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WHY STUDY ACU LAWNew Law ProgramsStudents are able to undertake a law degreealone, or combined with a degree in arts,business administration, commerce, globalstudies or theology. Dual degrees are agreat way to broaden your knowledge baseand tailor your education to maximise youremployment opportunities.Global FocusRecognising the role lawyers can play ininternational commerce and diplomacy, ACU’slaw programs have a distinctive internationalflavour. All students will be required toundertake internationally focused subjectsthroughout their program to build theircapacity to engage internationally. ACU isglobally connected, and has relationships witha wide range of overseas Universities whichlaw students can attend on exchange. Theycan work in community programs around theworld – all while receiving credit towards theirdegree.Ethical and PracticalAn ACU law degree is about teaching studentsto think critically and ethically and be guidedby social justice principles. It’s about passing onthe skills to bring about change in communitiesand in society. Our law programs are allbased on creating ethical and practical legalpractitioners who understand the challengesof law in modern society.Pro Bono Legal WorkAll students are required to complete aminimum of 240 and as much as 320 hoursof Pro Bono legal professional experiencethroughout their law program. This allowsstudents to give back to their communitiesand make a difference, whilst gaining practicallegal experience.ACU’s Pro Bono program will introduce lawstudents to the workings of the legal professionand provide them with the opportunity tomeet, observe and work with organisationsserving the public interest.Law Induction WeekThe ACU Law Induction Week (LIW) will beheld at the Melbourne and Sydney campusesin February. LIW offers students a uniqueintroduction to the study of law throughintroductory law lectures, mooting, court visits,legal profession events and social activities. It isdesigned to equip students with the skills andknowledge essential to their legal studies andfuture careers.Personalised learningenvironmentWe pride ourselves on small class sizes andhighly individualised personal attention foreach of our students. In the Faculty of Lawwe cap the intake of our students to ensurea high quality learning environment wherethe Executive Dean, Professors, the First YearExperience Coordinator and academic staff areeasily accessible.GLOBALPRACTICALETHICALThese courses have been specifically designedto equip you with the legal knowledge andpractical skills to handle the demands of 21stcentury legal practice.For Further Information law.enquiries@acu.edu.auCampus Melbourne (2013)www.acu.edu.au/lawOffered North Sydney (2014)1300 ASK ACU (1300 275 228)Strathfield (2014)CRICOS registered provider: 00004G, 00112C, 00873F, 00885BDisclaimer (April 2013): Information correct at time of printing. The University reserves the right to amend,cancel or otherwise modify the content without notice.

Bachelor of LawsCampus: Melbourne, North Sydney*Duration: 4 yrs FT (or equivalent PT)Prerequisites:Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study scoreof 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.New South Wales: One Advanced English Unit.The degree has been developed with a practicalfocus to prepare you for entry into the legalprofession.CAREER OPPPORTUNITIESThe Bachelor of Laws is designed to produce wellroundedgraduates ready for legal practice anda range of professional careers in an increasinglyglobal environment. Graduates can pursue arange of legal careers including: private practiceas a solicitor or barrister; legal officer in the publicsector (for example in federal or state governmentdepartments and publicly-funded organisationssuch as universities or public broadcasters); inhousecounsel to a wide range of organisations fromcorporations to trade unions; public interest legalwork in community centres; and legal research.PROGRAM MAPYear 1Semester 1Legal Reading,Writing & ResearchContractCriminal Law &ProcedureNon-Law ElectiveSemester 2 Public Law Commercial Law Non-Law Elective Our World:Community andVulnerabilityYear 2Semester 1 Torts Comparative LegalSystemsPropertyLLB ElectiveSemester 2False or MisleadingConduct andEconomic TortsCivil Procedures andAlternative DisputeResolutionLand LawBusinessOrganisationsPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursYear 3Semester 1 Evidence Administrative Law LLB Elective Legal Ethics andProfessionalResponsibilitySemester 2 Constitutional Law Understanding Competition Law Equity and TrustsSelf and Society:ContemporaryPerspectivesPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursYear 4Semester 1 Public & PrivateInternational LawConsumer ProtectionLawLLB ElectiveLLB ElectiveSemester 2International TradeLawLegal CommunityEngagementPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursInternational HumanRights LawLLB ElectiveBachelor of Arts/Bachelor of LawsCampus: Melbourne, North Sydney*Duration: 5 yr FT (or equivalent PT)Prerequisites:Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study scoreof 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.New South Wales: One Advanced English Unit.This degree aims to develop skilled graduates withknowledge in areas relevant to legal practice andan appreciation of the law’s interaction with otherdisciplines and its international dimensions.CAREER OPPPORTUNITIESIn addition to the wide range of careers open tothe graduates of the Bachelor of Laws, completingthis dual degree is an excellent preparationfor careers across Government