• Get work experience through our Work Integrated Learning program which allows you to intern at local and international organisations.
• Join WA’s largest and most successful mooting program, competing across Australia and the world.
• Make new friends, enjoy some fun social events and build your network as a member of the Murdoch Student Law Society (MSLS).
• Travel while you earn credit towards your degree, with opportunities to study in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan and more.
• Graduate with two qualifications, enhancing your career prospects and learning to work across different industries.
• Follow in the footsteps of other Murdoch thinkers who have been involved in High Court cases, even influencing a decision from the UN Human Rights Committee which resulted in state and federal parliamentary enquiries.
• Create an e-portfolio of your work to showcase to employers when you graduate.
• Work with real organisations on real projects, and complete internships through our work integrated learning program. Some of our students have worked with the Blue Room, WA Fringe Festival and the Heath Ledger Theatre.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. As part of your law degree, you'll learn:

• criminal law and procedure
• legal protection of international human rights
• refugee and family law
• introduction to mooting
• introduction to legal practice.

Depending on your chosen arts major, you may also learn:

• professional writing and editing
• acting and producing for the stage
• events, policy and evaluation
• overseas aid and international development
• global and regional sustainability
• how society, culture and the people around us influence our behaviour
• advanced communication skills
• Japanese language: speaking, listening, writing, and reading
• international aid and development in practice
• the international political economy
• public policy.

Studying law in combination with arts can lead to a career in any area or industry, from navigating human rights to exploring emerging fields such as artificial intelligence.

You could work in the public or private sector, fighting for the rights of those who are disadvantaged or unfairly treated, and creating a better society.

Careers could include:

• Lawyer
• Solicitor or Barrister
• roles in federal, state or local government
• Ambassador
• Politician.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree meets the educational requirements of the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia for admission as a practising lawyer. If you would like to become a practising lawyer, you can complete your practical legal training (known as PLT) on campus thanks to our partnerships with Leo Cussen and College of Law.

This degree is accredited by the Ministry of Law in Singapore, the Malaysian Bar Council and the Indian Bar Council.