Bachelor of Arts / Law
- Commencing Terms
- Term 1
- Duration
- 5 Year(s)
- Delivery Mode
- Face-to-face (includes blended)
- Campus
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Kensington
- Codes
- UAC code 426000
- Program code 4782
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2025 Indicative first year full fee
- $15,500*
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2025 Indicative full fee to complete degree
- $83,000*
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2025 Indicative first year full fee
- $49,000*
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2025 Indicative full fee to complete degree
- $283,500*
Fees
Fees
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Flexible double degree
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Personalised course combinations
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Interactive teaching
- Overview
- Entry requirements
- What will I study?
- Future careers
- How to apply
- Fees & Scholarships
Overview
Tackle the world's biggest challenges through a multidisciplinary lens with a Bachelor of Arts/Laws from UNSW. Leverage knowledge from two top-ranking faculties and learn from leading academics and practitioners. With a double degree in law and arts, you’ll gain a unique perspective on contemporary issues in law, justice, humanities, social sciences and more.
Explore complex global challenges, from human rights to climate change from every angle. Tailor your law and arts degree to your interests, aspirations and career goals. Whether you're aiming for a global career with a language major or you're seeking a fresh perspective on the justice system through criminology, you'll delve into culture-shaping knowledge across humanities, languages, media and social sciences.
With hands-on experiences including internships, field trips and practice in our on-campus legal clinics, you'll have ample opportunity to apply your learning in real-world contexts. With your ability to think critically, analytically and creatively, you’ll unlock career opportunities that allow you to make a positive impact on the world.
Key features
Design your degree
Personalise your degree to your passions and learn to think critically, communicate across boundaries, while solving problems creatively. Choose from 30 disciplines offered by the faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA), from languages to Indigenous studies to media, and law electives that include commercial law, environmental law, and human rights law. You can create a unique degree and distinct skill set that sets you apart from other graduates.
Hands-on, experiential learning
Gain real-world, professional legal experience at the Kingsford Legal Centre as well as internships at partner law clinics, organisations and research institutes and placements in criminal justice-related organisations.
Take your studies overseas with global exchange
Study human rights law in New York, the Chinese legal system in Shanghai, or feminist legal theory in India through one of our overseas law electives. Or immerse yourself in a different culture with a student exchange at one of UNSW’s more than 300 exchange hosts across 38 countries including China, the USA, Switzerland, India, Vanuatu and Chile.
Why study this degree at UNSW?
World-leading university in law and arts
UNSW offers Australia's most progressive and rigorous legal education. UNSW Law & Justice is ranked #1 in Australia and #12 globally for law and legal studies while UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture is ranked #4 in Australia and in the global top 50 for arts and humanities (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2025).
Most employable students
Our students are recognised as the most employable students for six years in a row (Australian Financial Review (AFR) Top100 Future Leaders Awards, 2020-2025), thanks to our hands-on work experience, extensive industry connections and partnerships, and thriving global alumni network. UNSW Law & Justice is ranked #1 in Australia and #12 globally for employer reputation in law and legal studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2025). Plus, UNSW Law & Justice's in-house careers service can help you maximise your job opportunities with interview preparation, resume and cover letter writing and a jobs board.
End-to-end legal education
Studying the Bachelor of Arts / Law could be your first step towards becoming a lawyer in Australia. After graduation, you can complete your Practical Legal Training (PLT) – which is mandatory for practise as a lawyer in Australia – with our Graduate Diploma in Legal Professional Practice (GDLPP).
Want to see more from UNSW Law and Justice?
Entry requirements
Additional selection criteria
All domestic applicants*^ who wish to study an undergraduate law double degree at UNSW need to sit the Law Admission Test (LAT), including those:
- enrolled in their final year of secondary schooling (Year 12 HSC or equivalent)
- who have already completed their secondary schooling (e.g. those on a gap year)
- who are currently studying at another university and wish to apply to transfer to UNSW Law & Justice
- students in Year 11 who wish to sit the LAT before their HSC year (LAT results are valid for two years)
*Domestic applicants include Australian citizens and permanent residents, Australian permanent humanitarian visa holders and New Zealand citizens.
^Domestic applicants that aren’t required to sit the LAT as they’re assessed under multiple other criteria include:
- Indigenous students undertaking the Pre-Law Program at UNSW
- UNSW Gateway students applying for an early conditional offer
- Current UNSW students applying for Internal Program Transfer (IPT)
Assumed knowledge
None
Adjustment Factors
We offer adjustment factor schemes that take into account a range of personal and educational disadvantages that may have affected your studies.
Educational Access Scheme (EAS)
Factors such as illness, financial hardship, language difficulties or attending a particular school can mean you don't always get the best possible marks in Years 11 and 12. If one of these situations applies to you, submit an application for the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) via UAC. Eligible students can receive between 1 and 10 points towards their chosen UNSW degree.
Admission pathways
Alternative Entry
Not everyone applies to university straight from high school. That’s why UNSW considers a range of qualifications, life experience and pathway programs for admission into our degrees. Find out what you’ll need to apply to UNSW, depending on where you’re at in life.
