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Associate Degree in Legal Studies (ADLS3)	2011

SATAC Course Code	115011
Course Code	ADLS3
Faculty	FACULTY, LAW, BUSINESS AND ARTS
Sector	HE
Standard full-time completion	2 year/s
Standard part-time completion	4 year/s
Total Credit Points Required	160



	About the Course
	Admission Requirements
	Credit Transfer and Pathways
	Course Structure
	Recommended Study Plan
	. . Students Commencing in Semester 1
	. . Students Commencing in Semester 2
	. . Students Commencing in Summer Semester
	Course Fees

Availability

Open to School Leavers	Yes
Open to International Students	Semester 1 , Semester 2
Available for Admission in	Semester 1 , Semester 2 , Summer Semester
	Application for Admission Required
Deferrable This course may only be deferred in Semester 1.

Location and Mode Offered

Year	Delivery Location	SATAC Code	Mode	Admin Location
2011	Casuarina Campus	115011	I	Casuarina Campus
2011	External Studies	115011	E	Casuarina Campus

About the Course
This course is designed to enable students to acquire a broad understanding of the process of law in our society as well as gaining a range of legal and practical skills. It caters for two groups of students, those who have a general interest in legal issues without wishing to complete a full law degree and those who wish to gauge their interest in legal studies and later seek to undertake a full law degree program.

Students successfully completing this program are eligible for entry into the Bachelor of Laws program with significant advanced standing. This course is offered both internally and externally. External students have on-line access to audiotapes of all lectures, as well as on-line tutorial assistance. The external program enables students to complete the course from anywhere in the world.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.

English Language Requirements for International Students

For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.

Credit Transfer and Pathways

Pathways for VET to Higher Education
Guaranteed credit transfer arrangements are available to students commencing a Bachelor degree at Charles Darwin University with completed Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree qualifications in the same field or discipline at Charles Darwin University. Students who hold completed qualifications should refer to the additional information provided by using one of the following links:

Credit Transfer and Pathways

Summary of Credit Transfer Available in Higher Education for completed Awards in the same field or discipline

Agreed VET to Higher Education Pathway Mapping for completed Awards in the same field or discipline

My FAQ about Credit Transfer

Course Structure

The course is comprised of two common units, 90 credit points of Law Core units, 20 credit points of Law Specialist Electives and 30 credit points of general electives. The general electives may be chosen from any law unit not already completed.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Common
(2 units)
20
Units totalling 20 credit points selected from Common Units available at the time (e.g. units coded with a prefix of "CUC"). Students must complete the compulsory regional and indigenous issues unit (CUC107) and one of the two academic skills units.

CUC107 Northern Perspectives (compulsory)
Plus either:
CUC100 Academic Literacies (recommended for this course) or
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology

Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.
Core
(9 units)
90
Compulsory Core units totalling 90 credit points as detailed below.

LWZ100A Introduction to Legal Studies
LWZ100B Legal Interpretation
LWZ104 Principles of Criminal Law
LWZ105 Criminal Law and Procedure
LWZ106 Torts A
LWZ107 Torts B
LWZ108 Contracts A
LWZ202 Introduction to Public Law
LWZ203 Constitutional Law
Specialist Electives
(2 units)
20
Specialist Elective units totalling 20 credit points selected from the following.

Specialist Electives offered each year
LWZ213 Property Law A
LWZ210 Equity
LWZ211 Trusts
LWZ214 Property Law B

LWA112 Environmental And Planning Law
LWA137 Commercial and Corporate Law
LWA210 Contemporary Issues 1
LWA211 Contemporary Issues 2
LWA213 Family Law
LWB201 Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System
LWB206 Human Rights Law
LWS221 Dispute Resolutions

Specialist Electives offered in alternate years
LWA204 Advanced Criminal Law
LWA214 Employment Law
LWB205 Legal History and Jurisprudence

Electives
(3 units)
30
Units totalling 30 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University. Students may select additional units from one of the approved sequences as electives if desired.
160
Total Credit Points

Of the total 160 credit points:

Not more than 20 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PT" or "PC" or "PS"

COURSE CHANGES and TRANSITION arrangements - 2010
Students enrolled in the Associate Degree of Legal Studies prior to 2010 will note that the Course Structure and unit codes indicate some changes.

