Bachelor of Agriculture/Juris Doctor

University of Melbourne - Parkville / Dookie

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Overview

This graduate degree package allows you to attain an undergraduate qualification in the Bachelor of Agriculture and a Masters-level qualification in the Juris Doctor (Law).  It guarantees high-achieving students a Commonwealth Supported Place or International Fee Place in the Juris Doctor following completion of the Bachelor of Agriculture. 

Students who successfully complete the Bachelor of Agriculture will automatically progress to the Juris Doctor. The standard entry requirements for the Juris Doctor do not apply.

Students will be involved in study at both the Parkville and Dookie campuses in their Bachelor of Agriculture (with the option of a full-time program of study at the Dookie campus in Semester 2 of second year). The Juris Doctor is based at the Parkville campus.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in Maths: General Mathematics or at least 25 in one of Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics.

Majors

Agricultural economics, Plant and soil science, Production animal science.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers the Bachelor of Agriculture and Juris Doctor lead to include:
  • Aid organisations
  • Barristers
  • Consumer goods/pharmaceuticals consultancy
  • Financial institutions
  • Government lawyer
  • Judge's Associate or other position in the judicial sector 
  • In-house or corporate lawyer 
  • Lawyer in the community sector
  • Lawyer in private practice (solicitor)
  • Management consultant
  • Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the University of Melbourne website for admission criteria information.

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