Bachelor of Social Work - 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:
 6 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:
 144 credit points o
 
Mid-year entry:
 Yes
 
Campus:
 Townsville, Cairns
 
Faculty:
 Arts, Education & Social Sciences
 
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.

Note: Students are advised to select at least one subject from School of Indigenous Australian Studies as a free choice subject at any year level.

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
SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology
WS1005:03 Human Rights and Social Issues

WS1006:03 Self in professional Helping

PY1101:03 Exploring Psychology 1

OR

PY1102:03 Exploring Psychology 2

OR

PY1105:03 Psychology for Social Welfare Practice (Distance Education)

Year 2

LA1105:03 Contract Law 1
LA1106:03 Contract Law 2
LA2019:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA2020:03 Torts B – Negligence
WS2510:03 Interpersonal Practice
WS2511:03 Professional Values and Ethics
WS2512:03 Organisational Practice

WS2513:03 Community Work

Year 3

IA2016:03 Australian Indigenous Politics

LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
LA2017:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA2018:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
SY2005:03 Qualitative Research

OR

SY2012:03 Social Survey Design and Analysis

OR

WS2007:03 Researching Social Issues

Level 4

LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3011:03 Commercial and Personal Property Law
LA3105:03 Constitutional Law
LA3106:03 Company and Partnership Law
LA4032:03 Family Law
Plus 3 credit points of level 2 or 3 subjects selected from the Schedule fo Arts and Social Sciences subjects or WS3513:03 Research Proposal Seminar.

Plus 3 credit points of level 4 subjects chosen from the elective program as shown in the Undergraduate Courses and Majors for the Bachelor of Laws.

Year 5

WS3025:03 Group Work
WS3214:03 Developmental Approached to Eco-Social Justice
WS3503:09 Field Education 1
WS3515:03 Social Work and Welfare Practice

Plus 6 credit points of level 4 subjects chosen from the elective program as shown in the Undergraduate Courses and Majors for the Bachelor of Laws.

Year 6

WS4005:03 Social Inquiry Analysis

WS4503:03 Social Work and Mental Health
WS4504:09 Field Education 2
WS4511:03 Professional Development for Social Work Practice
WS4514:03 Theories for Social Work Practice

Plus 3 credit points chosen from the Law Elective Program.

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.

Students who intend to complete honours in Social Work must complete WS3513:03 at level 3 and then the following:
WS4005:03 Social Inquiry Analysis
WS4504:09 Field Education 2
WS4508:03 Social Work Honours Thesis (Part 1 of 2)
WS4509:03 Social Work Honours Thesis (Part 2 of 2)
WS4514:03 Theories for Social Work Practice

Plus 3 credit points from the following:
WS4503:03 Social Work and Mental Health
WS4511:03 Professional Development for Social Work Practice

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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