Start Date
February
June
September

Campus
City West

Duration
5 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DBLD

SATAC Code
424471 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 88.05 (for 2014)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

The Laws Double Degree will provide you with a professional level of education to pursue your legal career. Study in a complimentary discipline will provide you with the expertise in another field and enhance your career options in a wide range of working environments.

Content & Structure

The total number of units required is 180 - that is, 40 courses. Those 40 courses are divided as follows between the two degree programs: 24 courses from the Bachelor of Laws program; and 16 courses from the Second Degree.

Eight courses (36 units) from the Bachelor of Laws program are not prescribed, enabling double degree students to complete the Honours program (36 units).

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Foundations of Human Resource Management BUSS 2043 4.5
Management and Organisation BUSS 2068 4.5
Business and Society BUSS 1057 4.5
Training and Development BUSS 2036 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Employment Law COML 2007 4.5
Professional Development in Business BUSS 1060 4.5
Work Health and Safety Management Principles BUSS 1053 4.5
Accounting Principles for Business Decisions ACCT 1009 4.5
SECOND 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
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
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Management of Industrial Relations BUSS 3037 4.5
Staffing Organisations BUSS 3082 4.5
Strategic Management BUSS 3023 4.5
Organisational Learning and Leadership BUSS 3050 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Performance and Compensation Management BUSS 2048 4.5
Strategic Human Resource Management BUSS 3038 4.5
Leading and Implementing Change BUSS 3081 4.5
Capstone Elective 4.5
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Constitutional Law LAWS 2008 4.5
Equity and Trusts LAWS 3084 4.5
Law Elective 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Corporations Law LAWS 3080 4.5
Property Law B LAWS 2018 4.5
Civil Procedure LAWS 4002 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Administrative Law LAWS 3006 4.5
Evidence LAWS 4003 4.5
Lawyers, Ethics and Society LAWS 4006 4.5
FIFTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Law Elective 4.5
Law Elective 4.5
Law Elective 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Law Elective 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Law Elective 4.5
OR
Honours Law Elective 4.5
Law Elective 4.5
OR
Honours Law Elective 4.5
FIFTH YEAR with HONOURS
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Law Honours 1: Advanced Legal Reasoning and Critical Analysis LAWS 4013 4.5
Honours Law Elective 4.5
Honours Law Elective 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Law Honours 2: Academic Writing and Research LAWS 4014 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Law Honours 3: Honours Thesis LAWS 4015 9

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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