Property and law have a natural synergy that’s in high demand. Gain a competitive legal edge with hands-on experience in the dynamic real estate industry in Deakin’s Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Laws, combining your top-ranked legal education with skills across property investment, valuation, development and management.

Want to hone specialised skills for a booming property law industry?

This unique combined course offers graduates with professionally recognised qualifications in both property and the law. This enviable career path is a logical crossover, with specialisations from straight property law through to mediation, contracts management and liquidation.

Deakin takes an experiential approach to learning. Through hands-on and theoretical study, you’ll learn all the major areas of law, including:

• contracts law
• legal practice and ethics
• criminal law and procedure
• torts
• property law
• constitutional law
• administrative law.

You’ll also undertake foundational property units, including sustainable construction, property economics and statutory valuation. Designed to maximise your legal knowledge, you’ll also study topics relevant to your first-class law education.

We know that lawyers are increasingly expected to provide commercial and practical insight beyond pure legal advice. Your teachers are active researchers and field workers, so you’ll always be learning the latest industry concepts, legal practice and approaches. Plus, you’ll benefit from their existing connections and insights, giving you a competitive edge that’s commercially focused and ready for the workplace.

To cement your theoretical learning, you’ll work on real cases at Deakin Law Clinic, where you’ll be supervised by qualified solicitors, conduct research on legal issues and offer advice. 

We’ll also help to connect you with internship placements at law firms, legal aid providers and government officers for credit towards your Deakin Law School experience.

Graduates from our Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Laws course can expect to pursue a range of careers, including:

• law reform officer
• judge
• conveyancer
• leasing agent
• law professor
• legal adviser
• mediator
• legal secretary
• asset manager
• land economist
• leasing agent
• mortgage finance broker
• portfolio manager
• property developer
• property manager
• property valuer.