Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Cyber Security
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Cyber Security |
| Deakin course code | D397 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Law |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Online | Yes |
| Duration | 5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS course code | 0100550 Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7 |
Students and Applicants to Geelong Waterfront Campus | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Protect society from the growing threat of cybercrime with Deakin's Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Cyber Security. Be ready to explore roles from either field with the benefit of a complementary skill set or use your dual expertise to become an in-demand cyber security lawyer, capable of handling the complex issues of our evolving digital world.
Professionals with cyber security risk detection and mitigation skills are needed more than ever. It's not just everyday consumers who are facing the threat of cybercrime; government and businesses need professionals who can identify risks and protect their digital operations and assets.
This combined course puts you in a position to answer the call. With an emphasis on real-world learning, you will develop advanced skills in cyber security that perfectly complement your legal knowledge, and you will graduate with two degrees after just five years of full-time study.
Ready to go beyond the traditional with a sought-after skill set that will get you noticed?
Study Deakin's unique Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Cyber Security and cover all the major areas of law, including:
- constitutional law
- administrative law
- contract law
- criminal law
- equity and trusts
- property law.
As well as industry-relevant areas of cyber security, such as:
- computer crime and digital forensics
- database and information management
- ethical hacking
- cyber security management.
Through this broad range of units, you will build a diverse set of skills, opening the door to exciting career opportunities. You could choose to pursue a role as a cyber security lawyer, leaning on your deep understanding of privacy law and criminal law to better protect the rights of your clients. Or, you could aim to be on the front line of cybercrime, using your skills in system security to set up digital barriers between businesses and cyber threats.???
Gain real-world legal experience at the Deakin Law Clinic, a teaching law firm that gives you the opportunity to work with real clients under the supervision of qualified legal practitioners. Analyse complex legal problems and develop the drafting, communication and problem-solving skills required for a successful career in law. You will also get hands-on experience with our specialised cyber security software that allows you to simulate and respond to real cyber-attack scenarios. By practising your skills under pressure, you will feel confident and well-prepared by the time you enter the workforce.???
You will be able to leverage the extensive research, industry partnerships, and state-of-the-art facilities of Deakin's Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CCSRI). With research in areas from cyber analytics and artificial intelligence, to organisational security and information warfare, you will have direct access to some of the most progressive cyber security content in the world.
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.
The Bachelor of Cyber Security is professionally accredited with the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
Career opportunities
Studying this combined course means you will be well placed to work in the field of law and cyber security, or in roles where both disciplines intersect. You’ll graduate with the diverse skills and practical experience required to thrive in roles including:
- business analyst
- business manager, company administrator or consultant
- corporate lawyer
- cyber security consultant
- policy adviser
- policy adviser for government departments or authorities such as the Attorney General's Department, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- security analyst/ cyber threat analyst
- security systems manager.
Obtaining a law degree is your first step to entering the legal profession. Upon completion of your degree and the additional practical legal training, you will be qualified to work as a solicitor in legal fields, including:
- commercial law
- criminal law
- family law
- personal injury law
- public international and human rights law
- refugee law
- the law pertaining to government.
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.
Equipment requirements
The learning experiences and assessment activities within the Bachelor of Cyber Security require that students have access to a range of technologies beyond a desktop computer or laptop. Students will be required to purchase minor equipment, such as small single board computers, microcontrollers and sensors, which will be used within a range of units in this course. This equipment is also usable by the student beyond their studies. Equipment requirements and details of suppliers will be provided on a per-unit basis. The indicative cost of this equipment for this course is AUD$500.
For information regarding hardware and software requirements, please refer to the Bring your own device (BYOD) guidelines via the School of Information Technology website in addition to the individual unit outlines in the Handbook.
Course Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of each of the single degrees.
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Cyber Security 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
- 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Cyber Security
- SIT010 Safety Induction Program (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- STP010 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- 13 credit points of core units (excluding SIT306)
- 2 credit points of course elective units
- 1 credit point of course elective units SIT coded
- a minimum of 4 credit points of level 3 SIT-coded units
- 24 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws
- 18 credit points of core units
- 1 credit of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) or practical course elective units (as outlined in the Bachelor of Laws)
- 5 credit points of course elective units
- Course requirements for both the Bachelor of Cyber Security and Bachelor of Laws must be satisfied
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.
Note:
- Students undertaking this combined degree are not required to undertake SIT306 IT Placement.
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point units
To be completed in the first trimester of study.
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin |
| SIT010 | Safety Induction Program |
| STP010 | Career Tools for Employability |
Units
To assist you in following the course rules:
Please see course entry for Bachelor of Cyber Security (S334) and Bachelor of Laws (M312).
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Fees and charges
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.