oral and documentary evidence
communicate the outcomes of legal research and analysis effectively, appropriately and persuasively to colleagues, to clients and to other professionals and the broader community
use appropriate electronic legal databases for research purposes and be able to communicate effectively in electronic forms
maintain intellectual curiosity as to justice and its practical application in the legal system, be able to identify areas where their legal knowledge and skills require further development, and to critically reflect on their own performance as legal professionals, making use of feedback as appropriate
articulate the similarities and differences between local and other jurisdictions, including interstate and overseas ones, and be aware of the principles of public and private international law
articulate distinct concepts of law, justice and human rights, with an awareness of different legal traditions and cultures, particularly indigenous cultures; identify how and where indigenous persons and other identifiable social groups are differentially impacted by the legal system.
work independently, as well as collaboratively, with a developing sense of the ethical issues that arise in legal practice and how these may be resolved

Why study Law at Curtin?

Get the Curtin edge

Curtin Law School is in the heart of Perth city and co-located with a barrister's chambers.

Accelerated learning

Our teaching staff include active legal practitioners, and you can practise legal presentations and debating at our purpose-designed Jeanette Hacket Moot Court.

Work experience

At the John Curtin Law Clinic, you can prepare advice for real clients under the supervision of experienced legal practitioners. 

Professional recognition and accreditation

Curtin University provides you with a complete pathway to legal practice. After gaining your Bachelor of Laws, you can continue your studies and complete the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, which will then satisfy the academic and practical legal training requirements to qualify for admission to the legal profession in Western Australia.

Law graduate Tasmin Cillier standing against green leafy background

I knew I wanted to pursue a challenging and satisfying career that prioritised my value of community and allowed me to engage in meaningful work.

Studying at Law at Curtin is a diverse and exciting experience. I participated in simulated work in the legal profession right from my very first year and completed both the John Curtin Legal Clinic and Legal Internship unit. These gave me direct access to experiences that illustrate what it is like to work as a lawyer across various professions, all with the support of legal professionals.

Tasmin Cillier

Admission criteria

What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.

Select an option that best suits you:

You’re considered a high school leaver if you:

Completed year 12 in Australia or overseas in the past two years, or
Completed TAFE or VET studies in the past two years.

ATAR pathway

Guaranteed ATAR 90
This course has a guaranteed ATAR of 90
Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)
Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)

Subjects you must have studied in high school to be eligible for entry into a course.

There are no essential WACE subjects for this course.
Desirable WACE subjects
Desirable WACE subjects

High school subjects that aren’t essential for entry into the course, but provide a good foundation.

There are no desirable WACE subjects for this course.

Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.

StepUp Entry

Successful StepUp Entry and StepUp Equity Adjustment Admission Pathway (StepUp Bonus) applicants will be eligible to be considered for admission into this course.

Alternative pathways

STAT entry
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

The Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is a national test for those who don't meet university admission criteria. STAT can be used to meet entry criteria for some courses, or as a way to satisfy Curtin’s English proficiency requirements.

STAT must achieve the required ATAR equivalence. STAT Written English and either Multiple Choice Verbal or Quantitative will be assessed.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

Speaking

Reading

Listening

Overall band score

6.5

Find your pathway to Curtin

Think you don’t have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.

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How others gained admission

View the ATAR breakdown to see the low, median and high ATAR scores of students who started studying this course recently.

To see the other pathways students have taken, see the pathway breakdown.

Application Requirements

You’re considered someone with work and life experience if:

You have left secondary education more than two years ago (i.e. who are not classified as recent secondary education applicants) and have not undertaken vocational education training (VET) or higher education study since then.

How we define ‘experience’

‘Experience’ includes a combination of factors sufficient to demonstrate readiness for higher education such as mature-age entry, professional experience whether completion of the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is required or not, community involvement or work experience. Applicants may have undertaken non-formal programs that have helped prepare them for tertiary education or are relevant to the proposed higher education field of study.

Pathways

STAT entry
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

The Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is a national test for those who don't meet university admission criteria. STAT can be used to meet entry criteria for some courses, or as a way to satisfy Curtin’s English proficiency requirements.

