Year	2010
Course Code	60209M
Version	5
Faculty	Law, Business and the Creative Arts

Award Requirements

Course Structure Candidature

Progression Advanced Standing

Award Details

Admission Requirements

Pre-requisites	Entry to the Arts Honours program is restricted to candidates admitted to the joint pass degree who have met the school requirements relating to the standard of academic achievement necessary to proceed to an honours degree. Entry to the Law Honours program is restricted to candidates admitted to the joint pass degree with an overall GPA of 5 and above.
Additional selection requirements	By invitation of the Head of School
Special admission requirements	Nil

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	144 credit points as per course structure
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil

Course Structure

Core Subjects

Level 1

BA1001:03 Time, Truth and the Human Condition

BA1002:03 Our Space: Networks, Narrative and the Making of Place

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

Level 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

Level 3

BA3000:03 Level 3 Core Subject

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

Options

Select 6 credit points of level 1 Arts and Social Sciences subjects

Arts and social sciences subjects include the following prefixes:

AN, AR, CI, CU, CY, EL, FR, GR, HI, IA, IT, JA, JN, PL, PY, SS, SY and WS

PLUS

Select a major from the table below

PLUS

Select 3 credit points of level 2 and 3 Arts and Social Sciences subjects

PLUS

Select 21 credit points of specified level 4 LA subjects

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

LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting

LA4020:03 Industrial Relations 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

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

LA4041:03 Legal Placement

LA4042:03 Maritime Law

LA4106:03 Advanced Company Law

PLUS

Select a 6 credit point dissertation (60009-DISSERT-1) or a 3 credit point dissertation (60009-DISSERT-2)

6 credit point Dissertation (60009-DISSERT-1)

LA4047:03 – Research Dissertation B: Part 1 of 2

LA4048:03 - Research Dissertation B: Part 2 of 2

or

3 credit point Dissertation (60009-DISSERT-2)

LA4026:03 – Research Dissertation A

3 credit points of LA level 4 subjects

PLUS

Select an Arts honours discipline

Anthropology Honours

Archaeology Honours

Criminology Honours

English Honours

Environmental Studies Honours

French Honours

Geography Honours

History Honours

Human Services Honours

Indigenous Australian Studies Honours

Politics and International Relations Honours

Psychology Honours

Sociology Honours

Anthropology (10109-ANT-HONS)

AN4006:06 Anthropology Honours Seminar A

AN4007:06 Anthropology Honours Seminar B

AN4100:06 Anthropology Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

AN4101:06 Anthropology Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Archaeology (10109-ARC-HONS)

AR4006:06 Archaeology Honours Seminar A

AR4007:06 Archaeology Honours Seminar B

AR4102:06 Archaeology Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

AR4103:06 Archaeology Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Criminology (10109-CRI-HONS)

SY4017:06 Sociology Honours Seminar A

SY4018:06 Sociology Honours Seminar B

SY4100:06 Sociology Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

SY4101:06 Sociology Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

English (10109-ENG-HONS)

EL4100:06 English Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

EL4101:06 English Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

PLUS

Select 12 CP of EL level 4 subjects

EL4040:06 Literary and Cultural Theory

EL4060:06 Recent Australian Writing

EL4070:06 Contemporary British Literature

Environmental Studies (10109-ENV-HONS)

EV4100:06 Honours in Tropical Environment Studies and Resource Management (Pt 1 of 2)

EV4101:12 Honours in Tropical Environment Studies and Resource Management (Pt 2 of 2)

EV5007:03 Introduction to Research

PLUS

Select 3 CP of EV level 3 or 5 subjects

EV3001:03 Environmental and Regional Planning

EV3002:03 Environmental Impact Assessment

EV3009:03 Foundations of Natural Resource Management

EV3018:03 Professional Vacation Placement

EV3100:03 Coastal Management

EV3200:03 Terrestrial Resource Management

EV3201:03 Managing Coastal and Marine Environments

EV3203:03 Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles

EV3205:03 Conserving Tropical Rainforests

EV3251:03 Environmental Impacts of Human Activities in Protected Areas

EV3252:03 Indigenous Environmental Management

EV3254:03 Tropical Agroforestry

EV3255:03 Managing Rainforest Wildlife

EV3401:03 Coasts and Catchments: Geomorphology and Management

EV3404:03 Field Studies in Tropical Geography

EV3406:03 Coral Reef Geomorphology

EV3407:03 Fire Science and Management for Northern Australia

EV3454:03 Natural Hazards

EV3456:03 Catchment Assessment and Management

EV3501:03 Advanced Remote Sensing

EV3502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems

EV3503:03 GIS for Environmental Analysis

EV3601:03 Social Impact Assessment: Environmental Management

EV3606:03 Disasters: Vulnerability, Mitigation and Planning

French (10109-FRE-HONS)

