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K50 Bachelor of Laws

If you already have a Bachelors degree this course enables you to complete a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in three years of full-time study or part-time equivalent.  You can study on campus or fully online. Your degree will satisfy the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in Western Australia. You will add additional value to your degree by selecting elective units in specialized areas of law.

 

This course 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.

 

Students have the opportunity to gain practical experience at the on-campus Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre and through the Criminal Justice Review Project (Innocence Project’).  You may also participate in mentoring programs and other support to assist you to make your transition to a legal career.
 
Careers
Lawyer, Barrister, Solicitor, Legal Practitioner, Judge’s Associate, In-house Counsel, Community Legal Adviser, Government Legal 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. Please see the 3rd year LLB structure for further details.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Satisfactory completion of either:
1.  a recognised bachelor degree in any discipline, or study in the final year of a recognised bachelor degree in any discipline where a student anticipates and subsequently achieves satisfactory completion of that recognised degree; or
2. a Masters degree; or
3. a Graduate Certificate/Diploma at AQF Level 8, where, in the opinion of the course co-ordinator the student has appropriate experience/achievements since graduation to qualify them for admission to the 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.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) degree requires a minimum of 435 credit point (29 units) and normally requires three years full time study or the part time equivalent with necessary overloading.

 

The degree has two main components:

  • Core (compulsory) units      330 credit points (22 units); and
  • Elective units                      105 credit points  (7 units).
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
LAW1111 Contract Law I 15
LAW1113 Criminal Law I 15
LAW1117 Torts I 15
LAW1600 Legal Writing and Research 15
LAW2102 Property Law I 15
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
LAW1116 Legal Process 15
LAW1212 Contract Law II 15
LAW1214 Criminal Law II 15
LAW1218 Torts II 15
LAW2312 Property Law II 15
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 1
LAW2104 Constitutional Law I 15
LAW3102 Corporations Law 15
LAW3103 Equity 15
Plus two (2) LL.B elective units
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 2
LAW2314 Constitutional Law II 15
LAW2350 Administrative Law 15
LAW3106 Evidence 15
LAW3107 Law of Trusts 15
Plus one (1) LL.B elective unit
 
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 1
LAW4604 Civil Procedure I 15
LAW4620 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting 15
Plus three (3) LL.B elective units
 
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 2
LAW4614 Civil Procedure II 15
LAW4625 Statutory Interpretation 15
LAW4704 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility 15
Plus one LL.B elective unit
 
 
ELECTIVE UNITS
Units have been grouped into streams relating to particular areas of legal practice. Students may also select electives across streams.
 
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
LAW4206 Advanced Criminal Law 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
LAW2105 Employment Law 15
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
 
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: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014