• Length 5 years full-time
  • Minimum 240 Units
Admission requirements
Adjustment factors availability
  • Academic plan ALLB / BSPSY
  • CRICOS code 079095B
  • UAC code 137010
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Psychology)

A student admitted to a program for a coursework award must enrol in the courses, sequences of courses, or combinations of courses, that the University determines may be included in the program for the year in which the student is admitted to the program.

Please ensure that you follow the study requirements of the academic year you were admitted or, if accepted, will be admitted to the program.

A Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree provides candidates with a law degree that opens doors to a diverse range of professional careers in Australia and around the world.

In addition to equipping you with an understanding of law and the contexts in which it operates, the LLB (Hons) places a significant emphasis on building your high-level research skills through opportunities to conduct independent legal research.

Through the LLB (Hons), you will graduate with an honours-degree, giving you additional advantages in establishing your career or providing a strong foundation for postgraduate study. The program satisfies the academic component to be admitted as a legal practitioner in Australia.

What makes the human brain tick?

Find out with the Bachelor of Science (Psychology), which provides you with a great base in the key areas of psychology: developmental, social, personality, health and mental health, research methods, cognition and the biological bases of behaviour.

In your later year courses, you’ll apply this knowledge and your skills in more specialised areas such as neuroscience, counselling, health, mental health and organisational (business) psychology.

Once you’ve completed your third year, you can apply to undertake an Honours year and pursue further postgraduate study. This will allow you to practice as a psychologist or clinical psychologist.


Find out more about psychology, the degree structure, the university experience, career opportunities and student stories on our website.

Career Options

ANU ranks among the world's very finest universities. Our nearly 100,000 alumni include political, business, government, and academic leaders around the world.

We have graduated remarkable people from every part of our continent, our region and all walks of life.

Employment Opportunities

Law graduates may find work either in areas where a law degree is a professional requirement or more general fields in which law is especially useful.

A Bachelor of Laws would normally be a requirement for the following occupations: a Barrister or Solicitor in professional practice; a Legal Officer in government departments or private enterprise; a Corporate Legal Officer in private industry, commerce and finance; community legal work; law teaching and academic research; a Judge's Associate, and legal journalism.

To practice as a Barrister or Solicitor graduates must also complete Practical Legal Training at an accredited institution.

More general fields of employment include: the Australian Foreign Service; industrial relations; social welfare; government administration; business management; lobbying; media; public relations; law librarianship; court reporting; environmental agencies; technology and communications; and Federal and State police forces. 

Law graduates may find work either in areas where a law degree is a professional requirement or more general fields in which law is especially useful.

A Bachelor of Laws would normally be a requirement for the following occupations: a Barrister or Solicitor in professional practice; a Legal Officer in government departments or private enterprise; a Corporate Legal Officer in private industry, commerce and finance; community legal work; law teaching and academic research; a Judge's Associate, and legal journalism.

To practice as a Barrister or Solicitor graduates must also complete Practical Legal Training at an accredited institution.

More general fields of employment include: the Australian Foreign Service; industrial relations; social welfare; government administration; business management; lobbying; media; public relations; law librarianship; court reporting; environmental agencies; technology and communications; and Federal and State police forces. 

Learning Outcomes

  1. Review, analyse, and synthesise knowledge from primary and secondary legal sources to identify and provide solutions to complex legal and justice problems.
  2. Interpret and critically evaluate the nature of law and its social and ethical impact on society, at a local, national, and international level.
  3. Undertake technical legal research to access a range of legal materials, literature databases, and other online sources, and apply legal or transdisciplinary research methodologies to evaluate and synthesise findings.
  4. Communicate to a variety of legal and non-legal audiences in a range of oral and written formats.
  5. Develop insight into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ diverse perspectives on laws and society and evaluate their relationship and importance to contemporary Australian law and society.
  6. Work both independently and collaboratively as required, and evaluate and reflect on feedback to develop personal, professional and ethical capability across a range of legal disciplines.
  1. Understand, critically evaluate, apply, integrate and generate psychological knowledge in educational and professional contexts.
  2. Develop and engage in a range of skills and methods to identify, analyse, critique and respond to complex problems involving psychological processes.
  3. Systematically identify relevant psychological theory and concepts, relate these to appropriate methodologies and evidence, and draw appropriate conclusions.
  4. Apply appropriate psychological research methods, including statistical techniques, to evaluate data.
  5. Communicate psychological concepts and results clearly and effectively in written and oral formats to diverse audiences.
  6. Work and learn in both independent and collaborative ways with others to encompass diverse abilities and perspectives on psychological issues.
  7. Critically examine psychological knowledge and skills, and their application, from diverse cultural perspectives, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ perspectives.
  8. Utilise psychological knowledge and skills for exercising personal, professional and social responsibility as a global citizen.

