Start date
February
September

Campus
City West

Duration
5 year(s) full-time

Mode
On-campus

Program Code
DBLD

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Fees
AUD$ 31,000 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2019

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [7.0]
  • IELTS reading [7.0]
  • IELTS writing [7.0]
  • IELTS speaking [7.0]
  • IELTS listening [7.0]
Equivalent English qualifications (PDF)

International Admission by Country
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CRICOS Code
084752J

Aim

The Laws Double Degree will provide you with a professional level of education to pursue your legal career. Study in a complementary 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 plan (36 units).

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Accounting for Business ACCT 1008 4.5
Quantitative Methods for Business MATH 1053 4.5
Business and Society BUSS 1057 4.5
Macroeconomics ECON 1007 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
International Business Environment BUSS 2067 4.5
Career Development for Professionals BUSS 1060 4.5
Principles of Economics ECON 1008 4.5
Business Finance BANK 2007 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)
Torts B LAWS 1015 4.5
Contracts A LAWS 1008 4.5
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 3
Seceond Semester (Study Period 6)
Land Law LAWS 2038 4.5
Contracts B LAWS 1009 4.5
Criminal Law and Procedure LAWS 2030 4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Economic Analysis of Business Decisions ECON 2010 4.5
Portfolio and Fund Management BANK 3004 4.5
Growth Development and the Macroeconomy ECON 2012 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Empirical Business Analysis ECON 2007 4.5
Economics of Public Policy ECON 3007 4.5
Strategic Management BUSS 3023 4.5
International Currency and Banking Markets BANK 3011 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 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 3
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Corporations Law A LAWS 3080 4.5
Contemporary Property Law LAWS 2018 4.5
Civil Procedure LAWS 4002 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
International Economics ECON 3008 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 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 3,4
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 3,4
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 3,4
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 3,4
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 3,4
OR
Honours Law Elective 4.5
Law Elective 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 3,4
OR
Honours Law Elective 4.5

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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