UNSW Internal Program Transfer (IPT)
Every year UNSW Law & Justice provides up to 100 places for students studying a non-law degree at UNSW to transfer into a Law double degree. Alternative entry through Internal Program Transfer (IPT) doesn’t require you to sit the LAT and providing you receive full credit for your first year of studies, it won’t take you any longer to complete a law double degree.
Credit Transfer Policy
If you've completed prior learning at another tertiary institution or in another UNSW degree, you may be eligible for a credit transfer. Find out more in the Credit Transfer Rules and Regulations.
English language requirements
You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on your educational background and citizenship. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments and examinations - this is why UNSW requires a minimum English language competency for enrolment.
If you’re completing an Australian Year 12 qualification (e.g. NSW HSC or equivalent), you do not need to provide anything extra to prove your proficiency. Your qualification will be used as evidence of your English proficiency.
If you do need to provide evidence of your English proficiency, this will be indicated in your application. You can prove this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
- English language tests and university English courses
- Prior study in the medium of English
- Other qualifications
If you need to improve your English skills before you start your degree, UNSW College’s Academic English Programs are for you. The programs are suitable for various English levels and help you prepare for university studies and life in Australia.
For more details, visit the English Language Requirements page.
International direct entry
| Qualifications | Direct entry requirement |
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International ATAR
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92.0
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| UNSW Foundation Studies GPA |
8.2
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Great Britain General Certificate of Education (GCE A levels)
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15.0
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International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB)
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36.0
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Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) (after 2016)
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1300.0
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We do not accept secondary qualifications from this country. We may accept tertiary study results, please contact us for more information.
Please contact us for direct entry requirements.
Admission pathways
UNSW Global has university pathway programs that provide seamless transition to UNSW Sydney so you can achieve your academic and career goals.
UNSW Internal Program Transfer (IPT)
Every year UNSW Law & Justice provides up to 100 places for students studying a non-law degree at UNSW to transfer into a Law double degree. Alternative entry through Internal Program Transfer (IPT) doesn’t require you to sit the LAT and providing you receive full credit for your first year of studies, it won’t take you any longer to complete a law double degree.
Credit Transfer Policy
If you've completed prior learning at another tertiary institution or in another UNSW degree, you may be eligible for a credit transfer. Find out more in the Credit Transfer Rules and Regulations.
English language requirements
You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on whether you are from an English-speaking background or non-English speaking background. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments and examinations - this is why UNSW requires a minimum English language competency for enrolment.
If English is not your first language, you’ll need to provide proof of your English proficiency before you can be given an offer to study at UNSW. You can do this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
- English language tests and university English courses
- Prior study in the medium of English
- Other qualifications
If you need to improve your English skills before you start your degree, UNSW College’s Academic English Programs are for you. The programs are suitable for various English levels and help you prepare for university studies and life in Australia.
For more details, visit the English Language Requirements page.
Check the specific English language requirements for this program
What will I study?
The Bachelor of Arts/Law undergraduate degree requires five-years full-time study and is made up of 40 courses (240 Units of Credit (UOC)) that provide a depth and breadth of study.
Remember, two degrees don’t mean double the workload. Each year, you’ll complete the same number of units as a full-time single degree, eight courses (48 UOC) across three terms. Our three-term calendar allows you to study part-time, and also take advantage of a flexible study load.
In your arts degree, you’ll gain unique skills and critical perspectives that complement your study of the law, specialising in two study areas through an eight-course major and a six-course minor.
As part of your law degree, you’ll get hands-on, with interactive teaching, group work, and a clinical component working real with clients and lawyers at Kingsford Legal Centre (KLC).
Program structure
The Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws contains a total of 240 units of credit (UOC). This double degree can be completed in five years when studied full-time, with part-time study options available. Students must complete:
Bachelor of Law – 144 UOC
Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
Law elective courses - 42 UOC
Bachelor of Arts – 96 UOC
A Major specialisation (48 UOC)
A Minor specialisation (36 UOC)
Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)
OR
A Major specialisation (48 UOC)
A second Major specialisation (48 UOC)
Study areas
With a flexible degree tailored to your passion and interests, you'll learn to think critically, communicate effectively, and solve problems creatively. Studying a law and arts double degree at UNSW teaches you how to create real-world solutions you can apply in a range of exciting careers.
Whether you want to major in a language or want to study the justice system you can choose different majors, minors and electives to tailor your studies to your passions and interests.
Sample study plan
Below is an example of what you could study in a standard five-year full-time study plan:
First Year
3 Law Core Courses
2 Arts Major Courses
2 Arts Minor Course
1 ADA Prescribed Elective
Second Year
3 Law Core Courses
2 Arts Major Courses
2 Arts Minor Course
1 ADA Prescribed Elective
Third Year
5 Law Core Courses
2 Arts Major Courses
1 Arts Minor Course
Fourth Year
5 Law Core Courses
2 Arts Major Courses
1 Arts Minor Course
Fifth Year
1 Prescribed Law Elective
7 Law Electives
Future careers
A double degree in law and arts unlocks doors to a wide range of career opportunities across various industries. Whether you're interested in shaping public policy, working in international relations, or driving change through advocacy and activism, this multidisciplinary degree equips you with specialised expertise and highly transferable skills. What you learn in your degree can be applied to a career in NGOs, consultancies, public relations, media, the creative arts, the Australian government, and much more.
