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Undergraduate international course guide - Edith Cowan University

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LAW3605 Occupational Health, Safety and Security Law<br />

and Policy 15<br />

LAW3221 Trade Practices, Competition and Consumer<br />

Protection Law 15<br />

LAW4130 Innocence Project 15<br />

LAW4601 Mining and Resource Law 15<br />

CRI3109 International Human Rights 15<br />

IAS1115 Indigenous Australians, Cultural Competence<br />

and the Criminal Justice System 15<br />

honours<br />

An undergraduate law student, who has not more than 120<br />

points of study left to complete to qualify for a Bachelor of Laws<br />

degree and who has achieved a weighted average mark of not less<br />

than 70% across previously completed Bachelor of Laws units,<br />

may be eligible to graduate with Honours. Eligible students must<br />

complete LAW4710 – Advanced Legal Research Thesis in lieu of<br />

30 credit points of law elective units.Completion of LAW4710<br />

does not guarantee a student will receive a Bachelor of Laws<br />

(Honours). Except as otherwise provided, the policy Management<br />

of Honours Candidature, Grading of Honours Performance and<br />

Student Support applies. The Honours grade will be based on both<br />

completed units within the Bachelor of Laws degree as well as<br />

LAW4710. The <strong>course</strong>work and dissertation mark are combined<br />

in proportion to the credit point values in determining the overall<br />

mark and honours grade. There is no third class honours.<br />

Elective unit – honours<br />

LAW4710 Advanced Legal Research Thesis 30<br />

careers: Lawyer, Barrister, Solicitor, Legal Practitioner,<br />

Courts Administrator, Civil Service Administrator, Tax Inspector,<br />

In-house/Community Legal Adviser, Legal Publisher, Foreign<br />

Affairs and Trade Officer, Local Government Officer.<br />

Related <strong>course</strong>s: Double degrees available: Engineering / Law,<br />

Law / Arts, Law / Business, Law / Criminology and Justice,<br />

Law / Psychological Science.<br />

If you already have a recognised degree, you may be interested in<br />

our Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry), <strong>course</strong> code K50.<br />

See more <strong>course</strong> information:<br />

reachyourpotential.com.au/<strong>course</strong>s/V72<br />

laW (graduate entry)<br />

bachelor of laws<br />

Duration: 3 years<br />

campus: Joondalup<br />

Enables graduates in any discipline to complete a Bachelor of<br />

Laws (LLB) in three years of full-time study, with necessary<br />

overloading. This <strong>course</strong> equips students with skills for the<br />

courtroom and beyond, providing greater scope and options<br />

for a rewarding career in the legal, corporate, commercial and<br />

social justice fields. Practical experience may be gained at the<br />

on-campus Joondalup Community Legal Centre and through the<br />

Criminal Justice Review Project (‘Innocence Project’).<br />

Admission Requirements: Bachelor degree in any discipline, or<br />

study in the final year of a recognised degree in any discipline<br />

where a student anticipates and subsequently achieves<br />

satisfactory completion of that recognised degree.<br />

Additional <strong>course</strong> Information:<br />

Professional Recognition: This <strong>course</strong> satisfies the academic<br />

requirements for admission of law graduates as legal practitioners<br />

in Western Australia. Professional recognition extends to<br />

the online mode of delivery. As with other Bachelor of Laws<br />

degrees in Australia, before a law graduate may be admitted to<br />

the legal profession in that state or territory, certain additional<br />

requirements must be satisfied following completion of the<br />

Bachelor of Laws. Law graduates seeking admission in Western<br />

Australia should refer to the Legal Profession Act 2008 (WA).<br />

Non-Standard Timetable Information: This <strong>course</strong> requires<br />

overloading.<br />

CourSe StruCture<br />

Requires the completion of 29 units / 435 credit points.<br />

y 22 Core Units<br />

y 7 Elective Units<br />

core units<br />

LAW1113 Criminal Law I 15<br />

LAW1214 Criminal Law II 15<br />

LAW1111 Contract Law I 15<br />

LAW1212 Contract Law II 15<br />

LAW1117 Torts I 15<br />

LAW1218 Torts II 15<br />

LAW1116 Legal Process 15<br />

LAW1600 Legal Writing and Research 15<br />

LAW2102 Property Law I 15<br />

LAW2312 Property Law II 15<br />

LAW2350 Administrative Law 15<br />

LAW2104 Constitutional Law I 15<br />

LAW2314 Constitutional Law II 15<br />

LAW3102 Corporations Law 15<br />

LAW3106 Evidence 15<br />

LAW3107 Law of Trusts 15<br />

LAW3103 Equity 15<br />

LAW4604 Civil Procedure I 15<br />

LAW4614 Civil Procedure II 15<br />

LAW4605 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and<br />

Drafting I 15<br />

LAW4615 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and<br />

Drafting II 15<br />

LAW4704 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility 15<br />

Elective units<br />

Select seven units from the following list:<br />

CRI3109 International Human Rights 15<br />

CRI1103 Criminology 15 lAw & juStiCe<br />

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