Bachelor of Laws

Overview

Duration:
 4 years full-time
 
Mode:
 On campus, full or part time *
 
Workload:
 Normal workload expectations are a minimum of 10 hours per week for every subject, including class contact hours, preparation and time spent on assessment tasks.
 
Type:
 Undergraduate
 
Credit points:
 96 credit points o
 
Mid-year entry:
 Yes
 
Campus:
 Townsville, Cairns
 
Faculty:
 Law, Business & the Creative Arts
 
Prerequisite/s:
 English
 
QTAC code:
 311061 Townsville; 321061 Cairns
 

* 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.

Year 1

LA1101:03 Legal Institutions and Processes
LA1102:03 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
LA1103:03 Law, Society and Change
LA1104:03 Legal Concepts
LA1105:03 Contract Law 1
LA1106:03 Contract Law 2

Plus elective level 1 subjects to the value of 6 credit points selected from the Master Schedule of Subjects and approved by the faculty.

Year 2

LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
LA2017:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA2018:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA2019:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA2020:03 Torts B – Negligence

Plus elective subjects to the value of 6 credit points selected from the Master Schedule of Subjects and approved by the faculty.

Year 3

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 the Elective Program (level 4 subjects).

Year 4 Elective Program

A minimum of 24 credit points selected from the law elective program. (Note: not all the following subjects will be offered every year):
LA4005:03 Jurisprudence
LA4006:03 Conflicts of Law
LA4007:03 Succession
LA4010:03 Advanced Criminal Law
LA4011:03 Environmental Law
LA4012:03 Public International Law
LA4013:03 Law of Corporate Investigations
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies (Townsville)
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting
LA4020:03 Industrial Law
LA4021:03 Competition Mooting
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure
LA4023:03 Taxation Law
LA4024:03 Advanced Taxation Law
LA4025:03 Marine and Coastal Management Law
LA4026:03 Research Dissertation A
LA4027:03 Human Rights Law
LA4028:03 Law of the Sea
LA4029:03 Comparative Law
LA4030:03 Mining Law
LA4031:03 Medical Jurisprudence
LA4032:03 Family Law
LA4033:03 Advanced Commercial Law
LA4034:03 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LA4035:03 Native Title Law and Policy
LA4036:03 Indigenous People and Law in Australia
LA4037:03 Bankruptcy and Insolvency
LA4038:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting

LA4039:03 Advocacy and Criminal Sentencing

LA4040:03 Law in Greater China
LA4047:03 Research Dissertation B Part 1 of 2
LA4048:03 Research Dissertation B Part 2 of 2
LA4106:03 Advanced Company Law

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

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 only by invitation. Honours graduates fall within the top 15-20% of the graduating class.

A candidate for the 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.

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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