Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Global Studies

LLB/BGlobSt

Credit points

400

Minimum duration

5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• North Sydney
• Strathfield

Note:

North Sydney - Law units

Strathfield - 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 degrees, a student must complete 400 cp consisting of:

1. 140 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 from Core Curriculum Units (Part G).
9. 260 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws, consisting of:
10. 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part H);
11. 60 cp from Law Elective Units (Part I);
12. 10 cp from General Elective Units (Part J); and
13. 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part K)

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	Political Geography: Borders, Migration and Conflict	10
HIST251	Human Rights in History	10
PHIL202	Justice, Authority 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 POLS309 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 POLS309 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 POLS309 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 POLS309 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 POLS309 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 POLS309 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 Units
ECON204	Development Economics	10	Global Economics Units
ECON209	Global Economy	10	Global Economics Units
HIST251	Human Rights in History	10	Race, Rights and Ethics Units
HIST327	Settler Colonies in Indigenous Lands	10	Race, Rights and Ethics Units
PHIL202	Justice, Authority and Human Rights	10	Race, Rights and Ethics Units
SOCS209	Race and Ethnicity: Australian and Global Perspectives	10	Race, Rights and Ethics Units
GEOG207	Political Geography: Borders, Migration and Conflict	10	International Units - Asia
THSR200	Introducing Asian Religions	10	International Units - Asia
ENGL232	Irish Literature	10	International Units -Europe and Britain
HIST208	Fascism	10	International Units -Europe and Britain
HIST209	Revolutionary Europe 1789-1917	10	International Units -Europe and Britain
HIST215	Europe Divided and United 1945-Present	10	International Units -Europe and Britain
POLS201	Middle Eastern Politics	10	International Units - Middle East
ENGL204	American Writing	10	International Units - The Americas
HIST225	Us Foreign Policy Since 1945	10	International Units - The Americas
HIST229	Rebels and Revolutions in Latin America	10	International Units - The Americas
DVST200	Refugees and Forced Migration	10	Global Migration Units
HIST214	Immigrants and Refugees in Australian History	10	Global Migration Units
HIST267	Diasporas and Journeys: Migration in World History	10	Global Migration Units
HIST256	War and Peace	10	War, Peace and Security Units
POLS213	Security, Terrorism and Human Rights	10	War, Peace and Security Units
BIOL129	Foundations of Ecology	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
COMM222	Communication in a Global Society	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
ENGL111	Literature Across Time and Space	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
ENGL333	Global Literary Cultures	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
ENVR102	Earth Science	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
GEOG204	Environmental Sustainability: the Global Challenge	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
GEOG206	Climate Change: Past, Present and Future	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
GEOG306	Extreme Earth: Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
HIST342	A History of the Present	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
HUMA252	Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
HUMA317	History and Geography of Rome	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
ITAN101	Introductory Italian	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
MUSC280	Music, Culture and Diversity	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
PHIL107	Philosophy of World Religions	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
POLS105	Introduction to Human Rights	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
POLS214	The Nature of Democracy	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
POLS216	Populism in the 21st Century: From Brexit to Trump and Beyond	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
POLS218	Authoritarianism in the 21st Century	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
SOCS201	Social Justice and the New Economy	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
SOCS202	Culture: Rights, Representation, Resistance	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
SOCS206	Globalisation, Religion and Modernity	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
SOCS207	Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
SOCS226	Global Youth Cultures	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
SOCS243	Global Health	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
SOCS302	People Count: Researching Globally with Quantitative Methods	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
SPAN101	Introductory Spanish	10	Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites)
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 60 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
LAWS209	Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States	10
LAWS208	Family Law	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 : 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.