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Y67 Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Arts

This double degree combination is a challenging educational initiative combining the Law program with an Arts program to provide students with the theory, practical experience and transferable employability skills, including critical thinking, teamwork, communication and problem solving, needed for employment in a wide range of professions, and for further study in a variety of disciplines.

Arts majors are available in the following disciplines:
- Contemporary Fashion and Textiles
- English
- French (Introductory and Post ATAR)
- History
- Japanese (Introductory and Post ATAR)
- Politics and International Relations
- Visual Arts
- Writing

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) equips students with skills for the courtroom and beyond, providing greater scope and options for a rewarding career in the legal, corporate, commercial and social justice fields. Practical experience may be gained at the on-campus Joondalup Community Legal Centre and through the Criminal Justice Review Project (‘Innocence Project’).

 

Careers
Interpreter, Historian, Journalist, Politician, Legal Publisher, Social Scientist, Foreign Affairs Officer, Lawyer, Barrister, Solicitor, Legal Practitioner, Community Legal Adviser, Local Government Officer

 

 

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).

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Standard University admission requirements apply.

 

Applications will not be accepted into this course through ECU portfolio pathway.

 

Contemporary Fashion and Textiles:  Students will be required to have a folio interview for the Contemporary Fashion and Textiles major.
 
Japanese:  Applicants for the advanced language major will require WACE 3A/3B, or equivalent language skills in the relevant language.
 
Visual Arts:  Students will be required to have a folio interview for the Visual Arts major.

 
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.
 
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.

All core law units and most law electives will be available in both on campus and off campus mode, but only students commencing study within the Bachelor of Laws degree from 2010 onwards, and not entering with advanced standing, will be able to complete the entire Bachelor of Laws degree component in the off-campus mode. Law units will become available in the off-campus mode on a progressive basis
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) program consists of 720 credit points (48 units) and requires five years of full time study or the part time equivalent. 

 

 

 

Course Credit Points Units
Bachelor of Laws - Core units 330 22
Bachelor of Laws - Elective units 150 10
Bachelor of Arts - Core units 60 4
Bachelor of Arts - Major 120 8
Bachelor of Arts -Minor 60 4
TOTAL 720 48

 

 

Bachelor of Arts Component

Student must complete 240 credit points (16 units) comprising the following:

  • Foundation program of 45 credit points (3 core units)
  • 120 credit points Arts Major (8 units)
  • 60 credit points Arts Minor (4 units)
  • 15 credit points final semester capstone unit

 

The Bachelor of Arts has been designed with great flexibility, to provide students with an excellent range of choices whilst 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

  1. When a unit is found in two different major or minor lists and a student wishes to complete both majors/minors, the double-listed unit may be credited in only one major or minor. An alternative unit must be completed to meet the requirement of the other major/minor, with the approval of the course coordinator.
  2. Not all units are offered each year and, where applicable, choice must be made from those timetabled in a given semester. Most upper level units are offered in a two year rotation but some individual units may be offered less frequently at the discretion of the School.
  3. The majority of units in the Bachelor of Arts are only offered on the Mount Lawley campus. Details are published in the University timetable for the appropriate semester. A double degree student is able to complete any of the majors offered within the Bachelor of Arts within timetabling constraints.  
  4. The University’s timetable is developed on a three-year grid to ensure avoidance of clashes over the course of a three year degree. Given the five year span of the double degree and the range of choice available in all the Arts majors offered, students will have no problem enrolling in sufficient units to complete their chosen major.
  5. The double degree requires enrolled students to undertake an overload of one unit in each of four semesters. The overload represents standard and accepted practice in similar double degrees offered by Western Australian universities.

 

 

Bachelor of Laws Component

A student must complete units to a total value of 480 credit points (32 units) comprising of 330 credit points (22 units) of compulsory core units and 150 credit points (10 units) of elective units.

 
CORE UNITS
Bachelor of Law


Students must complete the following 330 credit points (22 core units):

 
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 Procedure I 15
LAW4614 Civil Procedure II 15
LAW4605 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing&Drafting I 15
LAW4615 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing&Drafting II 15
LAW4704 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility 15
 
ELECTIVE UNITS
Students must choose 150 credit points (10 Law elective units) from the following:
 
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
CRI1103 Criminology 15
CRI3109 International Human Rights 15
IAS1115 Indigenous Australians, Cultural Competence and the Criminal Justice System 15
 
Unspecified Law electives, based on previous studies under a recognised LLB course, may be credited towards the above course upon approval from the course coordinator and in accordance with the University's rules and policy on advanced standing.
 
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.
 
LAW4710 Advanced Legal Research Thesis 30 
 
CORE UNITS
Bachelor of Arts
 
Arts Foundation Program (60 credit points)
CCA1108 Communications and Digital Technology 15
HMN1101 Home and Away: Introducing the Humanities 15
HMN1102 What is Knowledge? 15
 
In addition, students must complete the following capstone unit in their final semester of study:
CCA3111 Preparation for Professional Life 15
 
 
 

Bachelor of Arts Majors

MABUTVContemporary Fashion and Textiles Major
MABUTZEnglish Major
MAAAEKFrench Major
MAAAEMFrench Major
MABUSUHistory Major
MAAADCJapanese Major
MAAADDJapanese Major
MABUSTPolitics and International Relations Major
MABUUAVisual Arts Major
MAAAEVWriting Major
 

Bachelor of Arts Minors

MIAAHKChildren's Literature Minor
MIAAGKChinese Minor
MIAAHCContemporary Fashion and Textiles Minor
MIAAHREditing and Publishing Minor
MIAAHFEnglish Minor
MIAAHAEnvironmental Studies Minor
MIAAHGFrench (Introductory) Minor
MIAAHHFrench (Post ATAR) Minor
MIAAHNHistory Minor
MIAAHMIndigenous Studies Minor
MIAAHIJapanese (Introductory) Minor
MIAAHJJapanese (Post ATAR) Minor
MIAAHOPolitics and International Relations Minor
MIAAHQProfessional Writing Minor
MIAAHEVisual Arts Minor
MIAAHPWriting Minor
 
 
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: 15/03/2012 VET: 15/03/2012