ACU Australian Catholic University Bachelor of Laws Overview

The Bachelor of Laws delivered at Australian Catholic University’s Law School in Australia will give you the legal knowledge and practical skills to handle the demands of modern practice.

In addition to the core subjects required for admission to practice, ACU’s law degree includes the following subjects:

• Competition Law
• Consumer Protection Law
• International Trade Law
• International Human Rights Law
• Public and Private International Law
• Comparative Legal Systems

Graduates can pursue a range of legal careers including:

• private legal practice as a solicitor or barrister
• legal officer in the public sector (for example in federal or state government departments and publicly-funded organizations as diverse as national regulatory bodies, universities and public broadcasters)
• in-house counsel to a wide-range of organizations from corporations to trade unions
• public interest legal work in community legal centres
• legal research

Students must complete 80 hours of pro bono work per year (after their first year), providing them with firsthand experience of the legal system while allowing them to contribute to the common good.

Australian Catholic University (ACU) Law School in Australia

Australian Catholic University’s Faculty of Law in Australia launched in 2013 in Melbourne, and has since joined with the Faculty of Business to become the Faculty of Law and Business. From 2014, ACU are expanding their Law offerings to Sydney, with future plans to extend to Brisbane.

ACU Law’s aim is to take in a small cohort of students each year and offer them a unique and supportive academic learning environment. ACU’s Law School in Australia provides students with a solid knowledge of law, as well as an understanding of the needs of their wider community.

Students engage with subjects such as international human rights law, public and private international law and international trade law to broaden their knowledge.

A hallmark of the Bachelor of Laws at ACU is the requirement for students to undertake a minimum of 160 hours pro bono work during the course, providing them with valuable experience in the legal profession.

Professional Recognition in Canada

This Bachelor of Laws LLB course offered at Australian Catholic University in Australia has been specifically developed to meet the requirements for admission to practice law. This Bachelor of Laws LLB course has been approved for admission to practice law in Victoria and a corresponding approval is being sought in New South Wales.

Graduates of ACU’s Bachelor of Laws (LLB) are eligible to apply for licensing in Canada; however, it is critical students understand the requirements needed to complete this process before licensing will be granted. KOM understand the process and requirements needed to enter the legal profession in Canada. Contact KOM Consultants for more information

All students applying directly through KOM Consultants will be supported with the latest information on the accreditation process.

Australian Catholic University latest news

ACU Student Ratings

ACU students have expressed higher overall satisfaction with teaching, learning and skills development than students at other Australian universities, according to a national survey.

The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching’s (QILT’s) 2015 Student Experience Survey (SES), published on Tuesday 10 May, demonstrates that ACU students scored the University more highly than the sector average in all key areas surveyed.

ACU student satisfaction improved in 2015 for four of five focus areas. …

ACU Celebrates After Strong Performance in Research for Australia (ERA) Assessment

ERA is a comprehensive quality evaluation of all research produced in Australian universities against national and international benchmarks. The ratings are determined and moderated by committees of distinguished researchers, drawn from Australia and overseas.

ERA is based on expert review informed by a range of indicators. The indicators used in ERA include a range of metrics such as citation profiles which are common to disciplines in the natural sciences, …

Melbourne ranked best city in Australia for international students

The ratings measure cities on their quality of universities, affordability, lifestyle, employment prospects and student community.

Additional factors such as pollution, safety, transparency and tolerance are also taken into consideration.

Seven Australian cities made it into the top 75 best student cities this year with Sydney coming fourth, Canberra (17), Brisbane (18), Adelaide (26), Perth (35) and Gold Coast (69). …

Scholarships at Australian Catholic University

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I feel like I am writing a lot of blogs about scholarships but that CANNOT be a bad thing, right?!! It’s always one of the questions I am asked when I chat with students looking to study abroad, because, let’s face it, it’s expensive. So it’s great to know that University’s recognise this and want to help you out. I am happy to announce that are offering scholarships to International students!!!

THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP (ISS) 

Applications for the ISS (Semester 2) are open from the 1st to the 31th of March. …

KOM on YouTube

Today’s blog will contain very little text. I wanted to give you all a break on the Monday before Christmas, I know, I know, I’m too good. So, take a break from reading for today and watch and listen to the great videos we have on our Youtube channel below. You’ll find video’s for individual universities, video’s on their different programs and faculty’s, the university itself and life in the cities and towns surrounding them! …