Start Date
February
June
September

Campus
City West

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DBLA

SATAC Code
424461 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 88.15 (for 2015)
Selection Rank (Guaranteed): 95.00 (for 2016)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

This degree covers in a comprehensive way the academic requirements for admission to practice as specified by the Law Admissions Consultative Committee (LACC) in the Uniform Admission Rules. Graduates seeking admission to practice are further required to complete an approved practical legal training (PLT) program in order to meet the full requirements for admission to legal practice. PLT programs are provided by a range of service providers in both South Australia and interstate. The degree also offers an excellent foundation for many legally related careers including in, public policy and advice, law reform, alternative dispute resolution, business and administration, education and academia, legal research, community sector advocacy, international policy and industrial relations.

Content & Structure

The total number of units required is 144 – that is, 32 courses.

The Law degree comprises 16 core and 16 elective courses.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Foundations of Law LAWS 1016 4.5
Torts A LAWS 1014 4.5
Public Law and Statutory Interpretation LAWS 1017 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Contracts A LAWS 1008 4.5
Torts B LAWS 1015 4.5
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Contracts B LAWS 1009 4.5
Criminal Law and Procedure LAWS 2030 4.5
Property Law A LAWS 2017 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Constitutional Law LAWS 2008 4.5
Equity and Trusts LAWS 3084 4.5
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Corporations Law LAWS 3080 4.5
Property Law B LAWS 2018 4.5
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Administrative Law LAWS 3006 4.5
Evidence LAWS 4003 4.5
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Law Elective or non Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 2
Elective 4.5 Rule(s): 2
Elective 4.5 Rule(s): 2
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Law Elective 4.5
Civil Procedure LAWS 4002 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1
or
Honours Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1,2 Rule(s): 1
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1
or
Honours Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1,2 Rule(s): 1
Lawyers, Ethics and Society LAWS 4006 4.5
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Law Elective or non Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 2,3
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1,3
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1,3
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1,3
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1,3
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1 Rule(s): 1,3

Professional accreditation and recognition

This program covers in a comprehensive way the academic requirements for admission to practice as specified by the national Law Admissions Consultative Committee and applied in South Australia by the Legal Practitioners Education and Admission Council. In addition to the academic requirements of the program, students seeking admission to practice are required to complete an approved practical legal training (PLT) program. Students seeking admission to practice in other Australian jurisdictions should apply to the appropriate admitting authority.

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