Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Construction Management and Economics
Degree Level Undergraduate
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Start Date
February
June
September
Campus
City West
Duration
6.5 year(s) full-time
Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 93.95 (for 2015)
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Prerequisites
None
Assumed Knowledge
None
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Entry requirements
Admission criteria
The admission criteria have been grouped to assist you to easily find the information most relevant to your circumstances. However, you may fit into more than one and the university will consider applicants against each of the relevant criteria.
Certain conditions apply. For more information refer to Appendix 4 of the University's Selection and Entry policy.
To be eligible for selection, applicants are required to have:
Completed the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE); and
- completed 200 credits of subjects;
- achieved a grade of C* or better in the Personal Learning Plan, 20 credits of literacy, 10 credits of numeracy and the Research Project at Stage 2;
- achieved a grade C- or better in an additional 60 credits at Stage 2;
- obtained a competitive ATAR.
* For Stage 2 subjects a grade of C- or better is required
Completed the equivalent secondary education qualifications as required for University entry under SACE and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
Completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma, obtaining a minimum score of 24 points and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
Completed or partly completed a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
Completed at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at the appropriate level and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
Qualified for Special Entry and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
Completed the University Foundation Studies program with a competitive GPA.
Essential requirements for admission
Prerequisites
NoneAssumed Knowledge
None
This program has no further intakes; please view our full suite of programs here.
Aim
The Laws Double Degree (with Engineering) will provide a professional level of education for students seeking to pursue a legal career. Study in the engineering discipline will provide students with the background to enable them to operate in specialised working environments.
Content & Structure
The total number of units is 225 - that is, 50 courses. Those 50 courses are divided between the two programs: 24 courses from the Bachelor of Laws program; and a minimum of 26 courses from one of the engineering degrees (except the Bachelor of Construction Management and Economics which has 25 courses totalling 49 courses and 225 units. Six courses (27 units) from the Bachelor of Laws program are not prescribed, enabling double degree students to complete the Honours program (9 units), one additional law elective (4.5 units) and the three practice elective courses (13.5 units). Students must complete 225 units to meet the requirements of this double degree program.
| Course name | Area and cat no. | Units | Reference | |
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FIRST YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Quantity Surveying 1 | BUIL 1018 | 9 | ||
| Construction 1 | CIVE 1001 | 4.5 | ||
| Construction Management 1N | BUIL 1007 | 4.5 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 5) | ||||
| Construction Science 1 | CIVE 1003 | 4.5 | ||
| Sustainable Built Environments | HUMS 1029 | 4.5 | ||
| Structures 1 | CIVE 1002 | 4.5 | ||
SECOND YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Contracts A | LAWS 1008 | 4.5 | ||
| Torts A | LAWS 1014 | 4.5 | ||
| Legal Institutions and Methods | LAWS 1012 | 4.5 | ||
| Law, Society and Justice | LAWS 1010 | 4.5 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 4) | ||||
| Contracts B | LAWS 1009 | 4.5 | ||
| Torts B | LAWS 1015 | 4.5 | ||
| Legal Research and Writing | LAWS 1013 | 4.5 | ||
| Property Law A | LAWS 2017 | 4.5 | ||
THIRD YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Construction Management 2N | BUIL 2007 | 4.5 | ||
| Construction 2N | CIVE 2002 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Surveying Science 1 | CIVE 2007 | 4.5 | ||
| Free Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Second Semester (Study Period 5) | ||||
| Quantity Surveying 2R | BUIL 2021 | 4.5 | ||
| Structures 2 | CIVE 2004 | 4.5 | ||
| Construction Science 2N | CIVE 2008 | 4.5 | ||
| Contract Administration 2 | BUIL 3010 | 4.5 | ||
FOURTH YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Fundamentals of Criminal Law | LAWS 2010 | 4.5 | ||
| Constitutional Law | LAWS 2008 | 4.5 | ||
| Property Law B | LAWS 2018 | 4.5 | ||
| Jurisprudence: Theories of Law | LAWS 3009 | 4.5 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 4) | ||||
| Criminal Procedure and Sentencing | LAWS 2009 | 4.5 | ||
| Corporate Law: General | LAWS 3011 | 4.5 | ||
| Law of Trusts | LAWS 2012 | 4.5 | ||
| Principles of Equity | LAWS 2013 | 4.5 | ||
FIFTH YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Construction and Fire Engineering 1N | CIVE 4009 | 4.5 | ||
| Development Economics N | BUIL 3011 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Surveying Science 2 | CIVE 3012 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Surveying Science 3 | CIVE 4032 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Construction Management 3 | BUIL 4012 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Quantity Surveying 3R | BUIL 4021 | 4.5 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 5) | ||||
| Construction and Fire Engineering 2N | CIVE 4010 | 4.5 | ||
| Civil and Commercial Construction Analysis | BUIL 3019 | 4.5 | ||
| Development Law | JUST 4002 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Surveying Science 4 | CIVE 4033 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Construction Management 4 | BUIL 4013 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Quantity Surveying 4R | BUIL 4022 | 4.5 | ||
SIXTH YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Administrative Law | LAWS 3006 | 4.5 | ||
