Bachelor of Arts/Juris Doctor

University of Melbourne - Parkville

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Overview

This graduate degree package allows you to attain an undergraduate qualification in the Bachelor of Arts 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 Arts. 

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

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.

Majors

Ancient world studies, Anthropology, Arabic studies, Art history, Asian studies, Chinese societies (minor), Chinese studies, Classics, Creative writing, Criminology, Development studies (minor), Digital studies (minor), Economics, English and theatre studies, English language studies (minor), Environmental studies (minor), European studies (minor), French studies, Gender studies, Geography, German studies, Hebrew and Jewish studies, History, History and philosophy of science, Indigenous studies, Indonesian studies, Islamic studies, Italian studies, Japanese societies (minor), Japanese studies, Knowledge and learning (minor), Korean studies (minor), Law and justice (minor), Linguistics and applied linguistics, Media and communications, Medieval and early modern studies (minor), Philosophy, Politics and international studies, Psychology, Russian studies, Screen and cultural studies, Sociology, South Asian studies (minor), Spanish and Latin American studies.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers the Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor lead to include:
  • Barrister
  • Communications and marketing
  • Community development, diplomacy and foreign affairs
  • Government lawyer
  • Human resources, corporate consulting, business analysis and research
  • In-house or corporate lawyer
  • Journalism, publishing and writing
  • Judge's Associate or other position in the judicial sector
  • Lawyer in the community sector
  • Lawyer in private practice (solicitor)
  • Management consultant

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer99.95N/P
Median rank to receive an offer99.85N/P
Lowest rank to receive an offer99.8099.80

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

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

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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