Charles Sturt University (CSU) will offer an online law degree with a particular emphasis on rural and regional law from 2016.

CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Vann said the new Bachelor of Laws program would empower students to contribute to their own communities.

"Our communities will benefit from having qualified and skilled legal professionals that can contribute to their local economy and help to achieve justice and equity in the provision of legal services and outcomes for regional Australia," he said.

CSU Professor of Jurisprudence Steve Redhead, who established the new degree and coordinated its accreditation with the Legal Profession Admission Board of NSW, said the course would be available from March 2016.

"Charles Sturt University's Bachelor of Laws is an innovative degree that we have created this year to provide students with the most up-to-date information and the best of current practice," he said.

 "With a focus on rural and regional law and justice, including Indigenous law and justice, the Charles Sturt University law degree is designed to create change makers; people who will be able to offer tangible skills to their communities while driving advocacy and improving access to legal representation.

"The Charles Sturt University Bachelor of Laws is suitable for anybody wishing to become a legal professional in a range of roles and settings but will emphasise the issues affecting regional Australia as well as our evolving and complex legal landscape."

The CSU Bachelor of Laws can be undertaken in three years full-time or in six years in part-time mode. The course is delivered via a supportive online learning environment giving students the flexibility to fit study around work, family and other commitments.

Required subjects to be successfully completed for admission as an Australian legal practitioner are covered within the CSU Bachelor of Laws; these include criminal law, Torts, property law and contract law. All subjects have been designed to be directly relevant to the priorities of rural and regional industry, providing students with knowledge of legal matters pertaining to agricultural and mining industries, environmental and cultural heritage protection laws, family law, dispute resolution, as well as issues of importance.