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  • Location:
    Joondalup
  • Study Mode:
    Full-time
    Part-time
  • Delivery Mode:
    On-campus
    Online (Off-campus)
  • Duration:
    4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
  • Faculty:
    Business and Law
  • School:
    Law and Justice
  • Code:
    V72
  • CRICOS:
    053990G
  • Indicative ATAR (TER):
    80

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Bachelor of Laws

This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.

The course is designed to develop coherence through thematic doctrinal coverage in a structured program.

The compulsory units to be undertaken to complete the course are indicated in the following list. Where possible, units will address relevant issues relating to ethics, alternative dispute resolution, social justice and law reform as part of the coverage in units.

To complete the degree a student must achieve a total 480 points (32 units), comprising 330 points (22 units) of compulsory core units and 150 points (10 units) of elective units.



Core Units
UnitDescription Points
LAW1113Criminal Law I 15
LAW1214Criminal Law II 15
LAW1111Contract Law I 15
LAW1212Contract Law II 15
LAW1117Torts I 15
LAW1218Torts II 15
LAW1116Legal Process 15
LAW1600Legal Writing and Research 15
LAW2102Property Law I 15
LAW2312Property Law II 15
LAW2350Administrative Law 15
LAW2104Constitutional Law I 15
LAW2314Constitutional Law II 15
LAW3102Corporations Law 15
LAW3106Evidence 15
LAW3107Law of Trusts 15
LAW3103Equity 15
LAW4604Civil Procedure I 15
LAW4614Civil Procedure II 15
LAW4605Commercial Practice, Conveyancing & Drafting I 15
LAW4615Commercial Practice, Conveyancing & Drafting II 15
LAW4704Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility 15
 


Students should take care in ensuring that they satisfy the pre-requisites for any unit and the mode of delivery.

Elective Units
Students must complete 150 credit points (10 units) selected from:

UnitDescription Points
LAW4110International Trade Law 15
CRI1103Criminology 15
LAW2106Intellectual Property Law 15
LAW3109Taxation Law 15
LAW2105Employment Law 15
LAW3105Alternative Dispute Resolution 15
LAW4609Remedies 15
LAW4206Advanced Criminal Law 15
LAW4108International Law 15
LAW4607Family Law 15
LAW3260Asian Legal and Political Systems III 15
LAW2600Terrorism and the Law 15
LAW3201Law of Banking and Credit III 15
LAW2601Planning and Development Law I 15
LAW2602Environmental Law and Administration 15
LAW3602Community Legal Practice 15
LAW3700Supervised Legal Research Paper 15
LAW3600Coronial Law and Mortuary Practice 15
LAW3608Advanced Taxation Law 15
LAW3605Occupational Health, Safety and Security Law and Policy 15
LAW3221Trade Practices, Competition and Consumer Protection Law 15
LAW4130Innocence Project 15
LAW4601Mining and Resource Law 15
CRI3109International Human Rights 15
IAS1115Indigenous Australians, Cultural Competence and the Criminal Justice System 15
FBL3501Business Practicum 15
 


Students should check with the School of Law and Justice to determine which elective units are offered by the University in any semester, the mode of delivery (on-campus/off-campus), and any pre-requisites before enrolling.

Unspecified Law electives, based on previous studies under a recognised LLB course, may be credited towards the above course upon approval from the course coordinator and in accordance with the University's rules and policy on advanced standing.

HONOURS An undergraduate law student, who has not more than 120 points of study left to complete to qualify for a Bachelor of Laws degree and who has achieved a weighted average mark of not less than 70% across previously completed Bachelor of Laws units, may be eligible to graduate with Honours. Eligible students must complete LAW4710 - Advanced Legal Research Thesis in lieu of 30 credit points of law elective units.Completion of LAW4710 does not guarantee a student will receive a Bachelor of Laws (Honours). Except as otherwise provided, the policy Management of Honours Candidature, Grading of Honours Performance and Student Support applies. The Honours grade will be based on both completed units within the Bachelor of Laws degree as well as LAW4710. The coursework and dissertation mark are combined in proportion to the credit point values in determining the overall mark and honours grade. There is no third class honours.



ELECTIVE UNIT - HONOURS

UnitDescription Points
LAW4710Advanced Legal Research Thesis 30