STAT must achieve the required ATAR equivalence. STAT Written English and either Multiple Choice Verbal or Quantitative will be assessed.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

Speaking

Reading

Listening

Overall band score

6.5

Find your pathway to Curtin

Think you don’t have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.

Pathway finder tool

Application Requirements

You’re considered someone who studied at TAFE or have done an apprenticeship if:

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a VET course. This includes study at a public TAFE or other VET provider, whether a qualification was completed or not. Applicants with VET study may have other qualifications such as a Year 10 or Year 12 secondary school certificate.

Pathways

TAFE entry
Not accepted. VET studies cannot meet the equivalent ATAR requirement.

STAT entry
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

The Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is a national test for those who don't meet university admission criteria. STAT can be used to meet entry criteria for some courses, or as a way to satisfy Curtin’s English proficiency requirements.

STAT must achieve the required ATAR equivalence. STAT Written English and either Multiple Choice Verbal or Quantitative will be assessed.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

Speaking

Reading

Listening

Overall band score

6.5

Find your pathway to Curtin

Think you don’t have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.

Pathway finder tool

Application Requirements

You’re considered someone who has recently left university if:

Applicants with higher education are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course, such as a university degree. This may include applicants who are currently studying a higher education course at another education provider and want to transfer to Curtin University, or applicants who are currently studying at Curtin but want to switch to a different course. It may also include applicants who have completed past study with university and non-university higher education providers.

Curtin course switcher criteria

To switch into this course, you need to have:

Attained an ATAR of 90
or
Completed 8 or more undergraduate level units with a Course Weighted Average (CWA) of 70% or above.

Graduate entry course switcher criteria

If you have a completed bachelor degree from a recognised higher education institution, a Course Weighted Average (CWA) of 65% or above, or equivalent, is required.<
or
If you have a completed master degree from a recognised higher education institution, a Course Weighted Average (CWA) of 70% or above, or equivalent, is required.

Higher education course switcher criteria

You will need to meet one of the following admission criteria:

Attained a minimum ATAR of 90
or
Completed 8 or more undergraduate level units with a Course Weighted Average (CWA) of 70% or above.

Graduate entry course switcher criteria

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

Speaking

Reading

Listening

Overall band score

6.5

Find your pathway to Curtin

Think you don’t have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.

Pathway finder tool

Application Requirements

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Think you don’t have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.

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Application Requirements

Other requirements and notes for this course

Semester 2 intake requires special approval.

Applications to the Bachelor of Laws outside of the standard intake, Semester 1, are available to students who have completed units in the preceding semester(s). These non-standard intakes allow students to enter the course part-way through the degree.

To apply to Semester 2, Trimester 1, Trimester 2, or Trimester 3 please submit an online inquiry and include an application for Credit for Recognised Learning (CRL) along with your application for admission, so it may be determined if you have completed the units required to enter this degree outside of the standard intake.

In addition to the course-specific admission criteria listed above, please read our general admission criteria. Our general admission criteria apply to all courses at Curtin University.

Fees and scholarships

Australian and New Zealand student indicative fees

2025 Fee year:

$17,000*

Commonwealth supported

Fees are indicative first year only and are subject to passage of legislation.

*The indicative first-year fee is calculated on 200 credit points, which is the typical full-time study load per year, however some courses require additional study to be completed, in which case the fee will be higher than that shown.

This fee is a guide only. It may vary depending on the units you choose and does not include incidental fees (such as lab coats or art supplies) or the cost of your textbooks – visit other fees and charges for more information. For more information on fees and to determine your eligibility for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP, please visit fee basics or the Study Assist website

To be eligible for the Commonwealth supported fee:

Australian citizens must complete some of their course of study while residing in Australia.
Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens must be residing in Australia for the entire course.

For further information on eligibility please refer to the Australian Government Study Assist website.

If you’re not an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen, please see information for international students.

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Location

For start dates, please view the academic calendar.

Curtin Perth

2025

Semester 1

On campus

Semester 2

On campus

Trimester 1

On campus

2026

Semester 1

On campus

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The University reserves the right to withdraw any unit of study or program which it offers, to impose limitations on enrolment in any unit or program, and/or to vary arrangements for any program.

How to apply

Please review information on how to apply for the campus of your choice

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Please note that each campus has different application deadlines. View our application deadlines page for further information.

