The Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) 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 College of Business, Government and Law.
This course is designed to offer students of exceptional merit the opportunity to maximise their potential, by providing an environment in which students with similar capabilities and interests will work with key staff of the College to develop their legal knowledge and expertise as they pursue their studies. The course extends the curriculum offered in the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice and includes higher performance expectations and the demonstration of independent research capabilities and advanced knowledge and understanding.
The course meets all of the academic and professional training requirements for admission to Legal Practice.
Students who do not wish to undertake the Practical Legal Training component may be eligible to transfer to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and complete in four years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). However, these students cannot be admitted to Legal Practice without completing further practical legal training. Students who choose to transfer to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) must complete 94.5 units of compulsory topics, a 13.5 unit dissertation topic, and 36 units of option topics of which 22.5 units must be taken at Honours/Masters level as listed under Option -Year 4 topics in the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) course rule.
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 equivalent level topics taken at other institutions. Other than in exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the Dean (Education), at least half of the units towards the degree must be obtained from topics offered by Flinders University.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours), a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, comprising 94.5 units of compulsory topics, 22.5 units of Legal Practice core topics, 13.5 units of option topics and a 13.5 units dissertation topic, as set out below. Students will need to have a GPA of 5.70 or higher to enter the final year of the course. Those not meeting this requirement will transfer to the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice may transfer to the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) if they have achieved a GPA of at least 5.70 after completion of 36 or 72 units of the degree. Under exceptional circumstances and subject to specific conditions, the Dean (Education) may invite other students.
Students will have the opportunity to take up to two Masters level option topics.
Option topics may be taken from topics not offered or cross-listed by the College only with the written permission of the Dean (Education). Under no circumstances will permission be given to take topics where entry and course requirements are not met, or the Dean (Education) has designated them as unacceptable.
Except with permission of the Dean (Education) 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, which may include attempts of the same topic undertaken in other awards, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
Not all option topics are necessarily available in a given year.
The Dean (Education) may specify that two or more topics represent unacceptable combinations.
36 units comprising:
LLAW1311 Introduction to Law and Justice (4.5 units)
LLAW1312 Essential Legal Skills (4.5 units)
LLAW1313 Ethics and Professionalism (4.5 units)
LLAW1321 Indigenous Peoples, Colonialism and Law (4.5 units)
LLAW1322 International Law and Global Perspectives (4.5 units)
LLAW1323 Criminal Law and Procedure (4.5 units)
INNO1100 Legal Innovation and Creative Thinking (4.5 units)
INNO2100 Innovation for Social Justice Impact (4.5 units)
36 units comprising:
LLAW2311 Torts (4.5 units)
LLAW2312 Contracts (4.5 units)
LLAW2313 Property, Equity and Trusts (4.5 units)
LLAW2321 Jurisprudence (4.5 units)
LLAW2322 Real Property Law (4.5 units)
LLAW2323 Corporate Law (4.5 units)
INNO3001A From Innovation to Impact (4.5 units)
Plus one of:
LLAW3301 Law in a Digital Age (4.5 units)
LLAW3302 Law in Action (4.5 units)
22.5 units comprising:
LLAW3311 Administrative Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3312 Constitutional Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3322 Evidence (4.5 units)
LLAW3321 Civil Procedure (4.5 units)
Plus one of:
LLAW3301 Law in a Digital Age (4.5 units)
LLAW3302 Law in Action (4.5 units)
Plus 13.5 units of Option - Year 3 topics
36 units comprising:
LLAW7000 Practical Legal Training: Civil Litigation Practice (4.5 units)
LLAW7001 Practical Legal Training: Legal Practice Management (4.5 units)
LLAW7002 Practical Legal Training: Transactional Legal Practice (9 units)
LLAW7003 Practical Legal Training: Criminal Practice and Advocacy (4.5 units)
LLAW7100A Dissertation (Part 1) (4.5 units)
LLAW7100B Dissertation (Part 2) (4.5 units)
LLAW7100C Dissertation (Part 3) (4.5 units)
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
LLAW3241 Dispute Management (4.5 units)
LLAW3242 Environmental Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3243 Family Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3244 Health Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3247 Intellectual Property (4.5 units)
LLAW3251 The International Protection of Human Rights (4.5 units)
LLAW3253 Labour Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3256 Socio-Legal Theory (4.5 units)
LLAW3259 Remedies (4.5 units)
LLAW3262 Selected Issues in Media Law (4.5 units)#
LLAW3265 Succession (4.5 units)
LLAW3269 Personal and Corporate Insolvency Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3330 Law in a Global Age (4.5 units)
LLAW3331 Technology Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3332 Marginalised Populations and International Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3333 Advanced Corporate Law (4.5 units)
LLAW3334 Advanced Criminal Law
LLAW3335 Advanced Law of Obligations (4.5 units)
LLAW3336 Advanced Public Law (4.5 units)
Students can choose up to 9 units from the Masters topics listed below to count towards their Law option topics:
LLAW9701 The Business of the Law (4.5 units)*
LLAW9705 Insolvency Law (4.5 units)*
LLAW9709 Intellectual Property Law (4.5 units)*
LLIR9500 The Relationship between International Law and International Relations (4.5 units)
LLIR9501 Principles of Public International Law (4.5 units)
LLIR9510 Current Issues in International Law and International Relations (4.5 units)
LLIR9511 International Human Rights (4.5 units)
LLIR9512 Marginalised Populations and International Law (4.5 units)
LLIR9513 Interdisciplinary Approaches to International Law and International Human Rights (4.5 units)
LLIR9514 International Institutions (4.5 units)
LLIR9515 Law of the Sea (4.5 units)
LLIR9516 Law of the World Trade Organisation (4.5 units)
LLIR9517 Legal Approaches to Conflict (4.5 units)
LLIR9518 Principles of International Environmental Law (4.5 units)
LLIR9519 Transnational Crime and the International Criminal Justice System (4.5 units)
Other Honours or Masters level topics may be taken with the approval of the Honours Coordinator and, where appropriate, the Juris Doctor Coordinator.
* Juris Doctor topics
The Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) can be taken as a combined degree with:
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