Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

BA/LLB(Hons)

Credit points

400

Minimum duration

5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• North Sydney
• Strathfield

Note:

Brisbane, Queensland (not offered in 2021)

North Sydney, NSW - Law units

Strathfield, NSW - Arts units

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, consisting of:
2. 80 cp from a Bachelor of Arts Major (Part A);
3. 40 cp from a Bachelor of Arts Minor (Part B);
4. 20 cp of University Core Curriculum Units (Part C); and
5. 20 cp Electives chosen from other units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts (Part D).
6. 240 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours), consisting of:
7. 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part E)
8. 10 cp from Law Elective Units (Part F);
9. 10 cp LAWS450 Legal Research and Methodology (Part G);
10. 30 cp LAWS451 Honours Thesis (Part H)
11. 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part I)
12. To qualify for the Honours degree, at least four of the units taken from the Law Specified and/or Law Elective Units must be at level 4. To qualify for the degree, a student must also complete at least 80 hours of 0cp pro bono placement after completion of LAWS213 Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono.

Progression requirements

Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200, 300, 400 level) in that sequence.

Part A : Bachelor of Arts Major

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
BUSD	Business Studies	80
DRAM	Drama	80
ECON	Economics	80
EDSD	Education Studies	80
HIST	History	80
MATH	Mathematics	80
MEDI	Media	80
MUSC	Music	80
PHIL	Philosophy	80
PINR	Politics and International Relations	80
PSYC	Psychology	80
SOCI	Sociology	80
SRLG	Study of Religions	80
THSD	Theological Studies	80
VISU	Visual Arts	80
CRIM	Criminology	80
ENGL	English	80

For the Schedule of Unit offerings in the Bachelor of Arts refer to the Bachelor of Arts Course Rules.

Part B : Bachelor of Arts Minor

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
COMM	Communication	40
COMS	Community Services	40
COMP	Computing	40
CRWR	Creative Writing	40
DRAM	Drama	40
ECON	Economics	40
EDSD	Education Studies	40
ENGL	English	40
GEOG	Geography	40
GRDE	Graphic Design	40
HLDV	Healthy Development	40
INDV	International Development Studies	40
MATH	Mathematics	40
MEDI	Media	40
MUSC	Music	40
PHIL	Philosophy	40
PINR	Politics and International Relations	40
PSYC	Psychology	40
SOCI	Sociology	40
THSD	Theological Studies	40
VISU	Visual Arts	40
YWRK	Youth Work	40

Part C : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC300	Justice and Change in a Global World	10
OR
PHCC320	The Just Society	10

Part D : General Elective Units for Bachelor of Arts

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Any other undergraduate units (including Law Elective Units not already taken as a Law Elective Unit) approved by the Course Coordinator.

Part E : Law Specified Units

Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS104	Foundations of Law and Legal Research	10
LAWS105	Contract Law	10
LAWS106	Criminal Law and Procedure	10
LAWS107	Introduction to Australian Public Law	10
LAWS108	Commercial Law	10
LAWS200	Business Organisations	10
LAWS201	Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution	10
LAWS204	Land Law	10
LAWS205	Property	10
LAWS206	Torts	10
LAWS304	Evidence	10
LAWS314	Statutory Interpretation	10
LAWS403	Legal Theory	10
LAWS404	International Law	10
LAWS418	Administrative Law	10
LAWS419	Constitutional Law	10
LAWS420	Equity and Trusts	10
LAWS421	Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility	10

Part F : Law Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS202	Comparative Legal Systems	10
LAWS203	False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts	10
LAWS207	Contemporary Legal Issues	10
LAWS208	Family Law	10
LAWS209	Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States	10
LAWS210	Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity	10
LAWS211	Psychology and the Law	10
LAWS212	Employment Law	10
LAWS301	Competition Law	10
LAWS306	Taxation Law	10
LAWS307	Advanced Criminal Law	10
LAWS308	Human Rights in Contemporary Australia	10
LAWS309	Communications Law	10
LAWS310	Discrimination and the Law	10
LAWS311	Environmental Law	10
LAWS312	International Study Tour	10
LAWS313	Mooting and Advocacy	10
LAWS315	Welfare Law	10
LAWS316	INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR 2	10
LAWS401	Consumer Protection Law	10
LAWS402	International Trade Law	10
LAWS406	Intellectual Property Law	10
LAWS407	International Human Rights Law	10
LAWS408	Alternative Dispute Resolution	10
LAWS409	Law of the European Union	10
LAWS410	Banking and Finance Law	10
LAWS411	The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar	10
LAWS412	Migration Law	10
LAWS413	Wills and Succession	10
LAWS414	Advocacy	10
LAWS415	Animal Law	10
LAWS416	International Criminal Law	10
LAWS417	Sports Law	10
LAWS458	Childrens Rights	10
LAWS459	Law and Innovation	10
LAWS460	Mental Health Law	10

Part G : Legal Research and Methology

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS450	Legal Research and Methodology	10

Part H : Honours Thesis

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS451	Honours Thesis	30

Part I : Pro Bono/Community Legal Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS213	Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono	10