Admission Requirements

ATAR:
97
International Baccalaureate:
41

Pathways

N/A

Adjustment Factors

Adjustment factors are combined with an applicant's secondary education results to determine their Selection Rank. ANU offers adjustment factors based on equity, diversity, and/or performance principles, such as for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies.

To be eligible for adjustment factors, you must have:

  • achieved a Selection Rank of 70 or more before adjustment factors are applied
  • if you have undertaken higher education, completed less than one year full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) of a higher education program
  • applied for an eligible ANU bachelor degree program

Please visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further information.

Indicative fees

Domestic International

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)

Bachelor of Science (Psychology) - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)

For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees

Annual indicative fee for international students
$53,700.00

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

Program Requirements

This double degree requires the completion of 240 units.

The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) flexible double degree component requires completion of 144 units, of which:

A maximum of 36 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

 

The 144 units must include:

96 units from completion of the following compulsory courses: 

48 units from completion of 4000-level LAWS-coded courses, which may contribute to meeting the transdisciplinary course global requirement, and which must also include: 

 a minimum of 6 units of Research Capstone courses from the following list: 

  • LAWS4010 Jessup Moot 
  • LAWS4213 Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law 
  • LAWS4218 Feminist and Critical Legal Theory 
  • LAWS4601 Comparative Human Rights 
  • LAWS4230 Law Internship (Capstone) 
  • LAWS4256 Law, Gender Identities and Sexualities 
  • LAWS4262 Advanced Administrative Law 
  • LAWS4299 Laws History and Context 
  • LAWS4300 Undergraduate Law Dissertation
  • LAWS4302 International Law Clinic 
  • LAWS4315 Law and Development in the Contemporary South Pacific 
  • LAWS4700 Law Research Capstone Project 


HONS4300 Final Honours Grade will be used to record the class of honours. The final honours mark will be calculated using the formula S (mark x units) / S units, giving NCN and WN a nominal mark of zero. All LAWS-coded courses will be included in the calculation. 

The Bachelor of Science (Psychology) requires completion of 144 units, of which:

A maximum of 36 units may come from the completion of 1000-level courses

A minimum of 84 units must come from completion of courses from the discipline area PSYC – Psychology

The 96 units must include:

A minimum of 84 units, which must come from completion of courses from the following lists

72 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:

PSYC1003 Psychology 1: Understanding Mind, Brain and Behaviour (6 units)

PSYC1004 Psychology 2: Understanding People in Context (6 units)

PSYC2001 Social Psychology (6 units)

PSYC2007 Biological Basis of Behaviour (6 units)

PSYC2008 Cognition (6 units)

PSYC2009 Quantitative Methods in Psychology (6 units)

PSYC2012 Culture and Psychology (6 units)

PSYC3018 Advanced Research Methods (6 units)

PSYC3020 Health Psychology (6 units)

PSYC3025 Psychopathology Across the Lifespan (6 units)

PSYC3026 Personality Psychology (6 units)

PSYC3202 Developmental Psychology (6 units)

12 units from completion of 3000-level courses in the subject area PSYC- Psychology

Specialisations

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Specialisations

Study Options

Year 1 LAWS1201 Foundations of Australian Law 6 units LAWS1203 Torts 6 units PSYC1003 Psychology 1: Understanding Mind, Brain and Behaviour 6 units BSPSY or ANU elective course 6 units
LAWS1202 Lawyers Justice and Ethics 6 units LAWS1204 Contracts 6 units PSYC1004 Psychology 2: Understanding People in Context 6 units BSPSY or ANU elective course 6 units
Year 2 LAWS1205 Australian Public Law 6 units LAWS1206 Criminal Law and Procedure 6 units PSYC2009 Quantitative Methods in Psychology 6 units PSYC2012 Culture and Psychology 6 units
LAWS2250 International Law 6 units LAWS2249 Legal Theory 6 units PSYC2001 Social Psychology 6 units PSYC2008 Cognition 6 units
Year 3 LAWS2201 Administrative Law 6 units LAWS2203 Corporations Law 6 units PSYC3018 Advanced Research Methods 6 units PSYC3025 Psychopathology Across the Lifespan 6 units
LAWS2202 Commonwealth Constitutional Law 6 units LAWS2248 Legal Research and Writing 6 units PSYC2007 Biological Basis of Behaviour 6 units PSYC3020 Health Psychology 6 units
Year 4 LAWS2204 Property 6 units Law Elective Course 6 units PSYC3202 Developmental Psychology 6 units 3000 level PSYC course 6 units
LAWS2205 Equity and Trusts 6 units Law Elective Course 6 units PSYC3026 Personality Psychology 6 units 3000 level PSYC course 6 units
Year 5 LAWS2244 Litigation and Dispute Management 6 units Law Elective Courses 18 units
LAWS2207 Evidence 6 units Law Elective Courses Law Capstone Courses 6 units 12 units

