Laws and Arts - L3003
Law and Arts are both solid starts to your career, but combining them both into a Bachelor of Arts and Law double degree will enhance your options and professional expertise.
A defining feature of the Monash Law course is the large number of specialist units available, enabling you to optimise your study pathway in line with your professional aspirations.
Pair your Law degree with around 40 Arts majors and minors in subjects such as diverse as bioethics, criminology, international relations, holocaust or genocide studies. Or indulge your passion for the performing arts, language, music or theatre.
No matter where you’re headed, there is a Monash pathway to help you get there.
The Bachelor of Arts and Law double degree leads to two separate qualifications:
- the Bachelor of Laws (Honours), and
- the Bachelor of Arts.
Through a double degree, you will gain all the benefits of each degree course and be fully equipped to pursue a career in either field separately or to combine the two in your chosen work.
A Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts degree offers a solid foundation in the concepts, procedures and reasoning underpinning the Australian legal system and the research, analytical and communication skills of the legal profession.
Through your Arts studies, you will learn how to think critically and creatively, to resist easy answers or simplistic solutions, and to develop an ethical and intellectual framework within which to understand what it means to be human and how this changes over time.
As a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts student, you will also have the opportunity to study overseas and undertake work-based projects through the Monash Law Clinical Legal Education Guarantee, providing the real-world experience needed to transition into the workforce.
This course offers opportunities for students to focus on issues of policy and governance in addition to direct legal services. Our graduates have gone on to work across a range of areas including diplomacy and trade, human rights and international law, intellectual property and publishing, advertising, marketing, entertainment law and international business.
At a glance
Subject prerequisites
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Course Details
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Duration |
This course is equivalent to 5.25 years of full-time study and offered only in accelerated mode to complete in 5 years. Part-time study is also available. |
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First Semester (February) |
As one of Australia’s top Law schools and a global leader in the Arts, Monash’s Bachelor of Arts and Law (Honours) double degree is designed for students looking to make a tangible difference in their communities and beyond.
From commercial and international law to community law or advocacy, a Monash Law degree will equip you with a solid foundation for wherever your career path leads. And coupled with a Monash Arts degree, you will gain the interdisciplinary knowledge to inform your legal work.
The practical nature of the Bachelor of Arts and Law (Honours) means hands-on training will start from day one, providing the confidence needed to apply your knowledge in diverse, real-world settings.
Your Bachelor of Arts and Law (Honours) degree will begin with fundamental training in the concepts, procedures and reasoning underpinning the Australian legal system before transitioning into more specialised electives like 'Negotiation and Conflict Resolution,' 'Media Law' or 'Animal Law'.
This freedom to craft a course that perfectly matches your interests and aspirations extends to an expansive choice of Arts majors and electives across the University. Choose from pathways including international relations, human rights, psychology or anthropology, providing cultural, historical and societal context to your legal studies.
This practical double degree offers the option of studying overseas at sites like the Prato Centre in Italy, gaining applied legal experience in a diverse setting. Our clinical legal education program also allows for hands-on professional experience as you complete your degree.
Upon graduation, you will have a double degree that is recognised by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB) as satisfying the academic requirements for admission to practice in Victoria. No law degree enables you to practise law immediately. You must complete further training Practical Legal Training (PLT) or supervised legal training, be admitted by the Supreme Court of Victoria and obtain a practising certificate.
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Art students have also gone on to apply their legal knowledge in other sectors such as media, international relations or the non-profit sector.
Combining technical expertise with theoretical frameworks, you will be equipped for a lifelong career no matter your goals.
View details specific to degree:
- Anthropology
- Archaeology and ancient history
- Behavioural studies
- Bioethics
- Chinese studies
- Communications and media studies
- Criminology
- Economics
- European languages
- Film and screen studies
- Gender studies
- Global Asia
- Health humanities
- History
- Holocaust and genocide studies
- Human geography
- Human rights and social justice
- Indigenous studies
- Indonesian studies
- International relations
- Japanese studies
- Jewish studies
- Journalism
- Korean studies
- Linguistics and English Language
- Literary studies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Theatre and performance studies
Please select a specialisation for more details:
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements (Domestic students)
There are many ways to be considered for entry to a Monash University degree depending on your educational background and history. The below options reflect the academic requirements for the different applicant categories (or the highest level of education previously completed) to be considered for this Monash course. All applicants must satisfy equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites or equivalent tertiary units including the English language requirements.
Qualifications
Equivalent Australian Year 12
Completing Year 12 in the Current Year or within the Last 2 Years
Applicants with Recent Secondary Education
Started or Completed a TAFE Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma
Applicants with VET Study
Started or Completed a Bachelor Degree
Applicants with Higher Education Study
Finished Year 12 More than 3 Years Ago with No Further Study
Applicants with Work and Life Experience
Alternative qualifications and prerequisites
For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course based on your prior studies, use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.
English requirements
Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.
University entrance requirements
Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.
Making the application
Future students
Semester one (February)
Applications for on campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
Semester two (July)
Please note there is no mid year intake for external applicants for 2026.
Current Monash students
You may apply to transfer from another Monash course. Transfers are a competitive process. You may apply mid-year for available courses however consideration will be given as to whether you will be able to follow your course progression.
Please note that if you apply for a course transfer, you should still enrol in your current course as if you were continuing so as not to jeopardise your enrolment in the Faculty if your transfer application is unsuccessful. More about Course Transfer...
Self assess for credit eligibility
Check for study credit using the "Credit search" link on the Credit for prior study page.
Fees
Fees are subject to change annually.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
The average annual student contribution amount for 2026 is:
A$17,399
Note: see information on how fees are calculated.
Fee assistance
As a Commonwealth supported student, you may be able to either:
- pay all of your student contribution upfront, or
- defer payment through the HECS HELP loan scheme.
Full fee
Fees are per 48 credit points which represents a standard full-time course load for a year. The fees for 2026 are:
A$50,200
Scholarships
We offer over 360 types of scholarships, valued at up to $280,000. Some scholarships offer one-off payments while others continue for the length of your course. Learn more about Monash Scholarships.
Other fees
The Student Services and Amenities Fee applies to some students each calendar year.