administration;teaching and staff training; archives, museumsand libraries; art institutions; commerce andindustry; communications and writing; communityand charitable organisations; creative industries;heritage organisations; social research; policyorganisations and the tourism and travel industries.PROGRAM MAPYear 1Semester 1Legal Reading,Writing & ResearchContract Arts Major Unit 1 Arts Minor Unit 1Semester 2 Public Law Commercial Law Arts Major Unit 2 Our World:Community andVulnerabilityYear 2Semester 1 Criminal Law andProcedureTorts Arts Major Unit 3 Arts Minor Unit 2Semester 2Year 3Semester 1Semester 2Year 4Semester 1BusinessOrganisationsFalse or MisleadingConduct andEconomic TortsPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursComparative LegalSystemsCivil Procedures andAlternative DisputeResolutionArts Major Unit 4 Arts Minor Unit 3PropertyUnderstandingSelf and Society:ContemporaryPerspectivesArts Major Unit 5Land Law Arts Major Unit 6 Arts Minor Unit 4Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursLegal Ethics andProfessionalResponsibilityEvidence Arts Major Unit 7 Arts ElectiveSemester 2 Equity and Trusts Constitutional Law Arts Major Unit 8 Arts ElectiveScan formore infowww.acu.edu.au/undergrad/lawPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursYear 5Semester 1 Administrative Law Public and PrivateInternational LawConsumer ProtectionLawSemester 2 International Trade International Human Competition LawLawRights LawPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursNon Law ElectiveLegal CommunityEngagement

CarlyPrescottExecutive Dean’sScholarshipwinnerBachelor Arts/ Bachelor ofLaws“The smaller student cohortand personalised learningenvironment really appealedto me when choosing tostudy law at ACU. In thefuture I hope to use my lawdegree to work in the fieldof human rights, as well ashaving aspirations to teachin the future.”Bachelor of GlobalStudies/Bachelorof LawsCampus: Melbourne, North Sydney*Duration: 5 yr FT (or equivalent PT)Prerequisites:Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study score of30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.New South Wales: One Advanced English Unit.This unique dual degree aims to develop anawareness of the broader context within whichlegal issues arise including political, historical,philosophical and economic dimensions. Studentsundertake an international study/placement in theirthird year.CAREER OPPPORTUNITIESIn addition to the wide range of careers open to thegraduates of the Bachelor of Laws, completing thisdual degree is an excellent preparation for careersin the public sector, both local and international;government service, including diplomatic service,the United Nations system and other internationalorganisations; social entrepreneurship and companieswith a global outreach; international relations;journalism including travel journalism and tourism.PROGRAM MAPYear 1Semester 1Legal Reading,Writing & ResearchContractGlobal StudiesElective Unit 1Semester 2 Public Law Commercial Law Global StudiesElective Unit 2Year 2Semester 1Semester 2Year 3Semester 1Criminal Law andProcedureBusinessOrganisationsTortsFalse or MisleadingConduct andEconomic TortsPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursUnderstandingSelf and Society:ContemporaryPerspectivesGlobal Studies ElectiveUnit 4Global Change andDevelopmentGlobal HealthWorld Politics andJusticeSemester 2 International Study/InternshipPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursYear 4Semester 1 Legal Ethics andProfessionalResponsibilityEvidenceComparative LegalSystemsSemester 2 Equity and Trusts Constitutional Law Civil Procedures andAlternative DisputeResolutionPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursYear 5Semester 1 Administrative Law Public and PrivateInternational LawConsumer ProtectionLawNon Law ElectiveOur World:Communityand VulnerabilityGlobal Studies ElectiveUnit 3EnvironmentalSustainabilityLaw Elective Unit 1PropertyLand LawLaw Elective Unit 2Semester 2International TradeLawInternational HumanRights LawCompetition LawLegal CommunityEngagementPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours

John-Paulvan RensburgSTUDENTBachelor of Global Studies/Bachelor of Laws“The fact that I get totravel and study overseasmade me choose the dualdegree. In the future I wantto pursue internationalcriminal law, human rightslaw, the military police orperhaps working for a NonGovernment Organisationslike the International Centrefor Transitional Justice.”Bachelor ofCommerce/Bachelor of LawsCampus: Melbourne, North Sydney*Duration: 5 yr FT (or equivalent PT)Prerequisites:Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study scoreof 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.New South Wales: One Advanced English Unit.Students who complete an Accounting majorwill also satisfy the academic requirements forentry into professional associations including CPAAustralia and The Institute of Chartered Accountantsof Australia.CAREER OPPPORTUNITIESIn addition to the wide range of careers open tothe graduates of the Bachelor of Laws, completingthis dual degree is an excellent preparation forcareers in accounting, administration, banking,business analysis/development, businessmanagement, communications, computing, foreignaffairs, financial management, human resourcemanagement, international business, internationalmarketing, management consultancy, marketing,media, public administration, recruitment, staffdevelopment and sales.Scan formore infowww.acu.edu.au/undergrad/lawPROGRAM MAPYear 1Semester 1Legal Reading,Writing & ResearchContractSemester 2 