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About the course
Deakin’s Bachelor of Laws (Honours) is a one-year program designed to deepen your legal knowledge through a substantial supervised research project. You’ll build advanced research, analysis and legal writing skills and complete an extended thesis on a topic developed with academic guidance. The course supports high-achieving law graduates seeking stronger career differentiation or a pathway into master’s or PhD research in Law. The programme builds legal reasoning, case analysis, and professional ethics for legal practice and public service pathways.
Career outcome
Graduates can use the honours qualification to strengthen prospects in legal practice and law-related professional roles where advanced research and writing are valued. The course also supports progression to higher degree research, preparing you for research assistant and policy-oriented work, or further academic study. It is particularly suited to those aiming for research-focused opportunities and enhanced employability in Law. Preparing graduates for legal practice, paralegal, compliance, and public sector legal support roles.
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