Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Laws

Overview

Duration:
 5 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:
 120 credit points o
 
Mid-year entry:
 Yes
 
Prerequisite/s:
 English
 
Campus:
 Townsville, Cairns
 
Faculty:
 Law, Business & the Creative Arts - Science and Engineering
 

* 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

Plus 12 credit points of level 1 Science subjects from the Master Schedule of Subjects. Students must discuss proposed program with the Executive Dean or appropriate Academic Adviser.

Year 2

LA1105:03 Contract Law 1
LA1106:03 Contract Law 2
LA2019:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA2020:03 Torts B – Negligence

Plus 3 credit points of level 1 Science subjects and 9 credit points of level 2 Science subjects from the Master Schedule of Subjects.

Year 3

LA2017:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA2018:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2

Plus 6 credit points of level 2 Science subjects and 6 credit points of level 3 Science subjects from the Master Schedule of Subjects.

Year 4

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 6 credit points of level 3 Science subjects from the Master Schedule of Subjects and 3 credit points from the Law Elective Program as shown in the Undergraduate Courses and Majors for the Bachelor of Laws

Year 5

LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA4011:03 Environmental Law

Plus 9 credit points of level 4 Law subjects selected from level 4 law elective subjects as shown in the Undergraduate Courses and Majors for the Bachelor of Laws. 6 credit points of level 3 Science subjects from the Master Schedule of Subjects so as to complete the Science requirements of:

15 credit points of level 1 Science subjects

15 credit points of level 2 Science subjects

18 credit points of level 3 Science subjects

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 as part of Bachelor of Science.

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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