Public Law Our World: Communityand VulnerabilityYear 2Semester 1Semester 2Year 3Semester 1Semester 2Year 4Semester 1Criminal Law andProcedureBusinessOrganisationsTortsFalse or MisleadingConduct andEconomic TortsPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursComparative LegalSystemsCivil Procedures andAlternative DisputeResolutionPropertyLand LawPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursLegal Ethics andProfessionalResponsibilityEvidenceFoundations ofManagementCommercial LawFundamentals ofBusiness InformationSystemsPrinciples of BusinessEconomicsUnderstanding Selfand Society: ContemporaryPerspectivesCommerce MajorUnit 3Commerce MajorUnit 5Semester 2 Equity and Trusts Constitutional Law Commerce MajorUnit 7Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursYear 5Semester 1 Administrative Law Public and PrivateInternational LawSemester 2 International Trade Competition LawLawPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursConsumer ProtectionLawLegal CommunityEngagementPrinciples ofAccountingPrinciples ofMarketingBusiness DataAnalysisCommerce MajorUnit 1Commerce MajorUnit 2Commerce MajorUnit 4Commerce MajorUnit 6Commerce MajorUnit 8StrategicManagementInternational HumanRights Law

Bachelor ofBusinessAdministration/Bachelor of LawsCampus: Melbourne, North Sydney*Duration: 5 yr FT (or equivalent PT)Prerequisites:Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study scoreof 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.New South Wales: One Advanced English Unit.Graduates with this degree have a generalunderstanding of modern business and also theknowledge and skills to become a legal practitioner.CAREER OPPPORTUNITIESIn addition to the wide range of careers open to thegraduates of the Bachelor of Laws, completing thisdual degree is an excellent preparation for careersin accounting, administration, banking, businessanalysis/development, business management,communications, computing, financial management,human resource management, international business,international marketing, management consultancy,marketing recruitment, staff development and sales.PROGRAM MAPYear 1Semester 1Legal Reading,Writing & ResearchContractSemester 2 Public Law Our World: Communityand VulnerabilityYear 2Semester 1Semester 2Year 3Semester 1Semester 2Year 4Semester 1Criminal Law andProcedureBusinessOrganisationsTortsFalse or MisleadingConduct andEconomic TortsPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursComparative LegalSystemsCivil Proceduresand AlternativeDispute ResolutionPrinciples ofAccountingCommercial LawFundamentals ofBusiness InformationSystemsOrganisationalBehaviourFoundations ofManagementPrinciples of MarketingBusiness Data AnalysisPrinciples of BusinessEconomicsPropertyUnderstanding Self andSociety: ContemporaryPerspectivesPrinciples of FinanceLand Law Business Elective OrganisationalChangePro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursLegal Ethics andProfessionalResponsibilityEvidence Business Elective Business ElectiveSemester 2 Equity and Trusts Constitutional Law Business Elective Business ElectivePro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursYear 5Semester 1 Administrative Law Public and PrivateInternational LawConsumer ProtectionLawSemester 2 International Trade Competition Law Legal CommunityLawEngagementStrategicManagementInternational HumanRights LawPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursBachelor ofTheology/Bachelor of LawsCampus: Melbourne, North Sydney*Duration: 5 yr FT (or equivalent PT)Prerequisites:Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study scoreof 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.New South Wales: One Advanced English Unit.This dual degree will provide you with an educationin law that is informed by the range of valuesspecific to the Christian tradition, and an educationin theology orientated to the professional valuesand practice of law.CAREER OPPPORTUNITIESIn addition to the wide range of careers open tothe graduates of the Bachelor of Laws, completingthis dual degree is an excellent preparation forcareers in teaching; work in church agencies andministries, chaplaincy, social inclusion, pastoralwork, social work, research, journalism and media,administration and public relations.PROGRAM MAPYear 1Semester 1 Legal Reading, Contract Theology Minor 1 Unit Theology Major UnitWriting & ResearchSemester 2 Public Law Commercial Law Theology Major Unit Our World: Communityand VulnerabilityYear 2Semester 1 Criminal Law andProcedureTorts Theology Minor 2 Unit Theology Major UnitSemester 2Year 3Semester 1Semester 2Year 4Semester 1BusinessOrganisationsFalse or MisleadingConduct andEconomic TortsPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursComparative LegalSystemsCivil Procedures andAlternative DisputeResolutionTheology Minor 1UnitPropertyUnderstanding Self andSociety: ContemporaryPerspectivesLand Law Theology Minor 1UnitPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursLegal Ethics andProfessionalResponsibilityTheology Minor 2UnitTheology Major UnitTheology Minor 2UnitEvidence Theology Major Unit Canon LawSemester 2 Equity and Trusts Constitutional Law Theology Minor 1 Unit Theology Minor 2 UnitPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursYear 5Semester 1 Administrative Law Public and PrivateInternational LawConsumer ProtectionLawSemester 2 International Trade International Human Competition LawLawRights LawPro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hoursTheology Major UnitLegal CommunityEngagement* Melbourne Campus only in 2013; Sydney campuses in 2014 subject to approval.

