Development, poverty, inequality and environmental sustainability are some of the most important issues in the world today.  Study the causes and consequences of unequal development. Assess policy options for a more equitable and sustainable future. Broaden your understanding with legal expertise.

This program is the only development studies program in Australia to include economics and Aboriginal studies as core courses.

Pursue a career in the legal field, or make your mark across research, government, NGOs, business, and community organisations.

This combined program provides opportunities to study the causes and consequences of unequal development and assess policy options for a more equitable and sustainable future, while studying the complementary skills in Law.

Learn and develop skills by studying courses in various aspects of law including:

• Criminal law and procedure
• Evidence
• Equity and trusts
• Administrative law
• Property law
• Contract law

This is a combined degree

For additional information about this degree you can refer to the pages for the corresponding single degrees: Bachelor of Development Studies, and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Combined

Core

Majors

Core

Complete the following core courses to fulfil the requirements of this program.

• Administrative Law
• Civil Dispute Resolution
• Company Law
• Constitutional Law
• Contracts I
• Contracts II
• Criminal Law and Procedure
• Environmental Law
• Environmental Values and Ethics
• Equity and Trusts
• Evidence
• Geographies of Development
• Global Poverty and Development
• Introduction to Aboriginal Studies
• Legal System and Method I
• Legal System and Method II
• Macroeconomics in the Global Economy
• Professional Conduct
• Property
• Public International Law
• Rethinking Development
• Society and Culture: an Introduction to Sociology
• Torts I
• Torts II
• Work Integrated Learning in the Environmental and Development Sectors

These are courses currently available in "Core", for full requirements and availability always refer to the handbook.

Laws Course List

2024 Program Handbook

The courses shown above are a guide, and don't reflect the exact year-by-year structure of the program, you should always refer to the program handbook for details of the complete program structure, course requirements and availability.

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Work across international aid organisations, consulting firms and local, state and federal government departments and more.

Not everyone uses their degree in the same way and the transferable skills gained through university study may allow graduates to pursue a range of careers that might not be directly linked to their study.

Professional outcomes:

• International Aid/Development
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Community Development
• Environmental Lawyer
• Advocacy and Policy Development Work
• Research

Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC).

TOEFL paper-based test score of 550; TOEFL internet-based score of 79; IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5; PTE GSE score of 58; Cambridge English: Advanced score of 58.