Bachelor of Laws
Compulsory unit of study table
Bachelor of Laws | |||
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| To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Laws, a student must successfully complete: | |||
| (i) 102 credit points of compulsory units of study; and | |||
| (ii) 42 credit points of elective units of study, of which a maximum of 36 credit points are taken from Part 1 - Elective Units of Study table; and | |||
| (iii) a minimum of 6 credit points are taken from Part 2 - Elective Units of Study table. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
|---|---|---|
Compulsory units of study | ||
Year 1 | ||
| LAWS1006 Foundations of Law | 6 | N LAWS5000 |
| LAWS1012 Torts | 6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS5001 |
| LAWS1024 Legal Research | 0 | N LAWS1013 or LAWS1019 |
Year 2 | ||
| LAWS1014 Civil and Criminal Procedure | 6 | P LAWS1006 and LAWS1012 N LAWS5003 |
| LAWS1015 Contracts | 6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS5002 |
| LAWS1016 Criminal Law | 6 | P LAWS1006 and LAWS1014 N LAWS5004 |
Year 3 | ||
| LAWS1017 Torts and Contracts II | 6 | P LAWS1012 and LAWS1015 N LAWS5006 |
| LAWS1021 Public Law | 6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS5007 |
| LAWS1023 Public International Law | 6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS5005 |
Years 4 and 5 | ||
| Students in the Bachelor of Engineering Honours/Law do not undertake any law units in Year 4 and enrol in the Bachelor of Laws in Year 5, after completion of their first degree. | ||
| For all other Combined Law streams, students enrol in the Bachelor of Laws in Year 4, after completion of their first degree. | ||
| Students may substitute one compulsory unit with one elective unit in each semester of their penultimate year, deferring the compulsory unit(s) to final year. Students cannot enrol in more than two elective units in their penultimate year. | ||
| LAWS2010 Administrative Law | 6 | C LAWS1021 N LAWS5010 |
| LAWS2011 Federal Constitutional Law | 6 | C LAWS1021 N LAWS5011 |
| LAWS2012 Intro to Property and Commercial Law | 6 | N LAWS5008 |
| LAWS2013 The Legal Profession | 6 | N LAWS5009 |
| LAWS2014 Corporations Law | 6 | N LAWS5014 |
| LAWS2015 Equity | 6 | A LAWS2012 N LAWS5015 |
| LAWS2016 Evidence | 6 | P LAWS1014 N LAWS5013 |
| LAWS2017 Real Property | 6 | P LAWS2012 N LAWS5012 |
Years 5 and 6 | ||
| LAWS2018 Private International Law A | 6 | N LAWS5017 |