Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts (International Relations)
Degree Level Undergraduate
This degree is only available to Australian students
You're considered an Australian student if you are any of the following:
- Australian or New Zealand Citizen
- Australian Permanent Resident (including Humanitarian Visa holders)
Degree info for Australian students
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 (External): 88.05 (for 2014)
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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 bachelor degree or postgraduate 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 obtaining a competitive score.
Essential requirements for admission
Prerequisites
NoneAssumed Knowledge
None
CRICOS code: 084755F
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).
Eight courses (36 units) from the Bachelor of Laws program are not prescribed, enabling double degree students to complete the Honours program (36 units).
| Course name | Area and cat no. | Units | Reference | |
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FIRST YEAR |
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| 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): 2 | Rule(s): 3 | |
| 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 |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Ideas, Innovation and Communication | COMM 1060 | 4.5 | ||
| Introduction to International Relations | POLI 1010 | 4.5 | ||
| BA International Relations (Sub-Major) Sub-Major 1 | 4.5 | Note(s): 4 | ||
| BA International Relations (Sub-Major) Sub-Major 2 | 4.5 | Note(s): 4 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 5) | ||||
| Intercultural Communication | LANG 1054 | 4.5 | ||
| International Relations Theory | POLI 1018 | 4.5 | ||
| BA International Relations (Sub-Major) Sub-Major 3 | 4.5 | Note(s): 4 | ||
| BA International Relations (Sub-Major) Sub-Major 4 | 4.5 | Note(s): 4 | ||
THIRD YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Constitutional Law | LAWS 2008 | 4.5 | ||
| Property Law B | LAWS 2018 | 4.5 | ||
| Jurisprudence: Theories of Law | LAWS 3009 | 4.5 | ||
| Equity and Trusts | LAWS 3084 | 4.5 | ||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | Note(s): 2 | Rule(s): 3 | |
| Second Semester (Study Period 4) | ||||
| Corporations Law | LAWS 3080 | 4.5 | ||
| Property Law A | LAWS 2017 | 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 | ||
FOURTH YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Energy, Security and Environmental Politics in Asia | POLI 2025 | 4.5 | ||
| OR | ||||
| Regional Integration | POLI 2028 | 4.5 | ||
| Global Power in the Asian Century | POLI 3018 | 4.5 | ||
| Peace, Justice and Reconciliation | POLI 3017 | 4.5 | ||
| BA International Relations (Sub-Major) Sub-Major 5 | 4.5 | Note(s): 4 | ||
| Second Semester (Study Period 5) | ||||
| Australia in the Asian Century | POLI 2003 | 4.5 | ||
| OR | ||||
| International Political Economy and Human Development | POLI 2026 | 4.5 | ||
| Contemporary Security Issues | POLI 3015 | 4.5 | ||
| International Relations Research Project | POLI 3016 | 4.5 | ||
| BA International Relations (Sub-Major) Sub-Major 6 | 4.5 | Note(s): 4 | ||
FIFTH YEAR |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | Note(s): 2 | Rule(s): 3 | |
| Law Elective | 4.5 | Note(s): 2 | Rule(s): 3 | |
| Law Elective | 4.5 | Note(s): 2 | Rule(s): 3 | |
| Second Semester (Study Period 4) | ||||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | Note(s): 2 | Rule(s): 3 | |
| Second Semester (Study Period 6) | ||||
| Law Elective | 4.5 | Note(s): 2 | Rule(s): 3 | |
| Law Elective | 4.5 | Note(s): 2 | Rule(s): 3 | |
FIFTH YEAR WITH HONOURS |
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| First Semester (Study Period 2) | ||||
| Law Honours Elective | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | Rule(s): 2,3 | |
| Law Honours Elective | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | Rule(s): 2,3 | |
| Law Honours 1: Advanced Legal Reasoning and Critical Analysis | LAWS 4013 | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | Rule(s): 2,3 |
| Second Semester (Study Period 4) | ||||
