COURSE INFORMATION
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INTRODUCTION
The five-year Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts double degree at Edith Cowan University combines the Law degree program with an existing Arts degree program. This challenging educational initiative leads to a double degree. The double degree provides students with lifelong transferable skills equipping them for employment in a wide range of professions, and for further study in a variety of disciplines.
Honours
Students who have not more than 120 credit points left to complete to qualify for a Bachelor of Laws degree and who have achieved the required minimum weighted average mark (70%) across previously completed Bachelor of Laws units may be eligible to graduate with Honours by satisfactory completion of LAW4710. Please see the 4th year LLB structure below for further details.
SPECIAL EXIT POINTS
Bachelor of Laws OR Bachelor of Arts can be awarded if sufficient credit points in the relevant program are completed (LLB 480 credit points and BA 360 credit points) and subject to meeting the course structure of that award.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
The Bachelor of Laws degree satisfies the academic requirements for the admission of law graduates as legal practitioners in Western Australia. Professional recognition has also been extended to the off-campus mode of delivery from 2010. As with other Bachelor of Laws degrees in Australia, before a law graduate may be admitted to the legal profession in that state or territory, certain additional requirements must be satisfied after completion of the Bachelor of Laws degree. Law graduates seeking admission in Western Australia should refer to the Legal Profession Act 2008 (WA). |
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Standard University admission requirements apply.
Applications will not be accepted into this course through ECU portfolio pathway. |
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COURSE LOCATION This course is available on Mt Lawley, and Joondalup Campuses.
The Bachelor of Laws units are offered on Joondalup campus.
The Bachelor of Arts units are offered on Mount Lawley campus. |
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MODE OF STUDY This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode. |
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MODE OF DELIVERY This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online. |
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COURSE STRUCTURE |
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CORE UNITS |
Bachelor of Arts
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Arts Foundation Program (30 credit points) |
HMN1101 |
Home and Away: Introducing the Humanities |
15 | HMN1102 |
What is Knowledge? |
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In addition, students must complete the following capstone unit in their final semester of study: |
HMN3111 |
BA Preparation for Professional Life |
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CORE UNITS |
Bachelor of Law
Students must complete the following 330 credit points (22 core units):
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LAW1116 |
Legal Process |
15 | LAW1111 |
Contract Law I |
15 | LAW1212 |
Contract Law II |
15 | LAW1113 |
Criminal Law I |
15 | LAW1214 |
Criminal Law II |
15 | LAW1117 |
Torts I |
15 | LAW1218 |
Torts II |
15 | LAW1600 |
Legal Writing and Research |
15 | LAW2102 |
Property Law I |
15 | LAW2312 |
Property Law II |
15 | LAW2104 |
Constitutional Law I |
15 | LAW2314 |
Constitutional Law II |
15 | LAW3103 |
Equity |
15 | LAW3107 |
Law of Trusts |
15 | LAW2350 |
Administrative Law |
15 | LAW3106 |
Evidence |
15 | LAW3102 |
Corporations Law |
15 | LAW4604 |
Civil Procedures I |
15 | LAW4614 |
Civil Procedures II |
15 | LAW4605 |
Commercial Practice, Conveyancing&Drafting I |
15 | LAW4615 |
Commercial Practice, Conveyancing&Drafting II |
15 | LAW4704 |
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility |
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ELECTIVE UNITS |
Students must choose 150 credit points (10 Law elective units) from the following:
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LAW2106 |
Intellectual Property Law |
15 | LAW3109 |
Taxation Law |
15 | LAW2105 |
Employment Law |
15 | LAW3105 |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
15 | LAW4609 |
Remedies |
15 | LAW4206 |
Advanced Criminal Law |
15 | LAW4108 |
International Law |
15 | LAW4607 |
Family Law |
15 | LAW3260 |
Asian Legal and Political Systems III |
15 | LAW2600 |
Terrorism and the Law |
15 | LAW3201 |
Law of Banking and Credit III |
15 | LAW2601 |
Planning and Development Law I |
15 | LAW2602 |
Environmental Law and Administration |
15 | LAW3602 |
Community Legal Practice |
15 | LAW3700 |
Supervised Legal Research Paper |
15 | LAW4110 |
International Trade Law |
15 | LAW3600 |
Coronial Law and Mortuary Practice |
15 | LAW4130 |
Innocence Project |
15 | LAW3605 |
Occupational Health, Safety and Security Law and Policy |
15 | LAW3608 |
Advanced Taxation Law |
15 | LAW4601 |
Mining and Resource Law |
15 | LAW4130 |
Innocence Project |
15 | CRI1103 |
Criminology |
15 | CRI3109 |
International Human Rights |
15 | IAS1115 |
Indigenous Australians, Cultural Competence and the Criminal Justice System |
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HONOURS
An undergraduate law student, who has not more than 120 points of study left to complete to qualify for a Bachelor of Laws degree and who has achieved a weighted average mark of not less than 70% across previously completed Bachelor of Laws units, may be eligible to graduate with Honours.
Eligible students must complete LAW4710 - Advanced Legal Research Thesis in lieu of 30 credit points of Law elective units. Completion of LAW4710 does not guarantee a student will receive a Bachelor of Laws (Honours). Except as otherwise provided, the policy Management of Honours Candidature, Grading of Honours Performance and Student Support applies. The Honours grade will be based on both completed units within the Bachelor of Laws degree as well as LAW4710. The coursework and dissertation mark are combined in proportion to the credit point values in determining the overall mark and honours grade. There is no third class honours.
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LAW4710 |
Advanced Legal Research Thesis |
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Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | | For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2010 VET: 3/31/2010