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The curriculum of the ANU law degree consists of compulsory and elective courses.

The compulsory courses are designed to ensure that every student gains a sufficient grounding in the fundamental branches of the law, as well as satisfying applicable requirements for admission to practice.

The elective courses provide an opportunity to develop particular interests, deepen understanding and engage students in research opportunities.

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please refer to the New Students | ANU College of Law page. You will find all the information you require to activate your ANU email account, enrol into courses and our O ‘Week and induction session details. You will also find your recommended study plan.

CREDIT/STATUS for PRIOR STUDY

Students who have undertaken previous study that is relevant to their current academic program can request to receive course credit based on their prior learning. University rules, policy and procedure relating to the granting credit is set out in the Coursework Awards Rule, Policy: Credit and Procedure: Credit.

For more information and how to apply, please refer to the ANU College of Law Application for Credit/Status.

Academic Advice

If you require information or advice regarding your degree, please contact the College Student and Education Support team.
Ground floor, 5 Fellows Rd
Telephone: +61 2 6125 3483
Email: enquiries.law@anu.edu.au

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What is consciousness? Do people see colours the same way? How do we make decisions?

Contrary to popular belief most psychologists work with healthy people, trying to find the answers to questions like these.

Studying psychology at ANU will expose you to a wide range of psychological sciences, covering topics as varied as how groups interact, vision and how it can be tricked to see what is not really there, how the brain develops as a baby and how it will change again as you get older, how impulses are carried from brain to muscle, and how things go wrong in abnormal psychology.

The ANU Bachelor of Science (Psychology) teaches you skills sought after by employers including statistics and experimental design, critical thinking and communication, and provides an excellent grounding to enter the workforce or continue with further study.

Note: Advice on this page is indicative only. Where a number of courses has been identified, it assumes that all of your courses are 6-units. If you take a course worth 12-units please refer to the unit-load in the study requirements in the program orders.


This degree can be taken as a single degree or combined with another degree in a Flexible Double Degree (FDD).When the Bachelor of Science is combined with another undergraduate degree through a Flexible Double Degree, 48 units of ANU electives units are replaced with the core requirements of the other degree and the total program duration is expanded to 192 units (4 years Full-Time) or 240 units (5 years Full-Time) depending on the duration of the other program.

Semester 2 commencers
Please note that if you are commencing your studies in Semester 2 there may be restrictions on the courses available for enrolment. If you have concerns, please contact students.cos@anu.edu.au. Advisory sessions will be held the week before semester commences.


Single degree

The Bachelor of Science (Psychology) requires 144 units (24 courses), including:

  • A maximum of 10 x 1000-level courses
  • A minimum of 7 x 3000-level courses PSYC coded courses
  • 12 x compulsory PSYC courses
  • A minimum of 2 transdisciplinary problem-solving (TD) courses (embedded in the compulsory courses)
  • A maximum of 10 courses from the lists in the BSPSY not previously taken or other ANU electives

Double degree

The total number of overall units in a Flexible Double Degree (FDD) depends on the FDD combination eg.

  • 4050: 192 units
  • 4350, 4569, 4750: 240 units

Of which a minimum of 2 courses must be tagged as transdisciplinary problem-solving. These courses may be taken in either component of the FDD.

