Entry requirements
Admission criteria
Entry is available ONLY to students who commenced a four-year Bachelor of Law degree in 2025 or earlier at The University of Adelaide.
Applications are accepted by invitation only.
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfill any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. Admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
Completion of three years of the four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Laws (LLB) program, commenced at the University of Adelaide in 2025 or earlier, OR completion of or two years of a three-year graduate Bachelor of Laws (LLB) program, commenced at the University of Adelaide in 2025 or earlier; AND demonstrate a high level of academic achievement, normally achieving at least a Distinction average throughout their degree; AND
An overview of the proposed honours project (maximum 2 pages in length); AND
Availability of a suitable supervisor or project in the proposed area of research
Accreditation
This program is accredited by the Legal Practitioners Education and Admission Council (LPEAC). To be admitted to legal practice, graduates are required to fulfil the practical requirements for admission, which includes the completion of the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
What courses you'll study
Complete 48 units comprising:
- 42 units for Core courses, and
- 6 units for Electives
Complete 42 units comprising:
- 36 units for all Core courses, and
- 6 units from Core selective courses
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course name
Honours Dissertation
|
Course code
LAWS1021
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Research and Writing
|
Course code
LAWS1023
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Becoming a Lawyer
|
Course code
LAWS3005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Evidence
|
Course code
LAWS4900
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Civil Dispute Resolution
|
Course code
LAWS4901
|
Units
6
|
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Course name
Law and Justice Internship (Hons)
|
Course code
LAWS1901
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law Reform Part B (Hons)
|
Course code
LAWS3010
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law Reform Part A (Hons)
|
Course code
LAWS3014
|
Units
0
|
|
|
Course name
Adelaide Law Review part A (Hons)
|
Course code
LAWS3015
|
Units
0
|
|
|
Course name
Adelaide Law Review part B (Hons)
|
Course code
LAWS3016
|
Units
6
|
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
 |
Course name
Honours Research and Writing
|
Course code
LAWS1023
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Civil Dispute Resolution
|
Course code
LAWS4901
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Honours Dissertation
|
Course code
LAWS1021
|
Units
12
|
|
Course name
Becoming a Lawyer
|
Course code
LAWS3005
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Evidence
|
Course code
LAWS4900
|
Units
6
|
Complete 6 units comprising:
- 6 units from Program electives
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Course name
Family Law
|
Course code
LAWS1001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Human Rights Law
|
Course code
LAWS1002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Income Tax Law
|
Course code
LAWS1003
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Intellectual Property Law
|
Course code
LAWS1004
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Health Law
|
Course code
LAWS1005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law of Work
|
Course code
LAWS1006
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Environmental Law
|
Course code
LAWS1007
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
The Law of Succession
|
Course code
LAWS1008
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Climate Change Law
|
Course code
LAWS1009
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Ethics and the Future of Law
|
Course code
LAWS1013
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Sentencing and Criminal Justice
|
Course code
LAWS1024
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Minerals and Energy Laws
|
Course code
LAWS1025
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Alternative Dispute Resolution
|
Course code
LAWS1026
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law, Land and Peoples
|
Course code
LAWS1031
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Legal Advice Clinic
|
Course code
LAWS1036
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Australian Consumer Law
|
Course code
LAWS1038
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Personal Insolvency Law
|
Course code
LAWS1045
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Moot Court
|
Course code
LAWS1048
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Native Title Internship Programme
|
Course code
LAWS1049
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Competition Law
|
Course code
LAWS1055
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Statutory Interpretation
|
Course code
LAWS1056
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Native Title Law
|
Course code
LAWS1058
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Mooting
|
Course code
LAWS1065
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Legal Theory
|
Course code
LAWS1081
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
International Humanitarian Law and Advocacy
|
Course code
LAWS1082
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law of the Sea
|
Course code
LAWS1083
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Comparative Law
|
Course code
LAWS1090
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Medical Law and Ethics
|
Course code
LAWS1092
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Adelaide Law Review part B
|
Course code
LAWS1097
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Sports Law (UoA)
|
Course code
LAWS1102
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Corporate Governance
|
Course code
LAWS1108
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Insolvency Law (UniSA)
|
Course code
LAWS1115
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advocacy
|
Course code
LAWS1118
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Law Professional Placement
|
Course code
LAWS1124
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Strategic Space Law
|
Course code
LAWS1125
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Ageing and the Law: Elder Law and Policy
|
Course code
LAWS2009
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Private International Law
|
Course code
LAWS2030
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Media Law
|
Course code
LAWS3006
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Future Law Project
|
Course code
LAWS4800
|
Units
12
|
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Honours Research and Writing
|
Course code
LAWS1023
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Civil Dispute Resolution
|
Course code
LAWS4901
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Honours Dissertation
|
Course code
LAWS1021
|
Units
12
|
|
Course name
Becoming a Lawyer
|
Course code
LAWS3005
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Evidence
|
Course code
LAWS4900
|
Units
6
|