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V72 Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

INTRODUCTION

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.

 

The Bachelor Award is granted after the successful completion of four years of full time study.

 

In order to complete the degree students are required to complete thirty two units comprising 21 compulsory units and 11 elective units.

 

LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY

The Bachelor of Laws is available by full time and part time study at the Joondalup campus in the internal mode.  Future consideration will be given to delivery of the degree program in external mode subject to resources.

 

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.

 

COURSE STRUCTURE

The course is designed to develop coherence through thematic doctrinal coverage in a structured program.

 

The units to be undertaken to complete the course are indicated in the following table.  Each of the units will address relevant issues relating to ethics, alternative dispute resolution, social justice and law reform as part of the coverage in units and through clinical exposure in the Community Legal Centre and the Francis Burt Legal Education Centre.

 

To complete the degree a student must achieve a total 480 points.

 

Year One

Semester One

 

Semester Two

Criminal Law I (15 points)

Criminal Law II (15 points)

Contract Law I (15 points)

Contract Law II (15 points)

Torts I (15 points)

Torts II (15 points)

Legal Process (15 points)

Criminology (15 points)

 

Year Two

Semester One

 

Semester Two

Property Law I (15 points)

Property Law II (15 points)

Administrative Law I (15 points)

Administrative Law II (15 points)

Constitutional Law I (15 points)

Constitutional Law II (15 points)

Employment Law (15 points)

Intellectual Property Law (15 points)

 

Year Three

Semester One

 

Semester Two

Corporations Law (15 points)

Evidence (15 points)

Equity (15 points)

Law of Trusts (15 points)

Town Planning Law (15 points)

Local Government Law (15 points)

Alternative Dispute Resolution (15 points)

Taxation Law (15 points)

 

Year Four

Semester One

 

Semester Two

Civil Procedures I (15 points)

Civil Procedures II (15 points)

Commercial Practice, Conveyancing & Drafting I (15 points)

Commercial Practice, Conveyancing & Drafting II (15 points)

Advanced Criminal Law (15 points)

International Law (15 points)

Family Law (15 points)

Remedies (15 points)

 

Please note that it is the intention of the School of Justice and Business Law to introduce further elective units allowing students some degree of choice in the units undertaken to complete the degree.  At this time the following units remain compulsory units:

 

Criminal Law I

Criminal Law II

Contract Law I

Contract Law II

Torts I

Torts II

Legal Process

Property Law I

Property Law II

Administrative Law I

Administrative Law II

Constitutional Law I

Constitutional Law II

Corporations Law

Evidence

Law of Trusts

Equity

Civil Procedure I

Civil Procedure II

Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting I

Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting II

 

AND

 

the following units are elective units:

 

Criminology (15 points)

Intellectual Property Law (15 points)

Taxation Law (15 points)

Employment Law (15 points)

Town Planning Law (15 points)

Alternative Dispute Resolution (15 points)

Remedies (15 points)

Advanced Criminal Law (15 points)

International Law (15 points)

Family Law (15 points)

Local Government Law (15 points)


 
YEAR ONE
Semester One
LAW1113 Criminal Law I 15
LAW1111 Contract Law I 15
LAW1117 Torts I 15
LAW1116 Legal Process 15
 
Semester Two
LAW1214 Criminal Law II 15
LAW1212 Contract Law II 15
LAW1218 Torts II 15
LAW1115 Criminology 15
 
YEAR TWO
Semester One
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Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
 
Semester Two
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Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
 
YEAR THREE
Semester One
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
 
Semester Two
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
 
YEAR FOUR
Semester One
LAW4104 Civil Procedures I 15
LAW4105 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing&Drafting I 15
LAW4206 Advanced Criminal Law 15
LAW4107 Family Law 15
 
Semester Two
LAW4514 Civil Procedures II 15
LAW4515 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing&Drafting II 15
LAW4108 International Law 15
LAW4109 Remedies 15
 
 
 
 
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: 18/11/2004