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    Explore how law shapes the support people and communities receive.

    Why minor in Human Services Law

    Human Services Law helps you understand how laws shape the support people receive in health, education, social services, and community settings. You learn how rights, responsibilities, and public systems work, and how your knowledge can improve practice and communication.

    This minor strengthens your ability to analyse policy, advocate effectively, and engage with people and organisations. It's a valuable complement to studies that focus on people, wellbeing, or social change.


    Minor-only subject

    Please note: this subject can only be taken as a minor.

    A minor subject can be included in many of our undergraduate degrees. To earn a minor, you typically must complete a minimum of 90 points in that subject, with at least 18 points at the 300-level.

    Your minor can be a subject more commonly taken for a different degree. For example, a BCom majoring in Marketing can include Japanese as a minor subject. To include this subject as a minor in your application, first find a major subject through our Subject Search or Study Match.

    You can check what’s required to receive the minor accreditation in the programme details below.


    How law shapes well-being, strengthens communities, and supports fair human services

    This minor works well with subjects that focus on people and communities. You might pair it with Social Work to strengthen your understanding of rights and policy. You might study Human Services Law alongside Psychology to explore how legal frameworks affect well-being. It also complements Sociology because it helps you link social patterns with the laws that guide public support. Each pairing widens your perspective and builds confidence.

    This minor can be taken with a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), or a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom).

    Programme details

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    A minor subject can be included in many of our undergraduate degrees. To earn a minor, you typically must complete a minimum of 90 points in that subject, with at least 18 points at the 300-level.

    Your minor can be a subject more commonly taken for a different degree. For example, a BCom majoring in Marketing can include Japanese as a minor subject. To include this subject as a minor in your application, first find a major subject through our Subject Search or Study Match.

    You can check what’s required to receive the minor accreditation in the programme details below.

    Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (BEntr), Bachelor of Health Science (BHealSc), Bachelor of Arts and Commerce (BACom), Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) or Bachelor of Commerce and Science (BComSc) degree

    LevelPapersPoints
    100-level

    LAWS 101 The Legal System

    36

    200-level

    see below

     
    300-level

    Papers worth at least 60 points from LAWS 311, LAWS 417, LAWS 448, LAWS 458, LAWS 459

    Admission to any of these papers is subject to approval from the Dean of Law.

    60

    Total   96


    Effective 2026 onwards

    LevelPapersPoints
    100-level

    LAWS 101 The Legal System

    36

    200-level

    see below

     
    300-level

    Papers worth at least 60 points from LAWS 332, LAWS 328, LAWS 448, LAWS 458

    Admission to any of these papers is subject to approval from the Dean of Law.

    60

    Total   96

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