Unlock Your Future: Charles Sturt's 100% Online Bachelor of Laws Degree!
Domestic online
Commonwealth grant scheme (CGS):
Full-time - $16,992.00 pa
Part-time - $8,496.00 pa
With Charles Sturt, you can study online, giving you the opportunity to fit study around existing work, family and other commitments. You can choose to study just one subject a session or fast-track completion by studying up to four subjects a session - learning using technologies such as online meetings, webinars and student forums. Most core subjects include an online intensive school, giving you the opportunity to interact with lecturers and classmates, prepare for assessments, and learn from lawyers, barristers and judges. LAW314 has a compulsory, but fully online, intensive school.
Our staff are highly qualified and experienced legal practitioners, researchers and criminal justice professionals. Many are nationally and internationally recognised for their contributions to their respective fields. Our online intensive school program and other optional on campus events offer further contact with leading legal professionals, to ensure that everyone studying a Bachelor of Laws at Charles Sturt is fully equipped for the workplace.
A core element of your law degree involves strengthening your writing, communication and problem-solving skills. Teamed with your studies in cultural competence, these valuable and highly transferable skills will help you stand out among job applicants.
As well as studying all major areas of law, you'll choose from a range of law electives, including technology law, family law and succession law. Subjects relevant to rural and regional Australia will also equip you with the legal knowledge relating to the agricultural and mining industries, environmental and cultural heritage protection laws.
We work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics, lawyers, community organisations and Elders to maintain a curriculum that allows students to work effectively with people of different cultural backgrounds to understand the role of law and justice policy in its historical context and its contemporary legacy.
This course is professionally accredited by -
Please refer to the Charles Sturt Professional Accreditation resource for specific information and a link to the accreditation body.
When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in a wide range of careers in law, including:
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| JST123 | Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW112 | Introduction to the Australian Legal System | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW113 | Criminal Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW114 | Law of Torts | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW116 | Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW212 | Evidence Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW213 | Criminal Procedure | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW214 | Contract Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW216 | Property Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW217 | Civil Procedure | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW218 | Equity and Trusts | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW219 | Company Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW308 | Constitutional Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW309 | Professional Legal Conduct | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW311 | Administrative and Government Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW313 | International Public and Private Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW314 | Community Law and Culture: Regional, Rural, Remote and Indigenous Contemporary Issues | 16 credit pts | ||
| LAW321 | Natural Resources Law | 8 credit pts |
| Select five (5) subjects from the following: | ||||
| JST220 | Gender and Crime | 8 credit pts | ||
| JST318 | Human Rights and Social Justice | 8 credit pts | ||
| JST339 | Sentencing Law and Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW202 | Family Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW222 | Technology Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW223 | Succession Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW370 | Law of Employment | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW316 | Dispute Resolution | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW330 | Finance Law | 8 credit pts |
Brush up on your skills with our short, online subjects that prepare you for university. Topics range from essay writing and grammar, to maths, statistics, and chemistry - best of all they're free for most Australian residents. Visit Study Link to see our full range of subjects.
As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.
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If you’ve completed relevant tertiary study, or work experience related to your course, you could receive credit towards your degree. Which would mean completing your qualification quicker. Find out how to apply for credit and see our credit policy.
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I have always dreamt of becoming a rural lawyer and this course is making it a reality. Growing up in a rural and regional area I was drawn to the Bachelor of Laws as it is the only law course with a special focus on rural and regional issues.
