Laws / Arts, Double Degree Bachelor (Hons) / Bachelor

La Trobe University's Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts program enables you to enhance your legal education by exploring your interests and passions, while opening doors to diverse and rewarding careers and opportunities to contribute positively to your community.In this program, you will study core areas of criminal, constitutional, property, and company law, gaining a deep understanding of the legal system's potential as a positive societal force. You will develop essential skills in advocacy, negotiation, and dispute resolution, while selecting from arts majors such as politics, languages, sociology, history, philosophy, and media studies to broaden your knowledge and improve critical, analytical, and creative thinking.

The Aboriginal Studies Major provides students with the opportunity to learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and community. In this major you will be exposed to a range of academic disciplines including history, archaeology, politics, public health, anthropology, media studies and linguistics. Throughout the major you will engage with topics focussed on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities that promote strong cultural awareness, Indigenous knowledges, community development and social advocacy.

You will study different aspects of Aboriginal societies including, Aboriginal history and languages, the contemporary politics of Indigenous Australia, Aboriginal self-determination and the impact of government policy on Indigenous Australians. This will give you an in-depth understanding of the place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in mainstream Australia and introduce you to social research methods aimed at promoting local community engagement, wellbeing and empowerment in Aboriginal communities.