Bachelor of Law and Society, Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science - prior to 31 December 2020

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Law and Society, Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.

Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Law and Society or Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Program of study

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Law and Society, Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

• a Law and Society component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Law and Society, as detailed below

• an International Relations and Political Science component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of International Relations, as detailed below.

Bachelor of Law and Society Component

To qualify for the Bachelor of Law and Society a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising:

  COMS1001  Academic and Professional Communication  (4.5 units)¹
  CRIM1102  Criminal Justice System  (4.5 units)
  LEGL1201  Law in Australian Society  (4.5 units)
  PHIL1060  Critical Thinking  (4.5 units)

*Under certain conditions the core topic COMS1001 may be replaced with an alternative topic. See COMS1001 for further details.

Core - Year 2 topics

18 units comprising:

  CRIM2301  Criminal Law in Context  (4.5 units)
  CRIM2205  Basics of Research Design and Methods  (4.5 units)  
  LEGL2117  Crimes Against Populations  (4.5 units)
  PHIL2601  Ethics for Professionals  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics²

Choose 4.5 units from the following:

  CRIM2201  Punishment and Society  (4.5 units)
  CRIM2202  Policing and Society  (4.5 units)

and

Choose 4.5 units from one of the Option Streams listed below.

Core - Year 3 topics

13.5 units comprising:

  CRIM3402  Advanced Research Methods and Analysis  (4.5 units)
  LLAW3256  Socio-Legal Theory  (4.5 units)
  PHIL2608  Freedom, Law and Power  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics²

Choose 9 units from the following:

  CRIM3011  Current Issues in Criminal Justice  (4.5 units)
  CRIM3203  Corporate Crime  (4.5 units)
  CRIM3301  Crime, Law and Trauma  (4.5 units)
  CRIM3302  International Criminal Justice  (4.5 units)
  CRIM3303  Psychology, Crime and the Law (4.5 units)
  CRIM3304  Criminal Networks  (4.5 units)
  CRIM3306  Encountering Crime  (4.5 units)
  WMST3013  Gendering Politics and Policy: Justice, Rights and Representation  (4.5 units)

and

Choose 4.5 units from the same Option Stream as chosen in Year 2. The units must be chosen from Year 2 or 3 topics.

Option Streams

Economy and Society

Year 1 topics

 BUSN1011  Accounting for Managers  (4.5 units)
 BUSN1012  Management, People and Organisation  (4.5 units)
 BUSN1019  Law for Business  (4.5 units)
 BUSN1013  Economics for Business  (4.5 units)
 INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognising Opportunities (4.5 units)

Year 2 topics

 BUSN2019  International Business Context  (4.5 units)
 BUSN2022  The Australian Economy  (4.5 units)
 BUSN2026  Entrepreneurship and Small Business  (4.5 units)
 BUSN2038  Human Resource Management  (4.5 units)
 BUSN2039  International Business Management  (4.5 units)
 LEGL2114  Regulating Small Business  (4.5 units)
 POLI2002  Government, Business and Society  (4.5 units)

Year 3 topics

 BUSN3035  Employee Relations  (4.5 units)
 BUSN3038  International Business Negotiations  (4.5 units)
 BUSN2042  Corporations Law  (4.5 units)
 BUSN3052  Leadership in Business and Society  (4.5 units)
 BUSN3043  Governance, Sustainability and Ethics  (4.5 units)
 BUSN3054  Taxation Law and Practice  (4.5 units)
 BUSN3056  International Trade  (4.5 units)

International and Human Rights³

Year 1 topics
  
 AMST1002  America and the World: The United States in a Global Context  (4.5 units)
 INTR1006  International Relations: An Introduction  (4.5 units)
 POLI1003  An Introduction to Democracy and Government  (4.5 units)

Year 2 topics

 INTR2006  Debating Human Rights  (4.5 units)
 INTR2101  Democracy & Human Rights in Asia  (4.5 units)
 INTR2015  New Security Agenda  (4.5 units)
 PHIL2613  Global Justice  (4.5 units)
 PHIL2611  Breaking the Rules: Opposing Injustice Without Violence   (4.5 units)
 POLI2020  Australian Indigenous Politics  (4.5 units)
 WMST2017  Gender, Globalisation and International Development  (4.5 units)

Year 3 topics

 INTR3001  Australian Foreign Policy  (4.5 units)
 INTR3101  Global Inequality  (4.5 units)
 INTR3102  Controversies in International Relations  (4.5 units)
 LLAW3251  The International Protection of Human Rights  (4.5 units)
 LLAW3252  International Trade Law and Development  (4.5 units)

