Bachelor of Laws

Year

2010

Course Code

60010

Version

5

Faculty

Law, Business and the Creative Arts

Award Requirements

Course Structure

Candidature

Progression

Advanced Standing

Award Details

Honours

Admission Requirements

QTAC Pre-requisites

English

Additional selection requirements

Nil

Special admission requirements

Nil

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

96 credit points as per course structure

Additional course rules

Nil

Additional completion requirements

Nil

Course Structure

Core Subjects

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

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

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 any level 1 undergraduate subjects

PLUS

Select 6 credit points of any undergraduate subject

PLUS

Select 27 credit points of LA level 4 subjects

LA4005:03 Jurisprudence

LA4006:03 Conflicts of Law

LA4007:03 Succession

LA4009:01 Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct

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

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

LA4041:03 Legal Placement

LA4047:03 Research Dissertation B Part 1 of 2

LA4048:03 Research Dissertation B Part 2 of 2

LA4106:03 Advanced Company Law

Candidature

Expected time to complete

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Maximum time to complete

10 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 years

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 (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.

Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

A candidate who has failed the final subject towards the degree or towards admission as a barrister or solicitor and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject.

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

63 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 11 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

A maximum of 18 credit points of advanced standing may be granted at level 3 or 4

Award Details

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Not applicable - this course does not have majors

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable

Course articulation

Not applicable

Honours

Honours availability

In-course honours available

Eligibility

Entry to the honours program is restricted to students with an overall GPA of 5 and above and is only by invitation

Document Modification History

Version No.

Approval Date

Modification Type

Effective Date

1-09

10/2009

Original document

10/2009