Law Courses at the University of Western Australia

Undergraduate

The undergraduate Law program at the University of Western Australia (UWA) contains three options for studying a course leading to the award of a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) - a 5 year combined course, a three year graduate entry LLB, and a four year undergraduate entry LLB course. It should be noted that completion of these courses in the times stated will require overloads.

As part of their Law course, many undergraduate students are now including a period of student exchange to another country where units may be completed by special arrangements between the Law school at UWA and the exchange university.

Students may elect to study either part-time or full-time, or a combination of both. Evening and weekend classes are not available and the course is not available via distance learning.

Postgraduate

The Law Faculty has a number of programs for graduates. These include Graduate Diplomas, Masters by Coursework (three of each currently being offered with more in the pipeline) and the Doctor of Juridical Science. The Doctor of Juridical Science is a professional doctorate offering both coursework and research and may take up to 9 years to complete. The pure Research Masters courses and Doctor of Philosophy in Law require the Law graduate to undertake original research into a specific field of Law.

All the Masters programs in Law are open to International students under the University's general rules.

Overseas Trained Lawyers

If you already hold a Bachelor of Laws degree, and are interested in practising as a lawyer in Western Australia, your first point of contact is the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. They will assess your current qualifications and advise you if you have further study to undertake. You can either take these units through UWA Extension's ACCESS program if you are required to study less than 60 points (or 10 units) or by enrolling in the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice if you are required to take more than 60 points (or 10 units).

Some prescribed units are taught in two parts at the UWA Law School. The first part of the unit is taught in semester 1 and the second part in semester 2. You are unable to take the second part of the unit without completing the first part first. You will attend the classes alongside the other undergraduate students. Here is a pathway outlining all of the units taught in the LLB. Clicking on any of these units will take you to the Handbook description of the unit and by clicking on the timetable link, you can see the contact hours.

How to apply:

ACCESS program - for domestic or international students
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice - for Australian or New Zealand citizens
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice - for International students

For Fee information, please follow the appropriate link here.

For possible Scholarships, please follow the appropriate link here.

Following the successful completion of the units prescribed by the Legal Practice Board, you may also be required to undertake practical legal training, which means contacting the law firms in Western Australia and apply as an articled clerk. Law firms advertise for articled clerks several times a year. Students can apply towards the end of their studies, ready to start when their course is complete.

Studying Law

Applying to Study Law

Transferring to Law at UWA

Entry Requirements for Studying Law

Postgraduate Studies

For further information and advice please contact Ully Fritsch on (+61 8) 6488 2961 or email law-postgrad@law.uwa.edu.au