Culture and Society

Year 1 topics

 INDG1000  Indigenous Studies: An Introduction  (4.5 units)
 PHIL1030  Ethics and Power  (4.5 units)
 SOCI1001  Issues in Sociology  (4.5 units)
 SOCI1010  Sociology and Everyday Life   (4.5 units)
 WMST1001  Sex, Gender and Identities in Australia  (4.5 units)

Year 2 topics

 INDG2004  Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges  (4.5 units)
 PHIL2612  Moral Problems  (4.5 units)
 POLI3069  The Politics of the Australian Welfare State  (4.5 units)
 SOCI2015  Sociology of Deviance  (4.5 units)
 SOCI2021  Race Power and Identity  (4.5 units)
 SOCI2026  Contemporary Social Problems  (4.5 units)
 WMST2015  Sex, Gender and the Law  (4.5 units)

Year 3 topics

 ARCH8017  Cultural Heritage and the Law⁴   (4.5 units)
 ITAL3215  The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations  (4.5 units)
 SOCI3008  Knowing the Social World   (4.5 units)
 SOCI3047  Shaping the Future  (4.5 units)
 SOCI3048  Gender and Sexuality  (4.5 units)
 WMST3013  Gendering Politics & Policy: Justice, Rights and Representation  (4.5 units)

Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science Component

To qualify for the Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising:

GOVT1001 Fundamentals of Public Policy (4.5 units)
GOVT1003 Revolutionary Ideas: Political & Economic (4.5 units)
INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units)
POLI1003 An Introduction to Democracy and Government (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

18 units comprising:

GOVT2001 Nationalism, Populism & Democracy (4.5 units)
GOVT2002 Policy Design (4.5 units)
GOVT2003 The International Political System (4.5 units)
GOVT2004 Visions of Global Order (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics

Plus 9 units chosen from the following:

AMST2002  American Politics  (4.5 units)⁵
INTR2005  The Next Superpower? The Rise of China in the 21st Century  (4.5 units)
INTR2006  Debating Human Rights  (4.5 units)
INTR2100  Reimagining the Global South (4.5 units)
POLI2002  Government Business and Society  (4.5 units)
POLI2005 Politics of the European Union  (4.5 units)
POLI2011 Australian Public Policy: Applications, Issues and Dilemmas  (4.5 units)
POLI2019  Parties, Voting Behaviour and Elections in Australia  (4.5 units)
POLI2020  Australian Indigenous Politics  (4.5 units)
POLI2026  Research Methods in Political Science  (4.5 units)⁶

Core - Year 3 topics

18 units comprising:

GOVT3001 Critical Approaches to International Relations (4.5 units)
GOVT3002 Digital Governance, Cyber Security & the Future of Democracy (4.5 units)
GOVT3004 Capstone: Global Challenges and Political Change (4.5 units)
INTR3001  Australian Foreign Policy  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Plus 9 units chosen from the following:

AMST3013  The Alliance and the Re-Emergence of China  (4.5 units)
AMST3015 Internship: United States Consulate (Melbourne) (4.5 units)
AMST3016  Internship Program: Washington DC  (9 units)
GOVT3003 Debates in Public Policy
INST3003A International Studies Practicum (9 units)
INTR3006 The Rise of the Indo-Pacific  (4.5 units)
INTR3101 Global Inequality (4.5 units)
INTR3103 International Practicum (4.5 units)
INTR3103A International Practicum 2 (4.5 units)
INTR3104 Global Workplace (4.5 units)
POLI3007 South Australian Parliamentary Internship  (9 units)
POLI3068  Environmental Politics  (4.5 units)
POLI3069  The Politics of the Australian Welfare State  (4.5 units)
WORK3200  Social & Policy Studies Workplace Research Project  (4.5 units)

Course Rule notes

1.     Under certain conditions the core topic COMS1001 may be replaced with an alternative topic. See COMS1001 for further details.

2.     Other topics may be taken with the approval of the Course Coordinator to enable entry into Honours programs.

3.     Students cannot count topics taken under the Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science towards the Bachelor of Law and Society and vice versa

4.     ARCH8017 Cultural Heritage and the Law is a postgraduate topic and requires the achievement of higher learning outcomes. It is strongly recommended that students interested in enrolling in this topic contact the topic coordinator prior to enrolment.

5.     Note that students who wish to qualify and apply for the Washington Internship and undertake either AMST3015 or AMST3016 must select AMST2002

6.     Required for students undertaking an honours entry course