Secure a competitive edge with hands-on experience in the dynamic real estate industry with Deakin's Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Laws. You will gain a top-ranked legal education with skills across property investment, valuation, development and management.
Our uniquely combined course gives you professionally recognised qualifications in both property and law, unlocking exciting career options. It allows you to mix and match study specialisations from straight property law through to mediation and contracts management. Hands-on learning opportunities will ensure you are ready to thrive in both fields and where law and property intersect. With opportunities to undertake internships at community legal centres and work on real cases at the Deakin Law Clinic, you will acquire the experience needed to enter the workforce with confidence.
Want to build specialised skills for a booming property law industry?
Get hands-on with our experience-based approach to learning. Through practical and theoretical study, you will learn all the major areas of law, including:
contract law
criminal law and procedure
torts
property law
equity and property
constitutional law
administrative law.
In addition, you will undertake foundational property units, including sustainable construction, property economics and statutory valuation. Designed to maximise your legal knowledge, you will also study topics relevant to your first-class education in law. In today's legal landscape, lawyers are increasingly expected to provide commercial and practical insight beyond pure legal advice.
Get a competitive head-start by learning the latest industry concepts, legal practice and approaches from teachers who are active researchers and legal professionals. Benefit from their existing connections, networks and insights, and graduate well-prepared for your future workplace.
To support your theoretical learning, you will have the opportunity to work on real cases at the Deakin Law Clinic. You can conduct research on legal issues and offer advice while being supervised by qualified solicitors.
We can also help to connect you with internship placements with a range of organisations including community legal centres and not-for-profit organisations, for credit towards your degree.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, online interactions, or professional experiences for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. 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 academic qualifications necessary for admission to the legal profession. In Victoria these have been set by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB).
In addition to satisfying the academic qualifications, a person seeking admission to the legal profession in Victoria is required to have satisfactorily completed certain practical legal training requirements and must be considered a fit and proper person to be admitted to the legal profession.
Requirements for admission in jurisdictions outside Australia vary. Please check the relevant jurisdiction’s legal admissions authority to confirm the required academic qualifications criteria, including any restrictions on online study or distance education.
Deakin Business School holds the prestigious and globally recognised AACSB and EQUIS accreditations, which attest to quality, academic and professional excellence, ongoing improvement, innovation and graduate employability.
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.
Career opportunities
Graduates from the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Laws can pursue a range of careers opportunities, including:
asset manager
conveyancer
facilities manager
land economist
law reform officer
law academic
legal adviser
mediator
owner's corporation manager
portfolio manager
property advisor
property developer
property valuer.
Participation requirements
Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Mandatory student checks
Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.
Course Learning Outcomes Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
Course Learning Outcomes Bachelor of Laws
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
Employ broad and coherent theoretical and technical property and real estate knowledge and apply legal and ethical standards in the fields relating to property development, investment, valuation and property management in private and commercial real estate markets, both nationally and internationally.
Demonstrate an understanding of the Australian legal system and the fundamental areas of knowledge required for legal practice as situated within international contexts and the broader contexts within which legal issues arise.
Communication
Prepare and present a selection of reports on property concepts and information for a range of stakeholders including investors, developers, regulators and clients.
Communicate legal knowledge effectively to legal and non-legal audiences, both verbally and in writing.
Digital literacy
Identify, locate, evaluate and synthesise information about market and submarket trends and forecasts, economic influences, statutory requirements and industry practices. Communicate information and solutions to stakeholders utilising a range of diagnostic, analytical and reporting technologies.
Use a range of digitally-based technologies to locate, evaluate and disseminate information.
Critical thinking
Evaluate and analyse property related issues and data on property markets and indicators to make recommendations for maximising property outcomes.
Exercise critical thinking, judgment and intellectual independence to evaluate, consolidate and synthesise knowledge relevant to legal doctrine and legal practice.
Problem solving
Apply legal property evaluation and property appraisal methodologies to identify solutions and sustainability strategies for a diverse range of authentic problems in property.
Apply legal reasoning and critical analysis to generate and articulate accurate and relevant responses to legal issues.
Self-management
Apply skills and knowledge to independently undertake educational activities that require considerable planning.
Exercise responsibility and accountability for own learning, and possess abilities to reflect on own capabilities, performance and feedback to support personal and professional development.
Teamwork
Collaborate with others to examine contemporary issues in property.
Collaborate effectively in a team environment demonstrating constructive engagement and contribution to the team and the ability to draw on strengths of others.
Global citizenship
Apply the interconnected principles of property planning, design, construction, management, maintenance and transference to a range of different environments and contexts reflecting social, sustainable, ethical, economic and global perspectives.
Reflect on the ethical and professional behaviours and responsibilities of legal professionals and demonstrate an understanding of the impact that different social, ethical, global or environmental perspectives have on exercising legal practice in the community.
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:
DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
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.
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 the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