| Law Honours 2: Academic Writing and Research | LAWS 4014 | 4.5 | Note(s): 1 | Rule(s): 2,3 |
| Second Semester (Study Period 6) | ||||
| Law Honours 3: Honours Thesis | LAWS 4015 | 9 | Note(s): 1 | Rule(s): 2,3 |
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Electives
Course name Area and cat no. Units Law Electives Law, Society and Justice LAWS 1010 4.5 Law and Globalisation LAWS 1011 4.5 Peace Keeping, Defence and Security LAWS 2022 4.5 Family Law LAWS 2021 4.5 Australian Criminal Codes LAWS 2027 4.5 Criminology and Public Policy LAWS 2028 4.5 Sports Law LAWS 2029 4.5 Criminal Procedure and Sentencing LAWS 3082 4.5 Advanced Electives Conflict of Laws: Private International Law LAWS 3078 4.5 Insolvency Law LAWS 3072 4.5 International Trade Law LAWS 3073 4.5 The Law of Succession LAWS 3074 4.5 Workplace Relations Law LAWS 3075 4.5 Human Rights Law LAWS 3076 4.5 Environmental Sustainability Law LAWS 3012 4.5 International and Comparative Environmental Law LAWS 3068 4.5 Public International Law LAWS 3013 4.5 Jessup International Law Moot LAWS 3069 4.5 Energy and Climate Change Law LAWS 3070 4.5 Principles of Intellectual Property Law LAWS 3071 4.5 Jurisprudence: Theories of Law LAWS 3009 4.5 Honours Electives Commercial Equity LAWS 4012 4.5 Advanced Commercial Law LAWS 4008 4.5 Advanced Public Law LAWS 4010 4.5 Advanced Public International Law LAWS 4009 4.5 Advanced Statutory Interpretation LAWS 4011 4.5 BA Specialisation majoring in English and Creative Writing - Major 3 Choose Option A LANG 2042 OR Option B COMM 2058, Major 4 choose Option A LANG 2005 OR Option B COMM 2057 World Literatures and English LANG 3030 4.5 English and Creative Writing: An Introduction COMM 1061 4.5 Shakespeare Past and Present LANG 2042 4.5 The Writer's World LANG 3042 4.5 Literary and Creative Writing Practice LANG 3040 9 The Power of Story LANG 2005 4.5 Writing and Text Workshop COMM 1045 4.5 Writing and Reading Poetry COMM 2057 4.5 Writing and Reading Short Fiction COMM 2058 4.5 BA Specialisation majoring in History and Cultural Studies - Major 3 Choose Option A HUMS 2037 OR Option B POLI 2003, Major 4 choose Option A HUMS 2039 OR Option B COMM 2060 Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians COMM 2060 4.5 Australia in the Asian Century POLI 2003 4.5 World History Trends and Transformations HUMS 1055 4.5 United States History and Contending Cultural Identities HUMS 2039 4.5 Telling Culture and Historiography HUMS 1054 4.5 Everyday Cultures Now and Then HUMS 2037 4.5 Historicising Place and Meaning HUMS 3048 4.5 Researching Culture and Historiography HUMS 3050 4.5 A History of Ideas HUMS 3047 4.5 Power and Resistance: 1900 - Present HUMS 3049 4.5 BA Specialisation majoring in International Relations - Major 3 Choose Option A POLI 2025 OR Option B POLI 2028, Major 4 choose Option A POLI 2003 OR Option B POLI 2026 International Relations Theory POLI 1018 4.5 Regional Integration POLI 2028 4.5 Global Power in the Asian Century POLI 3018 4.5 Introduction to International Relations POLI 1010 4.5 Energy, Security and Environmental Politics in Asia POLI 2025 4.5 Contemporary Security Issues POLI 3015 4.5 International Relations Research Project POLI 3016 4.5 International Political Economy and Human Development POLI 2026 4.5 Peace, Justice and Reconciliation POLI 3017 4.5 Australia in the Asian Century POLI 2003 4.5 BA Specialisation Languages majoring in English and an Additional Language English for Academic Use in Australia LANG 1052 4.5 English for Academic and International Communication LANG 1053 4.5 English and the Art of Speaking and Writing LANG 2032 4.5 English in the Professions LANG 2033 4.5 World Literatures and English LANG 3030 4.5 Advanced Languages Studies: Translation and Research LANG 3034 9 English: Past and Future LANG 3035 4.5 BA Specialisation Languages majoring in French - Students choose either LANG 3036 OR LANG 3034 for major 7 & 8 European Languages In-Country LANG 3036 9 Advanced Languages Studies: Translation and Research LANG 3034 9 French 3A LANG 3004 4.5 French 3B LANG 3005 4.5 French 1A LANG 1022 4.5 French 1B LANG 1023 4.5 French 2A LANG 1024 4.5 French 2B LANG 1025 4.5 BA Specialisation Languages majoring in Italian - Students choose