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V72 Bachelor of Laws

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’).

 

This course satisfies the academic requirements for admission of law graduates as legal practitioners in Western Australia. Professional recognition extends to the online mode of delivery. 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 following completion of the Bachelor of Laws. Law graduates seeking admission in Western Australia should refer to the Legal Profession Act 2008 (WA).

 

Careers
Lawyer, Barrister, Solicitor, Legal Practitioner, Courts Administrator, Civil Service Administrator, Tax Inspector, In-house Counsel, Community Legal Adviser, Legal Publisher, Foreign Affairs and Trade Officer, Local Government Officer

 

 

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%) may be eligible to graduate with Honours by satisfactory completion of LAW4710.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Standard ECU admission requirements.

 

Portfolio pathway applications will not be accepted for this course.

 
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 modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.

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 in the off-campus mode. Units will become available in the off-campus mode on a progressive basis.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) consists of 480 credit points (32 units).  The program consists of:

 

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)

Core (compulsory) units

330 credit points (22 units)

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)

Elective units

150 credit points (10 units)

 
CORE UNITS
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
LAW1116 Legal Process 15
LAW1600 Legal Writing and Research 15
LAW1113 Criminal Law I 15
LAW1111 Contract Law I 15
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
LAW1214 Criminal Law II 15
LAW1212 Contract Law II 15
LAW1117 Torts I 15
LAW2102 Property Law I 15
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 1
LAW1218 Torts II 15
LAW2312 Property Law II 15
LAW2104 Constitutional Law I 15
Plus one LL.B elective unit
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 2
LAW2350 Administrative Law 15
LAW2314 Constitutional Law II 15
Plus two LL.B elective units
 
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 1
LAW3102 Corporations Law 15
LAW3103 Equity 15
Plus two LL.B elective units
 
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 2
LAW3106 Evidence 15
LAW3107 Law of Trusts 15
Plus two LL.B elective units
 
YEAR FOUR - SEMESTER 1
LAW4604 Civil Procedure I 15
LAW4620 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting 15
Plus two LL.B elective units
 
YEAR FOUR - SEMESTER 2
LAW4614 Civil Procedure II 15
LAW4704 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility 15
LAW4625 Statutory Interpretation 15
Plus one LL.B elective unit
 
Students should take care in ensuring that they satisfy the pre-requisites for any unit and the mode of delivery.
 
ELECTIVE UNITS
Elective units have been grouped into streams relating to particular areas of legal practice. Students may also select electives across streams.


Students must complete 150 credit points (10 units) selected from:
 
CRIMINAL LAW/SOCIAL JUSTICE ELECTIVES
CRI1103 Criminology 15
CRI1105 Psychology and Criminal Justice 15
CRI3109 International Human Rights 15
IAS1115 Indigenous Australians, Cultural Competence and the Criminal Justice System 15
LAW2600 Terrorism and the Law 15
LAW3105 Alternative Dispute Resolution 15
LAW3600 Coronial Law and Mortuary Practice 15
LAW3602 Community Legal Practice 15
LAW3700 Supervised Legal Research Paper 15
LAW4108 International Law 15
LAW4130 Innocence Project 15
 
COMMERCIAL LAW ELECTIVES
LAW2106 Intellectual Property Law 15
LAW2601 Planning and Development Law I 15
LAW3105 Alternative Dispute Resolution 15
LAW3109 Taxation Law 15
LAW3201 Law of Banking and Credit III 15
LAW3221 Trade Practices, Competition and Consumer Protection Law 15
LAW3608 Advanced Taxation Law 15
LAW3700 Supervised Legal Research Paper 15
LAW4110 International Trade Law 15
LAW4601 Mining and Resource Law 15
LAW4609 Remedies 15
FBL3501 Business Practicum 15
 
GOVERNMENT/PRIVATE LAW ELECTIVES
LAW2602 Environmental Law and Administration 15
LAW3105 Alternative Dispute Resolution 15
LAW3602 Community Legal Practice 15
LAW3700 Supervised Legal Research Paper 15
LAW4108 International Law 15
LAW4607 Family Law 15
 
Students should check with the School of Law and Justice to determine which elective units are offered by the University in any semester, the mode of delivery (on-campus/off-campus), and any pre-requisites before enrolling.
 
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.
 
 
ELECTIVE UNIT - 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: 15/03/2013 VET: 20/05/2013