UNSW works closely with industry partners to ensure our degrees provide the skills in demand now and in the future. With an arts law double degree, you’re setting yourself up with transferable skills for wherever your career might take you.
Interested in becoming a lawyer?
Completing a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at UNSW will take you a step towards becoming a lawyer, followed by Practical Legal Training (PLT). All law graduates in Australia must complete PLT to practise as a lawyer. UNSW’s PLT is the Graduate Diploma in Legal Professional Practice (GDLPP), so you can graduate from one place with all the qualifications you need to launch your legal career.
Want to become a lawyer? Here's how:
Step 1 – Complete your Bachelor of Laws (LLB).
Step 2 – Complete your GDLPP at UNSW.
Step 3 – Apply to the Supreme Court for admission to practice.
UNSW Law & Justice students can fast track their entry to the legal profession by completing their PLT while finishing their undergraduate degree.
Potential careers
Academic
Activist
Advocate
Diplomat
General legal practice
Government and public policy
International relations
International business and finance
Journalist
Media consultant
Politician
Political strategist
Policy consultant
Public servant
Publisher
Research assistant
Accreditation
Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW)
How to apply
To apply for our Law double degrees at UNSW, you will need to apply for Double Law (426000) through the UAC application portal. Upon receiving an offer to for this degree, you will choose the second degree to pair with Bachelor of Laws during the acceptance process.
Applications for undergraduate study from domestic students* are processed by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
Visit the Apply section of the UAC website and you can nominate up to five degrees in order of preference, with the first being your most desired degree and university.
When applying for UNSW Bachelor of Arts/Law through UAC, you’ll need your Law Admission Test (LAT) registration number to ensure your LAT results are considered in the admission process. The LAT registration opens in May and is held in September each year. Keep up to date with LAT key dates and requirements here.
On-time applications for admission usually close at the end of September each year for Term 1 admission. Late applications can be submitted, but a late fee will apply. For study starting in Term 1, most offers are made in December and January.
Visit the UAC website for key dates for admission outside of Term 1.
Find out more information on how to apply here.
*Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents, Australian permanent humanitarian visa holders and New Zealand citizens
Ready to start your application?
For most international students, applications are submitted via our Apply Online service. We encourage you to submit your completed application as early as possible to ensure it will be processed in time for your preferred term.
Some high-demand programs with limited places, may have an earlier application deadline or may have an earlier commencement date. For more information visit our international applicant information page.
*If you are an international student studying an Australian qualification, go to the Universities Admission Centre (UAC), opens in a new window for application and UAC key dates. Note: If you are under 18 years of age, you need to make special arrangements. Read more.
Ready to start your application?
Fees & Scholarships
Commonwealth Supported Place multiple Student Contribution Bands may apply for this double degree. See single degrees for the applicable fee bands.*The student contribution for a Commonwealth Supported Place is an indication only of the amount payable in Year 1 based on a standard full-time load of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL). The actual student contribution you will be liable for depends on your individual program of study and the calendar year in which you enrol. Actual fees are calculated upon enrolment. Student contribution amounts are subject to annual review by the University and may increase each year during your studies (subject to caps determined by the Australian Government), effective at the start of each calendar year. The indicative fees listed here are based on an estimated average and are for tuition only other fees and charges are not included.
*Fees are subject to annual review by the University and may increase annually, with the new fees effective from the start of each calendar year. The indicative fees listed here are based on an estimated average and are for tuition only, other fees and charges are not included. The amount you pay will vary depending on the calendar year to enrol, the courses you select and whether your study load is more or less than 1 Equivalent Full Time Student Load (8 courses per year).
Indicative fees are a guide for comparison only based on current conditions and available data. You should not rely on indicative fees. More information on fees can be found at the UNSW fees website.
Indicative fees to complete the program have been calculated based on a percentage increase for every year of the program. Fee increases are assessed annually and may exceed the indicative figures listed here.
Indicative fees to complete the program include tuition plus an estimate of study-related costs of approximately $1,000 per year. To find out more about other costs, visit UNSW International.
Scholarships
At UNSW, we award over $83 million in scholarships each year. We pride ourselves on rewarding excellence and making university accessible to students from all walks of life. Whether you’re a domestic or international student, our range of scholarships, prizes and awards can support your journey.
Featured scholarships
Several scholarships have been established to support students undertaking undergraduate law at UNSW, including the:
- Joan Brown Memorial Scholarship
Established to assist a female high school leaver student with financial assistance to undertake undergraduate study in Law at UNSW. - UNSW Law Disability Support Scholarship
Established to support students with a long-term medical condition or disability and who are in financial need.
Featured scholarship
UNSW Law & Justice International Award (PUCA1028)
This award was established to empower the brightest and most passionate international students to achieve their goals through UNSW Law & Justice studies.
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