The Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Laws will provide you with a thorough understanding of both law and property and real estate disciplines, building on the strong synergy between the two.
The Bachelor of Laws component of the course provides first-rate legal education, emphasises a case study approach and has a strong practical legal skills component. Property and real estate is an established discipline in Australia with global recognition.
The property and real estate component of the course is designed to produce highly skilled property professionals who are able to enter the workforce with a qualification fully recognised by employers, government and professional organisations.
Combining the two courses into a five-year program of study will facilitate practical experience and project work that relates theory with practice, providing a broad business educational experience.
Indicative student workload
As a student in the Faculty of Business and Law, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
Deakin’s Bachelor of Laws is designed to satisfy the university component of the requirements to become an Australian Lawyer set by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB). In addition to completing an approved LLB degree, a person seeking entry is required to work for one year as a legal trainee, or to undertake a practical legal training (PLT) course.
The Bachelor of Property and Real Estate is designed to meet professional accreditation requirements set by the Australian Property Institute (www.api.org.au) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (www.rics.org.au). Graduates will meet the academic requirements to be eligible for registration as a Certified Practising Valuer (subject to final approval by the accrediting bodies).
Career opportunities
The BPRE/BLaws prepares you for a career in the business world and in the global property and real estate industries. As a graduate of this course you will have an understanding of the legalities, principles and processes required to fill a professional role in these fields and an appreciation of a professional ethic that emphasises responsibility and responsiveness to community needs. This course offers a large number of international career opportunities with very good levels of remuneration and associated employer demand. As an alternative to practising as a barrister or solicitor, you may also pursue a career in a wide range of legal firms, organisations, government services, industrial relations, research, public administration, diplomatic service, legal aid, the media or law reform. Graduates can also find employment in a wide range of property-related positions in both private and government sectors including as a property developer, valuer, investor, asset manager, property market analyst, property manager, leasing agent, funds manager and government adviser. The course also presents graduates with opportunities to work in property departments in legal firms, which is a rapidly growing area. Conversely, many property firms and government bodies have both legal and property departments due to the close links between the two disciplines.
Course learning outcomes
Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of each of the single degrees.
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Laws students must pass 40 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
The 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate must include:-
12 credit points of Property and Real Estate core units
3 credit points of core Business units
a 1 credit point Business and Law elective unit (level 3)
The 24 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws include:-
Administrative Law [Previously coded MLL324/MLL424]
*** MLP119 and MLP219 replaced MLL111 Contract and MLL215 Commercial Law from T1 2022. MLL215 will remain as a core for students who commenced prior to T1 2022 and have completed MLL111 but not MLL215.
Note: MLP code denotes Priestley units, which teach the academic areas of knowledge prescribed for admission to legal practice.
Law course elective units
Law course electives
Students must complete 8 Law course electives from the following list:
^MLT324 does not count as one of the WIL/Practical course elective units (listed above) required for the Bachelor of Laws.
Note:
Not all units will be offered every year. The Law School might from time to time develop new units to strengthen the law elective list.
Course duration
You may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree, however your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
Please note: The eligibility of students for membership of the accrediting body is subject to meeting the requirements of that body and that Deakin makes no representations that individuals will meet those requirements.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work-integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. Refer to the relevant unit guide.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year and your study load. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website or our handy Fee estimator to help estimate your tuition fees.
