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INTRODUCTION The five-year Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts double degree at Edith Cowan University combines a new law degree program (subject to recognition by the Legal Practice Board) with an existing arts degree program. This challenging educational initiative leads to a double degree which is internationally recognised in the global marketplace. 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.
COURSE LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY 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.
COURSE FEE STATUS HECS based.
SPECIAL ENTRANCE 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.
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 RECOGINITION The Bachelor of Laws degree is an academic qualification which (subject to recognition by the Legal Practice Board) qualifies a graduate to undertake further training (articled training program) governed by the Legal Practice Act 2003 (WA) which then qualifies the graduate to practice as a restricted and/or fully qualified legal practitioner in WA.
COURSE STRUCTURE The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Arts program consists of 44 units. Each unit is valued at 15 credit points giving a total course value of 660 credit points. The program will include twenty-one (21) LLB core units and eleven (11) LLB elective units and a Bachelor of Arts major consisting of eight (8) units and a six (6) unit minor which will include three units for the minor credited from the LLB elective units. The normal two core unit requirement of the Bachelor of Arts will be deemed to have been met by completion of the unit PHR1102 Critical Thinking and one Law elective.
Bachelor of Laws Component A student must complete units to a total value of 480 points comprising:
1. the following compulsory units to a total value of 315 points:
AND
2. elective units to a total value of 165 points chosen from the following list.:
During the implementation of the Law Program it is proposed that further units will be added to the elective options.
Bachelor of Arts Component A student must complete units to a total value of 180 points selected from those available in the Bachelor of Arts offered by the School of International, Cultural and Community Studies so as to include one of the major sequences offered in the Bachelor of Arts and the International and Cultural Studies minor. In the minor, (3) three units will be replaced by law electives (four if the student is completing a major in Japanese). Furthermore, for all students enrolled in the double degree in Arts and Law the core unit PHR1102 Critical Thinking must be completed. The requirement of two core units within the Bachelor of Arts will be deemed to have been met by the completion of this unit plus one of the law electives.
The BA has been designed with great flexibility, to provide students with an excellent range of choices whist still maintaining a coherent program. The selection of units within the program is subject to availability, and normal University and Faculty Rules. This flexible approach does mean that students need to take great care in selecting an individual program of study which fulfils the course requirements. Additional notes and requirements relevant to choices are given below, but students are advised to consult with the School Student Support Officer or the relevant Course Coordinator in planning their course.
Additional notes and requirements
COURSE COMPONENTS
Core Units All BA students must complete two core units but in the case of the double degree in Arts and Law this requirement is deemed to be met by completing PHR1102 Critical thinking and one Law elective unit.
BA Major All BA students must complete at least one 120 point (eight unit) Major as defined within the course structure for the Bachelor of Arts (School of International, Cultural and Community Studies). Majors available at Joondalup are:
A number of other majors are available in the BA program at Mount Lawley. Students undertaking the double degree in Law and Arts may enrol in any major offered as part of the BA (for example, Asian Studies, Australian Cultural Studies, or Politics and Government) but should be aware that this will require regular travel between campuses and may be subject to greater difficulty in terms of potential timetable clashes with law units.
BA Minor A BA Minor comprises 90 credit points (six units) from a specified area, with at least 45 points (three (3) units) at upper levels. The BA minor for the LLB/BA program will be the International and Cultural Studies minor, as defined in the BA course structure. For students enrolled in the double degree in Arts and Law, Bachelor of Laws electives will substitute for three (3) of these units (four (4) if the major is Japanese). The Double Degree Structure:
21 LLB Core Units 11 LLB Elective Unit 12 Arts Units |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2006 VET: 3/31/2006