The Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice may be taken as a first degree in a minimum of four years full-time (or the equivalent part-time) or as a graduate-entry program in a minimum of three-and-a-half years full-time (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law.
Students who do not wish to undertake the Legal Practice component may complete a Bachelor of Laws as a first degree in three-and-a-half years full-time (or the equivalent part-time), or as a graduate-entry program in three years full-time (or the equivalent part-time). However, these students cannot to be admitted to legal practice without completing further practical training.
Part-time students should note that minimum enrolment requirements apply in the first semester of First Year. Students must undertake both LLAW 1211 Legal Research and Writing [Research I, Writing I] and 1212 Criminal Law and Legal Method [Statutory Interpretation].
Note: Students who do not intend to undertake the Legal Practice component of the award are encouraged to notify the Faculty Administrative Officer (Law) during their final 12 months to ensure that they are recorded as a graduand of the Bachelor of Laws.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
The course aims to:
At the completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate:
Credit may be granted for topics taken at other institutions. However, except in exceptional circumstances approved by the Board of the School of Law, a majority of units towards the degree must be obtained from topics offered by Flinders University.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice as a graduate entry student, a student must complete 126 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, comprising 94.5 units of compulsory topics, 18 units of Legal Practice core topics, and 13.5 units of electives, as set out below.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Laws as a graduate entry student, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, comprising 94.5 units of compulsory topics and 13.5 units of electives, as set out below. Bachelor of Laws students do not undertake the Practical Legal Training (PLT) topics but must undertake a sufficient number of elective units to meet the 13.5 unit overall requirements.
All students must complete at least one elective that has been designated by the School Board as an international/comparative elective; and at least one elective that has been designated by the School Board as an Indigenous/social justice elective.
Electives may be taken from topics not offered or cross-listed by the School of Law only with the written permission of the School Board. Under no circumstances will permission be given to take topics where entry and course requirements are not met, or the School Board has designated them as unacceptable.
Except with permission of the School Board the program must be completed within ten consecutive years.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) on more than one occasion in the same topic may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University#39;s Policy on Student Progress.
Not all elective topics are necessarily available in a given year.
The Board of the School of Law may specify that two or more topics represent unacceptable combinations.
LLAW1211 Legal Research and Writing [Research I, Writing I] (4.5 units)
LLAW1212 Criminal Law and Legal Method [Statutory Interpretation I] (4.5 units)
LLAW1213 Introduction to Public Law [Group Work] (4.5 units)
LLAW1214 Contract (4.5 units)
LLAW1221 Professional Skills and Ethics [Ethics I] (4.5 units)
LLAW1222 Issues in Criminal Law (4.5 units)
LLAW1223 Torts 1 (4.5 units)
LLAW1224 Advanced Contract [Writing II] (4.5 units)
LLAW2211 Torts 2 [Interviewing] (4.5 units)
LLAW2212 The Constitution and the Australian Federation [International / Comparative I] (4.5 units)
LLAW2213 Administrative Law 1: Judicial Review [Statutory Interpretation II] (4.5 units)
LLAW2214 Property, Equity and Trusts (4.5 units)
LLAW2221 The Constitution and the Australian People [Indigenous / Social Justice I] (4.5 units)
LLAW2222 The History of Legal Ideas [Research II] (4.5 units)
LLAW2223 Administrative Law: Merits Review (4.5 units)
LLAW2224 Corporate Law 1 [Drafting] (4.5 units)
LLAW3211 Corporate Law 2 [Ethics II] (4.5 units)
LLAW3212 Civil Litigation 1 [Advocacy] (4.5 units)
LLAW3221 Real Property Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3222 Civil Litigation 2 [Negotiation] (4.5 units)
LLAW3223 Evidence (4.5 units)
LLAW4213 Criminal Practice and Advocacy* (4.5 units)
LLAW4211 Legal Practice Management [Research III]* (4.5 units)
LLAW4212 Transactional Legal Practice* (9 units)
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Select 13.5 units from:
BUSN3054 Taxation Law and Practice (4.5 units)
CRIM2201 Crime and Punishment (4.5 units)
CRIM2202 Policing and Law Enforcement (4.5 units)
CRIM2203 Corporate Crime (4.5 units)
CRIM3011 Current Issues in Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3301 Crime, Law and Trauma (4.5 units)
CRIM3302 International Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3303 Psychology, Crime and the Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3230 Advanced Public Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3231 Australian Legal History (4.5 units)
LLAW3232 Banking and Finance Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3233 Children, Young People and the Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3234 Commercial Equity (4.5 units)
LLAW3236 Conflict of Laws (4.5 units)
LLAW3237 Consumer Protection Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3238 Current Issues in Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3239 Defamation Law and Policy (4.5 units)
LLAW3240 Disability, Mental Health and the Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3241 Dispute Management (4.5 units)
LLAW3242 Environmental Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3243 Family Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3244 Health Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3245 Immigration and Refugee Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3246 Indigenous Australians and the Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3247 Intellectual Property (4.5 units)
LLAW3248 International Criminal Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3249 International Humanitarian Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3250 International Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3251 The International Protection of Human Rights (4.5 units)
LLAW3253 Labour Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3254 Land Use Planning Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3255 Legal Aspects of Housing and Homelessness (4.5 units)
LLAW3256 Legal Theory (4.5 units)
LLAW3257 Occupational Health and Safety Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3259 Remedies (4.5 units)
LLAW3260 Securities Regulation (4.5 units)
LLAW3261 Selected Issues in Human Rights (4.5 units)
LLAW3262 Selected Issues in Media Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3263 Selected Issues in Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3264 Social Justice Internship (4.5 units)
LLAW3265 Succession (4.5 units)
LLAW3266 Women#39;s Rights and the International Protection of Human Rights (4.5 units)
LLAW3267 Workplace Compensation Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3268 Animal Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3269 Personal and Corporate Insolvency Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3270 Introduction to China#39;s Law and Legal System (4.5 units)
LLAW4042A Legal Research Paper (Part 1) (4.5 units)
LLAW4042B Legal Research Paper (Part 2) (4.5 units)
PHIL2601 Ethics for Professionals (4.5 units)
WMST2015 Sex, Gender and the Law (4.5 units)
*Practical Legal Training (PLT) topic
To qualify for an honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice or Bachelor of Laws and satisfy the additional requirements prescribed by the Board of the School of Law.
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