Laws and Politics, Philosophy and Economics

If you’d like to create tangible change in your community, a Monash Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Politics, Philosophy and Economics offers a genuine way to make a difference in the world. It combines four distinct disciplines into a dynamic double degree, allowing you to gain two career-ready qualifications in as little as five years.

As a straight-from-school law course, the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) enables you to join the next generation of high-achieving lawyers with the ability to solve complex, demanding and interesting problems.

Through the Monash Law Clinical Legal Education Guarantee, you will have the chance to gain practical legal experience while earning credit for your degree. You will graduate with the required skills, understanding and training needed to practice as a lawyer in Australia and inform your future professional endeavors.

A bachelor in philosophy, politics, law and economics is a chance to take your studies one step further by pairing your law degree with a contextual foundation in politics, philosophy and economics.

The Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (BPPE) is an innovative degree that will equip you with the intellectual and practical skills necessary to comprehend and navigate a changing world.

You will gain guidance from a unique Industry Advisory Board consisting of all Monash University global alumni from across government and corporate sectors. Through their real-world knowledge, insight and advice, you will learn to connect theory and learning with the hard skills needed beyond the classroom.

Board members include Dr Ian MacFarlane AC (6th Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia), Prof Allan Fels AO (inaugural Chair of the ACCC), Dewi Wahab (Indonesian Ambassador to Denmark), Dr Waleed Aly (Broadcaster), and many more.

Combined into a double degree, a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Philosophy and Economics allows for a well-rounded career rooted in technical skill and human understanding. A double degree in Law and PPE can be valuable for roles within areas like public policy, international relations, social justice and plenty more.

At the time of enrolment in a course at Monash University, you must be at least 17 years of age.

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All Monash undergraduate courses require you to have successfully completed a minimum of an Australian Year 12 qualification (or equivalent) and achieve the required academic entry score. Most Monash faculties generally use your most recent studies for admission however other guidelines may apply where your prior qualification may be considered.