Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Laws
Australian Catholic University - North Sydney (MacKillop)
Overview
The psychology sequence provides a comprehensive coverage of psychology, lifespan development, biological psychology, social psychology, abnormal psychology, individual differences and research methods.
The law programs will equip you with the legal knowledge and practical experience to meet the challenges of 21st century legal practice. Your studies will focus on developing practical commercial legal knowledge and an awareness of the international dimensions of law, while promoting critical thinking, ethical decision-making and social justice principles. The degree aims to develop ethical and professionally skilled graduates with a breadth of knowledge in areas relevant to legal practice and an appreciation of the law's interaction with other disciplines as well as its international dimensions. The core content is built around themes of commercial legal practice, international and human rights law, and ethical practice, with a commitment to social justice and engagement with the community through a pro bono practical placement program.
Prerequisites
English Standard (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 4).
Majors
Areas of study
Law (including commercial, international and comparative and human rights law), psychology.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Solicitor or barrister in private practice; legal officer in the public sector (eg in federal or state government departments and publicly funded organisations such as universities or public broadcasters); in-house counsel to a wide range of organisations from corporations to trade unions, public interest legal work in community centres; legal researcher. Bachelor of Psychological Science graduates can also work in education and training, human services and welfare, counselling, human resource management, business and research. The program also provides the necessary knowledge and skills to enable graduates to progress to honours and professional programs that are required for careers in health, counselling, and private consultancy.
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 offer | 91.1 | 96.05 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 75.9 | 85.05 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 65.9 | 75.9 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the Australian Catholic University website for admission criteria information.
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.
University
Australian Catholic University
Campus
North Sydney (MacKillop)
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Law
Indicative ATAR
65.90
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 5 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- VIC
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 321
- Campuses
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Ballarat Blacktown Brisbane Canberra (Signadou) Melbourne North Sydney (MacKillop) Strathfield (Mount St Mary)
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at Australian Catholic University. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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