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Peterr

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Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
« on: January 17, 2018, 04:15:03 pm »
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Hi everyone,

I've recently received an offer for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours). I was just wondering is it possible to do well (D's and HD's) without any background in law from high school? What is the workload like? I've read that doing a double degree (eg with commerce, global studies or biomed) with law makes it much more manageable compared to a single law degree, is this true? Also would I be able go on exchange for a semester in a single law degree?

I know this is quite subjective but any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated, thanks! :)
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Re: Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2018, 05:51:50 pm »
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Quote from: Peterr on January 17, 2018, 04:15:03 pm
Hi everyone,

I've recently received an offer for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours). I was just wondering is it possible to do well (D's and HD's) without any background in law from high school? What is the workload like? I've read that doing a double degree (eg with commerce, global studies or biomed) with law makes it much more manageable compared to a single law degree, is this true? Also would I be able go on exchange for a semester in a single law degree?

I know this is quite subjective but any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated, thanks! :)

Hey there!
Congrats on getting an offer for Monash Law!!!

1) It is definitely, 100% possible to do well without any background in Law from high school (i.e. VCE Legal Studies). Legal only really helps with the first few weeks of Foundations of Law; but even then, everything you need to know is taught from scratch anyway (hence why Legal isn't a prerequisite) :)

2) You will find that the majority of people will be doing Law as a double degree, and in my opinion, this does make things more manageable (as you aren't completing 4 Law subjects at once). However, it certainly isn't impossible, as there are people that do it.

3) You most certainly can go on exchange - including at Monash's campuses in Italy and Malaysia :)
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Re: Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2018, 02:03:30 pm »
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Quote from: Glasses on January 17, 2018, 05:51:50 pm
Hey there!
Congrats on getting an offer for Monash Law!!!

1) It is definitely, 100% possible to do well without any background in Law from high school (i.e. VCE Legal Studies). Legal only really helps with the first few weeks of Foundations of Law; but even then, everything you need to know is taught from scratch anyway (hence why Legal isn't a prerequisite) :)

2) You will find that the majority of people will be doing Law as a double degree, and in my opinion, this does make things more manageable (as you aren't completing 4 Law subjects at once). However, it certainly isn't impossible, as there are people that do it.

3) You most certainly can go on exchange - including at Monash's campuses in Italy and Malaysia :)

Thanks for that! Do you know if it's likely for me to receive a second round offer for any Law double degree?
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