Professor Brian Fitzgerald,Executive DeanProfessor Fitzgerald studied law at the QueenslandUniversity of Technology (‘QUT’), graduating as aUniversity Medallist in Law. He holds postgraduatedegrees in law from Oxford University andHarvard University. He is well known in the areasof intellectual property and internet law, and hasworked closely with Australian governments onfacilitating access to public sector information.From 1998 to 2002 Professor Fitzgerald was Headof the School of Law and Justice at SouthernCross University in New South Wales, and fromJanuary 2002 to January 2007 was appointed asHead of the School of Law at QUT. In 2009, hewas appointed to the Australian Government’s‘Government 2.0 Taskforce’ and to the AdvisoryCouncil on Intellectual Property (ACIP). From 2007to March 2012 Professor Fitzgerald was a specialistResearch Professor in Intellectual Property andInnovation at QUT.“We have been given the opportunityto create a unique and personalisedLaw Faculty- that joins academicexcellence with social commitment.My job is to ensure that we capitaliseon this opportunity and establish alaw faculty that will be recognisednationally and acknowledgedinternationally. I invite you to join us.”Dr Heather Forrest, AssociateDean, Learning and TeachingDr Heather Ann Forrest is a Senior Lecturerand the Associate Dean, Learning & Teaching,in the Faculty of Law. She holds a Juris Doctorfrom the College of William & Mary, the oldestlaw school in the United States. She attendedthe University of London on a full scholarshipand earned a Master of Laws in Computerand Communications Law. Her doctoralthesis, undertaken at the University of Bern,Switzerland, received the highest distinctionof honours. She is considered an expert inthe area of internet domain name policy andrepresents intellectual property interests ininternet policy development.“The size of the cohort, the attentionto detail given to the Law curriculumand its support of ACU’s values, and thetremendous passion with which theacademic staff approach both teachingand research create a unique learningenvironment in which both studentsand staff thrive.”Professor Spencer Zifcak,Associate Dean, ResearchSpencer Zifcak is Allan Myers Professor of Lawand Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty.Spencer specializes in the fields of internationallaw, international human rights law andconstitutional law. He received his Ph.D fromthe London School of Economics and PoliticalScience (LSE). Spencer has been a VisitingFellow at Wolfson College, Oxford University;Visiting Fellow at Trinity College, Dublin; andin 2010 was awarded the prestigious BenjaminMeaker Visiting Professorship at the Instituteof Advanced Studies, University of Bristol(UK). Spencer has an active engagement withhuman rights and civil liberties in the widerprofessional community. He was Vice-Presidentof the Australian Section of the InternationalCommission of Jurists for ten years and hasrecently been President of the prominent civilrights advocacy organization, Liberty.“ACU Law will, I believe, providea highly professional and sociallyengaged program of study. The Facultyhas great strengths in intellectualproperty and commercial law on theone hand and human rights and socialjustice on the other. And our smallclasses mean that every student’seducation will have a distinctly socialand personal character”.

Meet the law Faculty at these eventsMelbourne CampusUniversity ExperienceOpen DayMore than One Career-Law Panel EventTuesday 9 JulySunday 11 AugustThursday 19SeptemberOpen DayNorth Sydney CampusUniversity ExperienceHSC Enrichment DaySaturday7 SeptemberThursday 11 JulyWednesday 10 JulyMore than One Career-Law Panel EventThursday 12SeptemberGot a question?1300 ASK ACUfuturestudents@acu.edu.au