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| 2011 | Casuarina Campus | 114281 | I | Casuarina Campus | | 2011 | External Studies | 114281 | E | Casuarina Campus | |
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The primary aim of this course is to provide legal education for the practice of law. In that context, the course aims to provide knowledge of the legal system and legal principles, and to cultivate a capacity for legal research, analysis and communication. The course also deals with theoretical perspectives on the law and encourages an appreciation of legal issues of special significance to the Northern Territory, including Aboriginal legal issues.
Graduates of law are not restricted to a career as a solicitor, barrister, prosecutor or judge, if that is not their ambition. A law degree opens up career options in in-house counsel of private and public institutions, teaching, industrial relations, military, police services, politics, human rights, customs, immigration or any public or private sector employment where an in-depth understanding of the law would be an advantage.
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| 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.
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| For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.
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For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
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The course comprises of common units, core units, and specialist electives.
Students complete core units in the areas of Legal Interpretation, Introductory units in Legal Studies and Public Law, Constitutional Law, Principles of Criminal Law, Criminal Law and Procedure, Torts A, Torts B, Contracts A, Contracts B, Equity, Trusts, Administrative Law, Property and Corporations Law, Evidence, Civil Procedure and Professional Responsibility.
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A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 320 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
(19 units) | 190 | Compulsory Core units totalling 190 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
LWZ109 Contracts B
LWZ202 Introduction to Public Law
LWZ213 Property Law A
LWZ203 Constitutional Law
LWZ210 Equity
LWZ211 Trusts
LWZ312 Administrative Law
LWZ315 Corporations Law
LWZ316 Evidence
LWZ214 Property Law B
LWZ317 Civil Procedure
LWZ320 Professional Responsibility | Specialist Electives
(5 units) | 50 | Specialist Elective units totalling 50 credit points from the following. Students must choose to complete either LWS221 or LWS320. Students are not precluded from completing both units.
LWS221 Dispute Resolution
LWS320 Practical Advocacy
Please note that not all Specialist Elective units are offered every year.
Specialist Electives offered each year
LWA112 Environmental And Planning Law
LWA137 Commercial and Corporate Law
LWA210 Contemporary Issues 1
LWA211 Contemporary Issues 2
LWA213 Family Law
LWA316 Intellectual Property Law
LWA318 International Law
LWB201 Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System
LWB206 Human Rights Law
LWC304 Research Paper
Specialist Electives offered in alternate years
LWA204 Advanced Criminal Law
LWA214 Employment Law
LWA325 Succession
LWA328 Trade Practices
LWA329 Vendor and Purchaser
LWA330 Cyber Law
LWB205 Legal History and Jurisprudence
LWB313 Indigenous Peoples and Property Law
| Electives
(6 units) | 60 | Elective units totalling 60 credit points from undergraduate units offered by the University. Students may select additional units from the list of Specialist Elective listed above. |  | 320 | Total Credit Points |
Of the total 320 credit points: - Not more than 120 credit points may be taken from 100 level units
- Not more than 40 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PT" or "PC" or "PS"
COURSE CHANGES and TRANSITION arrangements - 2010
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws prior to 2010 will note there have been some changes to the Course Structure and unit codes.
Students who commenced the course prior to 2010 have the option to: - complete the course under the pre-2010 rules - pre-2010 Bachelor of Laws.pdf;or
- complete the course following the 2010 course rules and requirements as outlined above.
Students who commenced prior to 2010 and intend to complete under the 2010 course structure will need to ensure the additional core unit LWZ320 Professional Responsibility and one of the Skills units LWS221 Dispute Resolution or LWS320 Practical Advocacy (or pre-2010 equivalent) are also completed.
Summary of 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 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) |
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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.
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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. LWZ214. All students should enrol for LWZ100A in the first semester of study.
| 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 | LWZ104 Principles of Criminal Law | CO | | LWZ100B Legal Interpretation | CO | LWZ106 Torts A | CO | | LWZ108 Contracts A | CO | LWZ109 Contracts B | CO | Year 2 | | LWZ105 Criminal Law and Procedure | CO | LWZ203 Constitutional Law | CO | | LWZ107 Torts B | CO | LWZ211 Trusts | CO | | LWZ202 Introduction to Public Law | CO | Law Specialist Elective 1 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | | LWZ210 Equity | CO | Law Specialist Elective 2 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | Year 3 | | LWZ213 Property Law A | CO | LWZ214 Property Law B | CO | | LWZ312 Administrative Law | CO | LWZ317 Civil Procedure | CO | | LWZ315 Corporations Law | CO | Law Specialist Elective 4 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | | Law Specialist Elective 3 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | Law Specialist Elective 5 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | Year 4 | | LWZ316 Evidence | CO | LWZ320 Professional Responsibility | CO | | Law Specialist Elective 6 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | Law Specialist Elective 9 | SE/E | | Law Specialist Elective 7 | SE/E | Law Specialist Elective 10 | SE/E | | Law Specialist Elective 8 | SE/E | Law Specialist Elective 11 | SE/E |
* Placement of Law Specialist Electives and non-law Electives is for illustrative purposes only. Non-law electives can be studied in any year or any semester where a Specialist Elective is listed, provided no more than 6 such Electives are taken from a non-law discipline.
