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V73 Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts

INTRODUCTION

The five-year Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts double degree at Edith Cowan University combines a new 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.

 

The course is available full-time or part-time. The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) will be taught at Joondalup Campus.  Certain Bachelor of Arts Majors (currently Philosophy and Religion, Sociology/Anthropology, Social Sciences and Social Justice and Public Advocacy) are taught internally at Joondalup with additional Arts majors available on the Mount Lawley Campus. 

 

Honours

Students who have not more than 60 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 ECU Bachelor of Laws Degree satisfies the academic requirements for the admission of law graduates as legal practitioners in Western Australia.  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.  For law graduates seeking admission in Western Australia, refer to the Legal Practice Act 2003 (WA).
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In accordance with the University admission requirements as determined from time to time.
 
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

There are a number of possible entry options. Reference should be made to the ECU (Academic, Enrolment and Academic Progress Rules) and to the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) Guide.  The university may control and limit the admission and enrolment of students.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE
 
CORE UNITS
The following units are compulsory units (each unit is 15 credit points unless otherwise indicated) having a total value of 315 credit points. Students should take care in ensuring that they satisfy the pre-requisites for any unit.
 
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
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
LAW2103 Administrative Law I 15
LAW2313 Administrative Law II 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
LAW3600 Coronial Law and Mortuary Practice 15
LAW3510 Income Tax Framework III 15
 
ELECTIVE UNITS
Each unit is 15 credit points unless otherwise indicated and a total of 165 credit points must be completed. Students should check with the School of Law and Justice to determine which elective units are offered by the University in any semester and any pre-requisites before enrolling.
 
CRI1103 Criminology 15
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
CRI3101 Professional Ethics 15
LAW2601 Planning and Development Law I 15
LAW3601 Planning and Development Law II 15
LAW2602 Environmental Law and Administration 15
LAW3602 Community Legal Practice 15
LAW3700 Supervised Legal Research Paper 15
LAW1600 Legal Writing and Research 15
LAW4110 International Trade Law 15
 
HONOURS
An undergraduate law student, who has not more than 60 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.
 
 
LAW4710 Advanced Legal Research Thesis 30 
 
 
 
 
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

Last Updated - Higher Education: 4/30/2009 VET: 4/30/2009