either LANG 3036 OR LANG 3034 for major 7 & 8 Italian 1A LANG 1026 4.5 Italian 1B LANG 1027 4.5 Italian 2B LANG 1028 4.5 Italian 3A LANG 3012 4.5 Italian 3B LANG 3013 4.5 Italian 2A LANG 1029 4.5 Advanced Languages Studies: Translation and Research LANG 3034 9 European Languages In-Country LANG 3036 9 BA Specialisation Languages majoring in Japanese - Students choose either LANG 2039 OR LANG 3034 for major 7 & 8 Advanced Languages Studies: Translation and Research LANG 3034 9 Asian Languages In-Country LANG 2039 9 Japanese 3A LANG 3006 4.5 Japanese 3B LANG 3007 4.5 Japanese 1A LANG 1033 4.5 Japanese 1B LANG 1034 4.5 Japanese 2A LANG 1031 4.5 Japanese 2B LANG 1032 4.5 BA Specialisation Languages majoring in Linguistics - Major 3 Choose Option A LANG 2040 OR Option B LANG 2022, Major 4 choose Option A LANG 2041 OR Option B LANG 2021 Language and Culture LANG 1056 4.5 Language, Communication and the Professions LANG 2021 4.5 Language, Identity and Society LANG 2022 4.5 Introduction to Language and Communication LANG 1062 4.5 Language Acquisition LANG 3037 4.5 Language, Discourse and the Media LANG 2040 4.5 Multilingualism and 'super diversity' LANG 2041 4.5 The Structure of Language LANG 3041 4.5 Language Variation and Diversity LANG 3038 4.5 Language and Power LANG 3039 4.5 BA Specialisation majoring in Performing Arts - Major 3 Choose Option A PERF 2015 OR Option B PERF 2013, Major 4 choose Option A PERF 2014 OR Option B PERF 2016 Stage Performance PERF 1011 4.5 Music Performance PERF 1010 4.5 Writing Drama for Theatre and Film PERF 2015 4.5 Cabaret: Context and Practice PERF 2013 4.5 Digital Performance PERF 2014 4.5 Music Genres PERF 2016 4.5 Musical Theatre PERF 3007 4.5 Industry and Practice PERF 3006 4.5 Live Performance Production PERF 3002 4.5 BA Specialisation majoring in Sociology - Major 3 Choose Option A HUMS 2038 OR Option B SOCU 2017, Major 4 choose Option A POLI 3010 OR Option B WELF 2016 The Social World SOCU 1003 4.5 Sociology of Gender and Intimacy HUMS 3034 4.5 Sociological Perspectives SOCU 1002 4.5 Contemporary Culture, Heritage and Conflict WELF 2016 4.5 Policy, Governance and the Economy POLI 3010 4.5 Migration, Diversity and Citizenship HUMS 2038 4.5 Social Research Methods SOCU 3037 4.5 Contemporary Sociological Debates SOCU 3036 4.5 Internship or Project COMM 3063 4.5 Global Society and Movements SOCU 2017 4.5 BA Specialisation with a minor in Children's Literature - Students choose either LANG 2005 OR LANG 2015 for minor 4 The Power of Story LANG 2005 4.5 Children's Literature: Picture Books LANG 2015 4.5 Children's Literature: Books and Readers LANG 1035 4.5 Introduction to Australian Children's Literature LANG 1037 4.5 Children's Literature: Writing for Young People LANG 3025 4.5 -
Rules & notes
Rules
1. The Laws Double Degree comprises 40 courses totaling 180 units and includes: 24 courses from the Bachelor of Laws program; and 16 courses from the Bachelor of Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) Degree.
2. Law Honours students must complete four or no less than two Honours Elective courses as prescribed, in addition to the compulsory Honours courses listed in the program schedule, to graduate with Honours in Law.
3. The law degree comprises: a) 16 core courses from the law discipline; b) 8 elective courses which must be selected from the courses offered by the School of Law.
Notes
1. Law Honours is by selection and invitation, and students must complete the honours year as prescribed
2. Non honours students are able to take up to two level 8 (honours) courses as part of their undergraduate degree.
3. Students must complete the requirements of each degree as specified in the relevant program schedule to receive both degree parchments.
4. Students must contact the relevant Program Director for advice about their program of study.
5. BA International Relations Major, Sub-major or Minor can be selected from the list of BA Specialisations (See elective list).
6. The Hawke Ambassador International Volunteer Experience course (18 units) can be taken as a minor as part of the BA International Relations.
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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