Course Learning Outcomes
- Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical legal issues.
- Communicate legal knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
- Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural sensitivity.
- Demonstrate initiative and autonomy to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through appropriate professional practice.
- Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate legal solutions/responses.
- Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex legal matters.
- Use digital and hard copy indexes to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant legal principle and policy from cases and peer reviewed articles.
- Work collaboratively and accountably and be responsible for own learning.
Course structure
Students are required to complete 22 Core units and 10 LAW elective units.
Year 1 - Semester 1 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Legal Process | 15 |
| Contract Law I | 15 |
| Torts I | 15 |
| Legal Writing and Research | 15 |
Year 1 - Semester 2 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Contract Law II | 15 |
| Torts II | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 2 LAW elective units | 30 |
Year 2 - Semester 1 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Criminal Law I | 15 |
| Property Law I | 15 |
| Constitutional Law I | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 1 LAW elective unit | 15 |
Year 2 - Semester 2 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Criminal Law II | 15 |
| Property Law II | 15 |
| Constitutional Law II | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 1 LAW elective unit | 15 |
Year 3 - Semester 1 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Administrative Law | 15 |
| Human Rights Law | 15 |
| Equity | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 1 LAW elective unit | 15 |
Year 3 - Semester 2 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Evidence | 15 |
| Law of Trusts | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 2 LAW elective units | 30 |
Year 4 - Semester 1 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Civil Procedure I | 15 |
| Corporations Law | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 2 LAW elective units | 30 |
Year 4 - Semester 2 | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Civil Procedure II | 15 |
| Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility | 15 |
| Statutory Interpretation | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 1 LAW elective unit | 15 |
Note: Students with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 70% or higher after their third year of study may be invited to complete an Honours program. Those students will transfer to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) for their fourth and final year of study.
Electives
10 elective units are to be selected from any of the following streams.
Criminal Law/Social Justice Electives | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Aboriginal Australians in the Criminal Justice System | 15 |
| Jurisprudence | 15 |
| Security and the Law | 15 |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | 15 |
| Coronial Law and Mortuary Practice | 15 |
| Community Legal Practice | 15 |
| National and International Mooting Competitions | 15 |
| Supervised Legal Research Paper | 15 |
| Contemporary Legal Issues in Australia and Beyond | 15 |
| International Law | 15 |
| Innocence Project | 15 |
| Advanced Criminal Law | 15 |
Commercial Law Electives | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Intellectual Property Law | 15 |
| Planning and Development Law I | 15 |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | 15 |
| Taxation Law | 15 |
| Law of Banking and Credit III | 15 |
| Trade Practices, Competition and Consumer Protection Law | 15 |
| Law of Corporate Insolvency and External Administration | 15 |
| Advanced Taxation Law | 15 |
| National and International Mooting Competitions | 15 |
| Supervised Legal Research Paper | 15 |
| Contemporary Legal Issues in Australia and Beyond | 15 |
| International Trade Law | 15 |
| Mining and Resource Law | 15 |
| Remedies | 15 |
| Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting | 15 |
| Business Practicum | 15 |
Government/Private Law Electives | Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
| Employment Law | 15 |
| Environmental Law and Administration | 15 |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | 15 |
| Community Legal Practice | 15 |
| National and International Mooting Competitions | 15 |
| Supervised Legal Research Paper | 15 |
| Contemporary Legal Issues in Australia and Beyond | 15 |
| International Law | 15 |
| Family Law | 15 |
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Work Experience option
Students have an opportunity to gain practical experience at the on-campus Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre and through the Criminal Justice Review Project (Innocence Project).
Clearances and/or Risk Management Protocols Required
Conflict of interest checks may apply.
Registration
Students will need to graduate to be eligible to register with the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA).
Registration with the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA) is required to practice in the profession.
The Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) satisfies the academic requirements for the admission as a legal practitioner in Western Australia and is professionally accredited by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. For information about the admission process and the additional requirements that must be completed to be eligible for admission, contact the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia.
Employment opportunities
Potential careers exist in private practice, in-house corporate practice and in-house government. Corporate planning, government policy, politics, journalism, creative writing and many other careers dependent on excellent written and verbal communications skills, logic and analytical ability are also welcome options for graduates.
Possible future job titles
Lawyer, Barrister, Solicitor, Legal Practitioner, Courts Administrator, Civil Service Administrator, Tax Inspector, In-house/Community Legal Adviser, Legal Publisher, Foreign Affairs & Trade Officer