FR4200:06 Memoire A Part 1 of 2

FR4201:06 Memoire A Part 2 of 2

FR4403:06 French Honours Coursework

FR4419:06 Theory and Practice of Translation

Geography (50109-GEO-HONS)

Geography Honours (Part Time) (50109-GEO-HONFT)

EA4401:12 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part 1 of 2)

EA4402:12 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part 2 of 2)

or

Geography Honours (Part Time) (50109-GEO-HONPT)

EA4501:06 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part-Time) (Part 1 of 4)

EA4502:06 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part-Time) (Part 2 of 4)

EA4503:06 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part-Time) (Part 3 of 4)

EA4504:06 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part-Time) (Part 4 of 4)

History (10109-HIS-HONS)

HI4300:06 History Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

HI4301:06 History Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

HI4443:06 Writing History

HI4444:06 History's Past

Human Services (10109-HUM-HONS)

WS4010:06 Honours Reading and Research Design Part 1 of 2

WS4011:06 Honours Reading and Research Design Part 2 of 2

WS4016:06 Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

WS4017:06 Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Indigenous Australian Studies (10109-IND-HONS)

IA4010:06 Indigenous Research Ethics, Methodologies and Procedures

IA4012:06 Interpreting Research

IA4102:06 Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

IA4103:06 Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Politics and International Relations (10109-PIR-HONS)

PL4001:06 Applied Political and International Analysis

PL4002:06 Theory and Method in Political Science

PL4500:06 Political Science Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

PL4501:06 Political Science Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Psychology (10109-PSY-HONS)

PY4104:06 Psychology Thesis Part 1 of 2

PY4105:06 Psychology Thesis Part 2 of 2

PY4108:06 Advanced Topics in Psychology Part 1 of 2

PY4109:06 Advanced Topics in Psychology Part 2 of 2

Sociology (10109-SOC-HONS)

SY4017:06 Sociology Honours Seminar A

SY4018:06 Sociology Honours Seminar B

SY4100:06 Sociology Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

SY4101:06 Sociology Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Majors

Type of major	Mandatory Single
Credit points in major	18 credit points
Special requirements	Nil

MAJOR	AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
Anthropology	Cairns Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Archaeology	Cairns Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Chinese	Cairns	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Communication and Cinema	Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Criminology	Cairns Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
English	Cairns Townsville External study	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Environmental Studies	Cairns Townsville	Science and Engineering
French Foundation	Cairns Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
French Advanced	Cairns Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Geography	Cairns Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
German	Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
History	Cairns Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Human Services	Cairns Townsville Mackay External study	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Indigenous Australian Studies	Cairns Townsville External Study	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Italian	Cairns	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Japanese Foundation	Cairns Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Japanese Advanced	Cairns Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Journalism	Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Performance	Cairns	Law, Business and the Creative Arts
Politics and International Relations	Cairns Townsville External Study	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Psychology	Cairns Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Public Relations	Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Sociology	Cairns Townsville External study	Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Writing	Townsville	Arts, Education and Social Sciences

Candidature

Expected time to complete	5 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Maximum time to complete	10 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	No
Special assessment requirements	Nil
Accreditation requirements	1. In accordance with the requirements of the Supreme Court (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.
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade	Nil
Supplementary exam for final subject	Not applicable

Advanced Standing

Eligibility	Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures.
Maximum allowed	80 credit points
Currency	Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course.
Expiry	Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 10 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed this course.
Other restrictions	Nil

Award Details

Inclusion of majors on testamur	The Arts discipline shall appear on the testamur.
Exit with lesser award	Not applicable
Course articulation	Not applicable

Document Modification History

Version No.	Approval Date	Modification Type	Effective Date
1-09	10/2009	Original document	10/2009