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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 | | LWA316 Intellectual Property Law | LWA112 Environmental and Planning Law | LWA210 Contemporary Issues 1 | | LWA318 International Law | LWA137 Commercial and Corporate Law | LWA211 Contemporary Issues 2 | | LWB201 Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System | LWA213 Family Law | LWC304 Research Paper | | LWB206 Human Rights Law | LWC304 Research Paper | | | LWC304 Research Paper | LWS221 Dispute Resolution ** | | | LWS320 Practical Advocacy ** | |
** Students must select at least one of these Specialist Electives to meet degree requirements.
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 | | LWA329 Vendor and Purchaser | SE | LWB313 Indigenous Peoples and Property Law | SE |
Unit availability for 2011: Semester 1 | Semester 2 | | LWA328 Trade Practices | SE | LWA204 Advanced Criminal Law | SE | | LWA330 Cyber Law | SE | LWA325 Succession | SE |
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Students Commencing in Semester 2
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 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 ♦ 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. LWZ214. All students should enrol for LWZ100A in the first semester of study.
| 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 | | LWZ108 Contracts A | CO | LWZ104 Principles of Criminal Law | CO | | LWZ105 Criminal Law and Procedure | CO | LWZ106 Torts A | CO | | LWZ107 Torts B | CO | LWZ109 Contracts B | CO | | LWZ202 Introduction to Public Law | CO | LWZ203 Constitutional Law | CO | Calendar Year 3 | | LWZ210 Equity | CO | LWZ211 Trusts | CO | | LWZ213 Property Law A | CO | LWZ214 Property Law B | CO | | LWZ312 Administrative Law | CO | LWZ317 Civil Procedure | CO | | Law Specialist Elective 1 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | Law Specialist Elective 2 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | Calendar Year 4 | | LWZ315 Corporations Law | CO | LWZ320 Professional Responsibility | CO | | LWZ316 Evidence | CO | Law Specialist Elective 5 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | | Law Specialist Elective 3 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | Law Specialist Elective 6 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | | Law Specialist Elective 4 / or Elective from non-law discipline* | SE/E | Law Specialist Elective 7 | SE/E | Calendar Year 5 | | Law Specialist Elective 8 | SE/E | | | | Law Specialist Elective 9 | SE/E | | | | Law Specialist Elective 10 | SE/E | | | | Law Specialist Elective 11 | SE/E | | |
* Placement of Law Specialist Electives and non-law Electives is for illustrative purposes only. Non-law electives can be studied in any year or any semester where a Specialist Elective is listed, provided no more than 6 such Electives are taken from a non-law discipline.
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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 | | LWA316 Intellectual Property Law | LWA112 Environmental and Planning Law | LWA210 Contemporary Issues 1 | | LWA318 International Law | LWA137 Commercial and Corporate Law | LWA211 Contemporary Issues 2 | | LWB201 Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System | LWA213 Family Law | LWC304 Research Paper | | LWB206 Human Rights Law | LWC304 Research Paper | | | LWC304 Research Paper | LWS221 Dispute Resolution** | | | LWS320 Practical Advocacy** | |
** Students must select at least one of these Specialist Electives to meet degree requirements.
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 | | LWA329 Vendor and Purchaser | SE | LWB313 Indigenous Peoples and Property Law | SE |
Unit availability for 2011: Semester 1 | Semester 2 | | LWA328 Trade Practices | SE | LWA204 Advanced Criminal Law | SE | | LWA330 Cyber Law | SE | LWA325 Succession | SE |
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Students Commencing in Summer Semester
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 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 ♦ 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. LWZ214. All students should enrol for LWZ100A in the first semester of study.
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
* Placement of Law Specialist Electives and non-law Electives is for illustrative purposes only. Non-law electives can be studied in any year or any semester where a Specialist Elective is listed, provided no more than 6 such Electives are taken from a non-law discipline.
For selection of Specialist Elective units please refer to the tables provided above. |
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Graduates of law are not restricted to a career as a solicitor, barrister, prosecutor or judge, if that is not their ambition. A law degree opens up career options in in-house counsel of private and public institutions, teaching, industrial relations, military, police services, politics, human rights, customs, immigration or any public or private sector employment where an in-depth understanding of the law would be an advantage.
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