Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor of Laws)

Overview

Description:
 JCU’s Law program provides students with the foundation law subjects, along with an exciting and broad-ranging elective program. Law graduates benefit from a practical approach and an understanding of the complexities of modern society.
 
Duration:
 5 years full-time
 
Mode:
 On campus, full or part time *
 
Type:
 Undergraduate
 
Credit points:
 120 credit points o
 
Mid-year entry:
 Yes
 
Campus:
 Townsville, Cairns
 
Faculty:
 Law, Business & the Creative Arts
 
Prerequisite/s:
 English
 

* Duration: Part-time study is available to domestic students only.

o Credit points: Represent the combined value of individual subjects in a degree. One subject usually constitutes three credit points.
 

Structure

Disclaimer - The list of subjects below is correct for 2009, but may change for 2010. Prospective students should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses.

Level 1

LA1101:03 Legal Institutions and Processes
LA1102:03 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
LA1103:03 Law, Society and Change
LA1104:03 Legal Concepts
PLUS
12 credit points of level 1 Arts subjects from the Master Schedule of Subjects.

Level 2

LA1105:03 Contract Law 1
LA1106:03 Contract Law 2
LA2019:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA2020:03 Torts B – Negligence
PLUS
At least 12 credit points of level 2 Arts subjects from the Master Schedule of Subjects.

Level 3

LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
LA2017:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA2018:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
PLUS
12 credit points of level 3 Arts subjects from the Master Schedule of Subjects.

Candidates undertaking honours within the Arts component of the degree:
(i) must include at least 9 credit points in the proposed honours discipline at level 2;
(ii) must undertake the credit points in the proposed honours discipline at level 3;
(iii) may complete the final honours level at year 6 or at year 4 or 5 of the above program by completing level 3 and level 4 subjects of the Bachelor of Laws degree in subsequent years.

Level 4

LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3011:03 Commercial and Personal Property Law
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
LA3105:03 Constitutional Law
LA3106:03 Company and Partnership Law
PLUS
3 credit points selected from level 4 law elective subjects as shown in the Undergraduate Courses and Majors for the Bachelor of Laws.

Level 5

A minimum of 24 credit points selected from level 4 law elective subjects as shown in the Undergraduate Courses and Majors for the Bachelor of Laws.(see Bachelor of Laws degree program for list of Level 4 Electives.)

A candidate for the joint degree with Honours in Law must include LA4026:03 Research Dissertation A or LA4047:03 Research Dissertation B Part 1 of 2 and LA4048:03 Research Dissertation B Part 2 of 2 as part of the approved course of study.

Notes:
1. In accordance with the requirements of the Supreme Court (Legal Practitioners Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld), students who intend, at any time, to seek admission as a Legal Practitioner in Queensland must include as subjects within their degree:
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure
LA4038:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting

2. Students seeking admission to practice are strongly advised to include the following level 4 subjects:
LA4007:03 Succession
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting
LA4032:03 Family Law

3. Townsville students seeking admission to practice are also encouraged to include LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies, however a quota applies to this subject.

Honours

The purpose of the Honours Program in the School of Law is to provide the necessary research opportunities and experience for those students who anticipate going on to apply for enrolment in higher research degrees or who seek to enhance their research competence. Entry to the Honours program is restricted to students with an OGPA of 5 and above and is by invitation only. Honours graduates fall within the top 15-20% of the graduating class.

A candidate for the joint degree with Honours in Law must include LA4026:03 Research Dissertation A or LA4047:03 Research Dissertation B Part 1 of 2 and LA4048:03 Research Dissertation B Part 2 of 2 as part of the approved course of study.

Honours - Bachelor of Arts

Career Opportunities

Law graduates can find work in private practice, corporations, government and non-government agencies in a wide variety of areas:

government agencies in a wide variety of areas

general legal practice

solicitor or barrister

business and commercial law

environmental law

conveyancing and property law

criminal law

industrial law

taxation law

Professional Accreditation

This course is an approved qualification for admission to practice law in Queensland. Students wishing to practice should obtain further information from the Barristers’ and Solicitors’ Admission Boards.

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