Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Global Studies

LLB (Hons)/BGlobSt

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 - Global Studies 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 double degrees, a student must complete 400 cp as follows:

1. 120 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Global Studies, consisting of ;
2. 30 cp of Global Studies Specified Units (Part A);
3. 10 cp of units from Global Studies List A (Part B);
4. 10 cp of units from Global Studies List B (Part C);
5. 10 cp of units from Global Studies List C (Part D);
6. 40 cp from Global Study Abroad (with at least 30 cp normally at advanced level); or Global Studies International Internship (Part E);
7. 20 cp from Global Studies Electives (Part F);
8. 20 cp University Core Curriculum Units (Part G);
9. 260 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours), consisting of:
10. 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part H);
11. 20 cp from Law Elective Units (Part I);
12. 10 cp from General Elective Units (Part J);
13. 10 cp LAWS450 Legal Research and Methodology (Part K);
14. 30 cp LAWS451 Honours Thesis (Part L);
15. 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement Unit: Pro Bono Unit (Part M)

To qualify for the Honours degree, at least four of the units taken from the Law Specified Units 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) before undertaking advanced level units (200, 300, 400 level).

Part A : Global Studies Specified Units

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
HIST115	Global History: Six Degrees of Separation	10
POLS104	Introduction to International Relations	10
GLST305	Global Studies Research Project	10

Part B : Global Studies List A

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
DVST200	Refugees and Forced Migration	10
GEOG207	Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics and Livelihoods	10
HIST251	Human Rights in History	10
PHIL202	Justice, Authority and Human Rights	10
POLS213	Security, Terrorism and Human Rights	10

Part C : Global Studies List B

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
GEOG204	Environmental Sustainability: the Global Challenge	10
HIST267	Diasporas and Journeys: Migration in World History	10
POLS219	Post-Colonial and Non-Western Politics	10
SOCS201	Social Justice and the New Economy	10
SOCS243	Global Health	10

Part D : Global Studies List C

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
DVST303	Development Advocacy	10
POLS309	World Politics and Justice	10
SOCS302	People Count: Researching Globally with Quantitative Methods	10
HIST230	Life and Death in Pompeii	10	With permission from the Course Coordinator, where a student is unable to take POLS09 or SOCS302 the following units are approved for substitution.
HIST308	Making History	10	With permission from the Course Coordinator, where a student is unable to take POLS09 or SOCS302 the following units are approved for substitution.
HIST327	Settler Colonies in Indigenous Lands	10	With permission from the Course Coordinator, where a student is unable to take POLS09 or SOCS302 the following units are approved for substitution.
HIST341	History and Memory: Uses and Abuses of the Past	10	With permission from the Course Coordinator, where a student is unable to take POLS09 or SOCS302 the following units are approved for substitution.
HIST342	A History of the Present	10	With permission from the Course Coordinator, where a student is unable to take POLS09 or SOCS302 the following units are approved for substitution.
HUMA317	History and Geography of Rome	10	With permission from the Course Coordinator, where a student is unable to take POLS09 or SOCS302 the following units are approved for substitution.

Part E : Global Study Abroad or Global Studies International Internship

PART E.1 OR PART E.2

Part E.1 : Global Studies International Internship

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
GLST300	Global Study International Internship	40

At the discretion of the National Head of the School of Arts, a student who can demonstrate exceptional and ongoing personal circumstances beyond their control (eg. chronic illness) that prevent them from travelling overseas may be allowed to substitute study abroad or the international internship with GLST306 Global Studies Special Project. Where an ongoing risk applies to more than one student, eg (travel advisory bans; health pandemic etc.) GLST306 may also be offered at the discretion of the National Head of School Arts).

Part E.2 : Global Study Abroad

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
GLST301	Global Study Abroad A	10
GLST302	Global Study Abroad B	10
GLST303	Global Study Abroad C	10
GLST304	Global Study Abroad D	10

Part F : Global Studies Electives

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
DVST301	Development Alternatives: Fair Trade	10	Global Economics Unit
ECON204	Development Economics	10	Global Economics Unit
ECON209	Global Economy	10	Global Economics Unit
HIST251	Human Rights in History	10	Race, Rights and Ethics Unit
HIST327	Settler Colonies in Indigenous Lands	10	Race, Rights and Ethics Unit
PHIL202	Justice, Authority and Human Rights	10	Race, Rights and Ethics Unit
SOCS209	Race and Ethnicity: Australian and Global Perspectives	10	Race, Rights and Ethics Unit
GEOG207	Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics and Livelihoods	10	International Unit - Asia
THSR200	Introducing Asian Religions	10	International Unit - Asia
ENGL232	Irish Literature	10	International Unit - Europe and Britain
HIST208	Fascism	10	International Unit - Europe and Britain
HIST209	Revolutionary Europe 1789-1917	10	International Unit - Europe and Britain
HIST215	Europe Divided and United 1945-Present	10	International Unit - Europe and Britain
POLS201	Middle Eastern Politics	10	International Unit - Middle East
ENGL204	American Writing	10	International Unit - The Americas
HIST225	Us Foreign Policy Since 1945	10	International Unit - The Americas
HIST229	Rebels and Revolutions in Latin America	10	International Unit - The Americas
DVST200	Refugees and Forced Migration	10	Global Migration Unit
HIST214	Immigrants and Refugees in Australian History	10	Global Migration Unit
HIST267	Diasporas and Journeys: Migration in World History	10	Global Migration Unit
HIST256	War and Peace	10	War, Peace and Security Unit
POLS213	Security, Terrorism and Human Rights	10	War, Peace and Security Unit
BIOL129	Foundations of Ecology	10
COMM222	Communication in a Global Society	10
ENGL111	Literature Across Time and Space	10
ENGL333	Global Literary Cultures	10
ENVR102	Earth Science	10
GEOG204	Environmental Sustainability: the Global Challenge	10
GEOG206	Climate Change: Past, Present and Future	10
GEOG306	Extreme Earth: Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability	10
HIST342	A History of the Present	10
HUMA252	Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome	10
HUMA317	History and Geography of Rome	10
ITAN101	Introductory Italian	10
MUSC280	Music, Culture and Diversity	10
PHIL107	Philosophy of World Religions	10
POLS214	The Nature of Democracy	10
POLS216	Populism in the 21st Century: From Brexit to Trump and Beyond	10
POLS218	Authoritarianism in the 21st Century	10
SOCS201	Social Justice and the New Economy	10
SOCS202	Culture: Rights, Representation, Resistance	10
SOCS206	Globalisation, Religion and Modernity	10
SOCS207	Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively	10
SOCS226	Global Youth Cultures	10
SOCS243	Global Health	10
SOCS302	People Count: Researching Globally with Quantitative Methods	10
SPAN101	Introductory Spanish	10
THSR205	Introducing Judaism and Islam	10

Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)

Part G : 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 H : 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 I : Law Elective Units

Complete exactly 20 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 J : General Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 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 K : Legal Research and Methodology

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS450	Legal Research and Methodology	10

Part L : Honours Thesis

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS451	Honours Thesis	30

Part M : 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

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.