| Civil Procedure | LAWS 4002 | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | |
| Law Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Second Semester (Study Period 4) | ||||
| Corporate Law: Finance and Governance | LAWS 3010 | 4.5 | ||
| Law Honours Thesis 1 | LAWS 4004 | 4.5 | Rule(s): 2 | |
| or | ||||
| Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Second Semester (Study Period 6) | ||||
| Evidence | LAWS 4003 | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | |
| or | ||||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Lawyers, Ethics and Society | LAWS 4006 | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | |
| or | ||||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Law Honours Thesis 2 | LAWS 4005 | 4.5 | Rule(s): 2 | |
| or | ||||
| Elective | 4.5 | |||
SEVENTH YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Integrated Project | BUIL 4027 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Surveying Science 3 | CIVE 4032 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Construction Management 3 | BUIL 4012 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Quantity Surveying 3R | BUIL 4021 | 4.5 | ||
Program for completion over 5.5 years |
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FIRST YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Quantity Surveying 1 | BUIL 1018 | 9 | ||
| Construction 1 | CIVE 1001 | 4.5 | ||
| Construction Management 1N | BUIL 1007 | 4.5 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 5) | ||||
| Construction Science 1 | CIVE 1003 | 4.5 | ||
| Sustainable Built Environments | HUMS 1029 | 4.5 | ||
| Structures 1 | CIVE 1002 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Estimating 1N | BUIL 2018 | 4.5 | ||
SECOND YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Contracts A | LAWS 1008 | 4.5 | ||
| Torts A | LAWS 1014 | 4.5 | ||
| Legal Institutions and Methods | LAWS 1012 | 4.5 | ||
| Law, Society and Justice | LAWS 1010 | 4.5 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 4) | ||||
| Contracts B | LAWS 1009 | 4.5 | ||
| Torts B | LAWS 1015 | 4.5 | ||
| Legal Research and Writing | LAWS 1013 | 4.5 | ||
| Property Law A | LAWS 2017 | 4.5 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 6) | ||||
| Fundamentals of Criminal Law | LAWS 2010 | 4.5 | ||
| Constitutional Law | LAWS 2008 | 4.5 | ||
| Property Law B | LAWS 2018 | 4.5 | ||
| Jurisprudence: Theories of Law | LAWS 3009 | 4.5 | ||
THIRD YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Construction Management 2N | BUIL 2007 | 4.5 | ||
| Construction 2N | CIVE 2002 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Surveying Science 1 | CIVE 2007 | 4.5 | ||
| Free Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Second Semester (Study Period 5) | ||||
| Quantity Surveying 2R | BUIL 2021 | 4.5 | ||
| Structures 2 | CIVE 2004 | 4.5 | ||
| Construction Science 2N | CIVE 2008 | 4.5 | ||
| Contract Administration 2 | BUIL 3010 | 4.5 | ||
FOURTH YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Criminal Procedure and Sentencing | LAWS 2009 | 4.5 | ||
| Corporate Law: General | LAWS 3011 | 4.5 | ||
| Principles of Equity | LAWS 2013 | 4.5 | ||
| Administrative Law | LAWS 3006 | 4.5 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 4) | ||||
| Corporate Law: Finance and Governance | LAWS 3010 | 4.5 | ||
| Law of Trusts | LAWS 2012 | 4.5 | ||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Law Honours Thesis 1 | LAWS 4004 | 4.5 | Rule(s): 2 | |
| or | ||||
| Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Second Semester (Study Period 6) | ||||
| Civil Procedure | LAWS 4002 | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | |
| or | ||||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Evidence | LAWS 4003 | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | |
| or | ||||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Lawyers, Ethics and Society | LAWS 4006 | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | |
| or | ||||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | |||
| Law Honours Thesis 2 | LAWS 4005 | 4.5 | Rule(s): 2 | |
| or | ||||
| Elective | 4.5 | |||
FIFTH YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Construction and Fire Engineering 1N | CIVE 4009 | 4.5 | ||
| Development Economics N | BUIL 3011 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Surveying Science 2 | CIVE 3012 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Surveying Science 3 | CIVE 4032 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Construction Management 3 | BUIL 4012 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Quantity Surveying 3R | BUIL 4021 | 4.5 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 5) | ||||
| Construction and Fire Engineering 2N | CIVE 4010 | 4.5 | ||
| Civil and Commercial Construction Analysis | BUIL 3019 | 4.5 | ||
| Development Law | JUST 4002 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Surveying Science 4 | CIVE 4033 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Construction Management 4 | BUIL 4013 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Quantity Surveying 4R | BUIL 4022 | 4.5 | ||
SIXTH YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Integrated Project | BUIL 4027 | 4.5 | ||
| Building Surveying Science 3 | CIVE 4032 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Construction Management 3 | BUIL 4012 | 4.5 | ||
| or | ||||
| Quantity Surveying 3R | BUIL 4021 | 4.5 |
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Electives
Course name Area and cat no. Units Law electives Australian Criminal Codes LAWS 2027 4.5 Criminology and Public Policy LAWS 2028 4.5 Health Law and Ethics LAWS 3079 4.5 -
Rules & notes
Rules
1. The Laws Double Degree comprises of 49 courses totaling 225 units and includes: 25 courses from the Bachelor of Laws program; and a minimum of 24 courses from the Bachelor Engineering (Construction Management and Economics) degree.
2. Eligible students may include a single Law Honours dissertation worth 9 units in place of two 4.5 electives.
Notes
1. Students seeking admission to practise law must complete the following courses: LAWS 4002 Civil Procedure; LAWS 4003 Evidence; and LAWS 4006 Professional Conduct.
