Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Information Technology

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Information Technology (IT) has fundamentally changed the legal world. IT is more important than ever in the legal field as we explore AI to help defend the rights of others.

Leverage your skill sets to future proof your career in this five-year degree, where you’ll gain the knowledge to practice law in range of complex IT settings and have the opportunity to take part in project-based units and solve problems for real clients.

You’ll take a hands-on approach to the law, develop strong real-life legal skills through our clinical program and develop your reasoning skills in our internationally recognised mooting program.

You’ll also explore theory, methods and systems used in the IT industry and will acquire strong analytical, research, design and technology skills combined with a very strong understanding of software design and programming.

3 reasons to study Law and Information Technology at Murdoch

1. Study a degree that has been designed in collaboration with our industry advisors and clients.
2. Specialise in technology-related fields such as cybersecurity, organisational systems design, application design and development or artificial intelligence (AI).
3. Benefit from our strong ties to the law and IT industry.

What you’ll learn

Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:

• Australian legal system
• Legal and policy issues
• Frameworks and principles of law
• Ethical issues
• Abstraction and systems thinking
• Design and decision-making methodologies

Your future career

A law degree is the passport to a career in any industry, as well as being a required qualification for legal practice. IT is of fundamental importance and graduates with an IT qualification will continue to be highly employable in the future. Possible career paths include:

• Lawyer
• Legal Analyst
• IT Specialist
• Cyber Security Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Business/Systems Analyst
• Software Architect
• Information Systems Manager
• AI Specialist
• Management

For further admission information about this course, please visit Murdoch Admission Information - Laws (Combined).

Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Laws is accredited by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA) and recognised by the Malaysia Bar Council.

The Bachelor of Information Technology is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at the Professional level.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Laws satisfies the University education requirements for the practice of law of the governing bodies of the legal profession of Western Australia. As is the pattern in the rest of Australia, before a candidate may be admitted to the practice of law in this State, certain additional requirements must be satisfied after completion of this formal university training. For more information, please refer to the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia admission eligibility.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Information Technology are eligible to apply for membership of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at the Professional level.

IELTS: Score: 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

TOEFL: Score: 79+, with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13.

PEARSON: Score: 64+, with no communicative skill below 60.

CAMBRIDGE: Score: 176+, with no skill less than 169.