Careers
Many of our graduates gain employment in the following roles:
- legal administrator
- lawyer
- business/corporate
- immigration
- immigration law officer.
Colleges
Our courses are provided by the:
Short courses 8 courses
Duration: 1000 hours
EAP is a university and TAFE preparation course. It is designed for students with upper intermediate to advanced levels of English who want to gain admission to an Australian TAFE, undergraduate or postgraduate course.
Duration: 30 hours
Enrol in single subjects to advance your professional knowledge in a specific area of court and tribunal administration.
Duration: 13 weeks
Foundations at VU is a fully funded 13 week course providing you an alternative pathway, if you didn't meet direct entry requirements, to reach your goal of studying a higher education undergraduate or diploma course.
Duration: 6 hours
Take part in this course and seize the opportunity to obtain points to meet registration requirements with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority.
Duration: 32 hours
Aimed at students and those working in the migration sector, this course will help you gain a better understanding of immigration law and how to access information.
Duration: 32 hours
Get educated in relevant areas of practice to enable you to qualify with up to date knowledge and skills required to work as an education agent.
Duration: 32 hours
With a focus on migration law, this course provides you with an introduction to the New Zealand legal framework.
Duration: 16 weeks
Are you a legal practitioner who wants to be appointed to office as notaries in public? This qualification is the first of its kind available in Australia and New Zealand in the increasingly important area of notarial practice.
TAFE certificates & diplomas 1 course
Duration: 1.5 years
Take the next step in your career as a paraprofessional in the legal practice industry.
Bachelor degrees (undergraduate) 15 courses
Duration: 5 years
The Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Finance) / Bachelor of Laws combines areas to help develop the connections between the fields of law and commerce.
Duration: 3 years
Studying this professional degree you will gain a strong theoretical, research, and applied understanding of human behaviour and the interplay between psychological and social contributors to crime.
Duration: 3 years
Learn about law enforcement and correctional industries. Studies include social science, criminal justice systems and law, including sociology and social philosophy.
Duration: 4 years
Gain a broad perspective on the legal practice with learning aimed at satisfying academic and professional requirements for admission to legal practice in Victoria.
Duration: 3 years
Build on your existing studies and experience to get a law qualification. This degree is only available to higher education graduates from any discipline.
Duration: 4 years
This Honours degree prepares you for a range of careers in the legal community, corporate and community sectors, government and non-government organisations.
Duration: 3 years
Those who have graduated with a Bachelors degree in another area can expand their horizons by studying the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Graduate Entry).
Duration: 5 years
Tailor your studies to build your own individual career in law and arts.
Duration: 5 years
The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) / Bachelor of Business offers you the flexibility and the professional development needed to create your own individual career path.
Duration: 5 years
The combinations of study areas in this course develop clear connections between the fields of law and commerce.
Duration: 6 years
This double degree provides students with the opportunity to combine studies in psychology with a qualification in law.
Duration: 5 years
This course offers graduates the opportunity to develop their skill, knowledge and professional acumen across a range of Arts Majors or Minor studies.
Duration: 5 years
Get the academic and professional requirements to be admitted to legal practice in Victoria. Learn a range of business and legal skills including advocacy, communication, legal research and computing.
Duration: 5 years
This double degree allows students the flexibility to combine studies in psychology with a qualification in law.
Duration: 3 years
Develop core knowledge of the principles and practices of legal services industry supported by studies in legal writing, interviewing, and legal research and compliance.
Postgraduate 2 courses
Duration: 0.5 years
This course helps existing migration practitioners, accountants and lawyers gain an understanding of Australian migration law.
Duration: 2 years
This specialist postgraduate law program provides you with an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework relating to the Australian migration advice sector.
Postgraduate research 2 courses
Research postgraduate
Our Office for Research provides support to our current and future researchers, such as:
- identify a research topic
- find a supervisor
- apply for research supervision or grants.
Duration: 2 years
Complete in-depth study of a legal topic. You will complete a major thesis worthy of publication under the supervision of an experienced member of staff.
Duration: 4 years
The Doctoral degree in Law (PhD) is an advanced research program offered across VU’s research focus areas and the major disciplines of our academic Colleges.
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Studying law at the City Queen campus, right in the middle of the legal precinct, gives me unique exposure to a constant stream of opportunities. VU is open, accepting, growing, embracing, and overall a really positive environment. The sense of community here is something that friends from other universities are truly envious of.Meghann Clark