The Bachelor of Science (Psychology) component of an FDD requires 96 units, including:

  • A maximum of 6 x 1000-level courses
  • A minimum of 7 x 3000-level courses PSYC coded courses
  • 12 x compulsory PSYC courses
  • A minimum of 2 transdisciplinary problem-solving (TD) courses (embedded in the compulsory courses)
  • A maximum of 2 courses from the lists in the BSPSY not previously taken or other ANU electives

About this degree

This program is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). You will need to complete a minimum of 14 Psychology (84 units) including the following APAC accredited sequence of courses:

Transdisciplinary Problem-Solving courses

 In this degree, you will have to complete 12 units of courses flagged as Transdisciplinary Problem-Solving (TD). TD courses can be identified using the Programs and Courses search engine. 
In the Bachelor of Science (Psychology), this requirement will be satisfied through PSYC2007 and PSYC3020.

Enrolment Status

Duration

The Bachelor of Science (Psychology) typically takes three years to complete on a full-time basis. Students will usually take 24-units (four six-unit courses) each semester and there are two semesters each year. One course is typically worth six-units.

In total, students need to complete 144 units of study towards the Bachelor of Science. This will be 24 courses if all courses are worth six-units, but may be fewer if one or more courses of 12-units or more are taken.

  • If you combine the Bachelor of Science (Psychology) with another degree in a Flexible Double Degree, you will need to complete a total of 192 units (32 six-unit courses) or 240 units (40 six-unit courses)  depending on the combination. This will typically take four years for a 192-unit degree or five years for a 240-unit degree .

 Domestic students may choose to enrol in fewer than 24-units in any semester or half-year study period. Students studying 18 or more units in a half year (January – June or July – December) are considered full-time. Students studying less than this are considered part-time.

If you take fewer than 24-units in any half year period, then your degree is likely to take longer than three years to complete.

International students on a student visa are required to enrol in a full-time study load of 24-units in each half year study period (Summer, Semester 1, Autumn or Winter, Semester 2, Spring) unless they have been approved for Reduced Study Load or program leave.

Maximum time for completion

  • The maximum period for completion of the single Bachelor of Science (Psychology) degree is ten years from the date of first enrolment in the program. This ten years includes any periods of leave.
  • The maximum period for completion of a flexible double degree is ten years for a 192-unit degree or 11 years for a 240-unit degree from the date of first enrolment in the program. The maximum period includes periods of leave.


A transfer of credit (status) from previous studies will reduce the total amount of time remaining to complete the balance of your degree. When you are assessed for credit, you will be notified of the new maximum end date for your degree in your credit offer.

Important things to keep in mind when choosing your 1000-level courses

There are 2 compulsory 1000 level courses you must take in your first year:

You may take 1000-level courses later in your program.  But remember you can’t count more than ten 1000-level courses (60 units) towards your single degree or six 1000-level courses (36 units) towards your Psychology half of the double degree.

Electives

Remember you can choose up to 10 courses from another ANU College if you are undertaking the single Bachelor of Science (Psychology) program. You can try a range of courses or take a major or minor in a non-psychology subject, such as philosophy, history or computing. The choice is yours.

How do I use my electives?

Electives are courses that provide freedom for you to select subjects that align to your personal interests and career aspirations in a more individualised way than is possible through general major or degree requirements. An ANU elective is a course that you can select without restriction, beyond the global requirements of your program (e.g. limits on 1000-level courses, etc).

We also recommend holding some ANU electives in reserve to keep other opportunities open, such as international exchange, internships, and meeting the transdisciplinary requirements of your degree.



Study Options

Bachelor of Science (Psychology) - single degree

This is a typical study pattern for the first year of a student undertaking a Bachelor of Science (Psychology).

Study Options

Year 1 48 units PSYC1003 Psychology 1: Understanding Mind, Brain and Behaviour 6 units ANU elective 6 units ANU elective 6 units ANU elective 6 units
PSYC1004 Psychology 2: Understanding People in Context 6 units ANU elective 6 units ANU elective 6 units ANU elective 6 units

Bachelor of Science (Psychology) - double degree

This is a typical study pattern for the first year of a student undertaking a Bachelor of Science (Psychology) with another three year degree, such as the Bachelor of Arts.

Study Options

Year 1 48 units PSYC1003 Psychology 1: Understanding Mind, Brain and Behaviour 6 units ANU elective 6 units Degree B Course 6 units Degree B Course 6 units
PSYC1004 Psychology 2: Understanding People in Context 6 units ANU elective 6 units Degree B Course 6 units Degree B Course 6 units

Academic Advice

For further information, you can:

If you need help on any aspect of university life, our "Need Help" webpage is a good place to start and can link you to services across the University.

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