The revised course includes one additional core unit, which has been offset by a reduced number of Specialist Electives units.
Students who wish to complete the course under the 2009 award conditions are not required to complete the additional core unit LWZ320 Professional Responsibility. Students who wish to complete this unit can do so, and count LWZ320 as a Specialist Elective unit.
The new award offers an opportunity to students to take some Specialist Elective and Elective units at undergraduate level from non-Law disciplines.
LWZ001 Legal Process Research Writing (20 credit point) has been replaced by two 10 credit point units, namely: LWZ100A Introduction to Legal Studies and LWZ100B Legal Interpretation; Students who have successfully passed LWZ001 should not enrol in LWZ100A or LWZ100B.
LWA008 Commercial Law A and LWA009 Commercial Law B have been replaced by LWA137 Commercial and Corporations Law. Students who have successfully passed LWA018 and/or LWA009 should not enrol in LWA137.
LWB007 and LWB010 have been replaced by LWB205 Legal History and Jurisprudence. Students who have successfully passed LWB007 and/or LWB010 should not enrol in LWB205
LWS003 Advocacy and LWS010 Moot Court have been replaced by LWS320 Practical Advocacy. Students who have successfully passed LWS003 and/or LWS010 should not enrol in LWS320.
LWS012 Negotiation and Mediation and LWS017 Client Interviewing have been replaced by LWS221 Dispute Resolutions. Students who have successfully passed LWS012 and/or LWS017 should not enrol in LWS221

Changes to Unit Codes (and/or titles)

Students who complete the unit under the 2009 unit code should not enrol in the 2010 unit codes (unless the unit is marked otherwise).

2009 Unit Code	2010 Unit Code	Unit Title
LWZ001 (20 cp)	LWZ100A LWZ100B (10 cp each)	LWZ100A Introduction to Legal Studies LWZ100B Legal Interpretation
LWZ004	LWZ104	Principles of Criminal Law
LWZ005	LWZ105	Criminal Law and Procedure
LWZ006	LWZ106	Torts A
LWZ007	LWZ107	Torts B
LWZ008	LWZ108	Contracts A
LWZ009	LWZ109	Contracts B
LWZ002	LWZ202	Introduction to Public Law
LWZ013	LWZ213	Property Law A
LWZ003	LWZ203	Constitutional Law
LWZ010	LWZ210	Equity
LWZ011	LWZ211	Trusts
LWZ012	LWZ312	Administrative Law
LWZ015	LWZ315	Corporations Law
LWZ016	LWZ316	Evidence
LWZ014	LWZ214	Property Law B
LWZ017	LWZ317	Civil Procedure
	LWZ320	Professional Responsibility (new unit as of 2010)
LWA012	LWA112	Environmental And Planning Law
LWA037	LWA137	Commercial and Corporate Law
LWA004	LWA204	Advanced Criminal Law
LWA011A	LWA210	Contemporary Issues 1 (the content of the 2010 unit code is not the same as in the 2009 unit code)
LWB004A	LWA211	Contemporary Issues 2 (the content of the 2010 unit code is not the same as in the 2009 unit code)
LWA013	LWA213	Family Law
LWA014	LWA214	Employment Law
LWA029	LWA329	Vendor and Purchaser
	LWA330	Cyber Law (new unit as of 2011)
LWA016	LWA316	Intellectual Property Law
LWA018	LWA318	International Law
LWA025	LWA325	Succession
LWA028	LWA328	Trade Practices
LWB001	LWB201	Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System
	LWB205	Legal History and Jurisprudence (new unit as of 2010 - content equivalent to LWB007 and LWB010)
LWB006	LWB206	Human Rights Law
LWB013	LWB313	Indigenous Peoples and Property Law
LWC004	LWC304	Research Paper
	LWS221	Dispute Resolution (new unit as of 2010 content is equivalent to LWS003 and LWS010)
	LWS320	Practical Advocacy (new unit as of 2010 content is equivalent to LWS012 and LWS017)

COURSE CHANGES
Students enrolled in this course prior to 2008 will note there have been minor changes to the course for 2008.

Summary of the Changes
Law Program
The following Specialist Electives will no longer be offered as of 2008:

LWA003 Advanced Constitutional Law,
LWA030 Jessup International Moot Competition

Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:

Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873

Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.

Recommended Study Plan

Students Commencing in Semester 1

Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010. 2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

♦ ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦ maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

♦ check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. LWZ202.

Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
LWZ100A Introduction to Legal Studies
CO
LWZ100B Legal Interpretation
CO
LWZ105 Criminal Law and Procedure
CO
LWZ104 Principles of Criminal Law
CO
LWZ107 Torts B
CO
LWZ106 Torts A
CO
Year 2
LWZ108 Contracts A
CO
LWZ203 Constitutional Law
CO
LWZ202 Introduction to Public Law
CO
Law Specialist Elective 2
SE
Law Specialist Elective 1
SE
Elective from any discipline*
E
Elective from any discipline*
E
Elective from any discipline*
E

* Elective units may be selected from Law core or specialist elective units at 100 or 200 level not already completed.

Law Specialist Elective (SE) units may be selected from the following

Law Special Elective units on offer each year
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Semester
LWZ210 Equity LWZ211 Trusts
LWZ213 Property Law A LWZ214 Property Law B
LWB201 Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System LWA112 Environmental and Planning Law LWA210 Contemporary Issues 1
LWB206 Human Rights Law LWA137 Commercial and Corporate Law LWA211 Contemporary Issues 2
LWA213 Family Law
LWS221 Dispute Resolution
Law Specialist Elective units on offer each alternate year
Unit availability for 2010:
Semester 1
Semester 2
LWA214 Employment Law
SE
LWB205 Legal History and Jurisprudence
SE
Unit availability for 2011:
Semester 1
Semester 2
LWA204 Advanced Criminal Law
SE

Students Commencing in Semester 2

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

♦ ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦ maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
LWZ100A Introduction to Legal Studies
CO
LWZ100B Legal Interpretation
CO
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
Calendar Year 2
LWZ105 Criminal Law and Procedure
CO
LWZ104 Principles of Criminal Law
CO
LWZ107 Torts B
CO
LWZ106 Torts A
CO
LWZ108 Contracts A
CO
LWZ203 Constitutional Law
CO
LWZ202 Introduction to Public Law
CO
Law Specialist Elective 1
SE
Calendar Year 3
Law Specialist Elective 2
SE
Elective from any discipline*
E
Elective from any discipline*
E
Elective from any discipline*
E
* Elective units may be selected from Law core or specialist elective units at 100 or 200 level not already completed.

Law Specialist Elective (SE) units may be selected from the following

Law Special Elective units on offer each year
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Semester
LWZ210 Equity LWZ211 Trusts
LWZ213 Property Law A LWZ214 Property Law B
LWB201 Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System LWA112 Environmental and Planning Law LWA210 Contemporary Issues 1
LWB206 Human Rights Law LWA137 Commercial and Corporate Law LWA211 Contemporary Issues 2
LWA213 Family Law
LWS221 Dispute Resolution

Law Specialist Elective units on offer each alternate year
Unit availability for 2010:
Semester 1
Semester 2
LWA214 Employment Law
SE
LWB205 Legal History and Jurisprudence
SE
Unit availability for 2011:
Semester 1
Semester 2
LWA204 Advanced Criminal Law
SE

Students Commencing in Summer Semester

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in Summer Semester and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

♦ ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦ maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Semester
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
LWZ100A Introduction to Legal Studies
CO
LWZ100B Legal Interpretation
CO
Calendar Year 2
LWZ105 Criminal Law and Procedure
CO
LWZ104 Principles of Criminal Law
CO
LWZ107 Torts B
CO
LWZ106 Torts A
CO
LWZ108 Contracts A
CO
LWZ203 Constitutional Law
CO
LWZ202 Introduction to Public Law
CO
Law Specialist Elective 1
SE
Calendar Year 3
Law Specialist Elective 2
SE
Elective from any discipline*
E
Elective from any discipline*
E
Elective from any discipline*
E
* Elective units may be selected from Law core or specialist elective units at 100 or 200 level not already completed.

Career Opportunities
Graduates of this course may seek career opportunities in a range of administrative, secretarial or paralegal employments in government, corporate and private legal environments. Further training and/or work experience is likely to be required for particular occupations.


Course Fees
Commonwealth Supported Places	Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements: (a) Australian Citizenship; (b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit. Unit fees for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011. Further information about 2009 and 2010 unit fees can be found at http://www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html or http://www.goingtouni.gov.au
International Full Fees	International course fees for are provided on the International Office Fee Schedule: www.cdu.edu.au/international/prospective/whatcanistudy/courses.html.

Contact Details
For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:


Email:	courses@cdu.edu.au
Phone:	(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963