This double degree will extend the range of skills of graduates seeking employment in legal practice and other fields of the law. For graduates who may wish to seek employment as teachers, the course will equip them to teach legal studies and a second teaching unit in secondary schools.
Opportunities also exist for further study.
These are the requirements for employment laid down by the Department of Education, Employment and Training and non-government authorities. Practicum placements are also included. Progressively over the course, students will be completing more of the education component, until the final year which will be entirely education, including an extended teaching practicum. This practicum is a program of field visits to different educational sites including structured teaching experience. Students will be required to complete projects related to their field visits.