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Frequently asked questions

Where to find Curtin's course guides

You can either find our course guides online via the links below, or ask for a hardcopy in person at Curtin Connect (Building 102, Curtin Perth Campus).

Alternatively, you may find course information on the Future Students webpage by using the search function to navigate your desired course.

Year 12 Western Australian students will receive a hardcopy from the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC).

If you wish to view any other Curtin publications, please submit your request via our webform.

What is a faculty?

Faculties are the primary academic divisions in which teaching and research are conducted. Curtin is divided into four discipline based study areas:

In addition, Curtin hosts the Centre for Aboriginal Studies, a dedicated research and teaching area for programs including Indigenous education, health and community management.

Where can I pray on campus?

Prayer is welcomed at Curtin University.

Bentley campus

Salah, Jummah and Islamic prayers

The Musalla - building 510 is available for all Curtin staff and students with dedicated prayer spaces for men and women including wudu washing facilities. This facility is open for the main Salah prayers and Jummah is hosted each Friday at 12:20pm. You must use your Curtin staff or student ID card to gain entry to this facility, no Curtin ID card no entry. This facility is limited to staff and students due to safety and capacity restrictions. Please see the Musalla access guidelines for further information or contact the Multi-faith Officer.

Prayer, Meditation and Chanting

All faiths, religions, spiritual and meditative practises are welcome to use the Multifaith room in building 109. Please do not enter if a prior booking is under way. If you would like a regular booking please contact the multi-faith officer. A Curtin ID card is required to access this facility.

Perth City campus

Prayer mats are located on site in both the law and business buildings, contact the safer community team for access. Feel free to use a quite study room for prayer then return them back to the library.

Kalgoorlie

If Kalgoorlie students need to access a pray and worship space on campus please contact the Wellbeing Adviser. For a dedicated off-campus Islamic prayer space please contact WAMSAK Muslim Students Association Kalgoorlie.

Who is eligible for PLT?

Eligibility for PLT is primarily extended to students who have successfully completed an Australian law degree. International law graduates can also be considered eligible upon meeting LPBWA requisites and securing approval for PLT course enrolment. Furthermore, Students who have nearly completed their law degree may also apply if they only have 1 or 2 optional elective units to finish and they have obtained approval for early enrolment from the LPBWA.

Are all PLT courses the same?

While all PLT courses in Australia adhere to the National Competency Standards for Entry-Level Lawyers and necessitate LPBWA approval in WA, Curtin's offering is distinct. Our PLT seminars are conducted in-person at our CBD Law School campus, nestled in the very epicentre of Perth’s legal precinct. This approach amplifies hands-on skill acquisition and insights from seasoned legal experts.

Typical ATAR rankings for admission to study courses like law and medicine at Curtin

Courses like medicine, law and physiotherapy typically require higher ATAR rankings in the mid-to-high nineties for admission. If you want to know the highest and lowest ATAR scores admitted into individual Curtin courses every year, you can find the information on the webpage of the course you are interested in. Find your course here.

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Curtin course code: B-LAWS
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Last updated on: 25 March 2025

Law

Bachelor degree

Select your preferred campus:

2025

Semester 1

Semester 2

Trimester 1

2026

Semester 1

What can I do with a degree in Law

Help create equity

Broad career options

First step to becoming a lawyer

Overview

Overview

Practical Legal Training

Double degrees

What jobs can the Law course lead to?

What you'll learn

Why study Law at Curtin?

Get the Curtin edge

Accelerated learning

Work experience

Get the latest Curtin updates

Professional recognition and accreditation

Admission criteria

Select an option that best suits you:

You’re considered a high school leaver if you:

ATAR pathway

Alternative pathways

English requirements

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Find your pathway to Curtin

How others gained admission

Application Requirements

You’re considered someone with work and life experience if:

Pathways

English requirements

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Find your pathway to Curtin

Application Requirements

You’re considered someone who studied at TAFE or have done an apprenticeship if:

Pathways

English requirements

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Find your pathway to Curtin

Application Requirements

You’re considered someone who has recently left university if:

Curtin course switcher criteria

Higher education course switcher criteria

English requirements

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Find your pathway to Curtin

Application Requirements

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