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Laws Double Degree (6.5 years)

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Business | School of Law

Program Code: DBLE

Program Level: Undergraduate

Home Campus: City West

Program Length (in EFTSL): 6.2

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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.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have one of the following qualifications:

In addition, International students who speak English as a foreign language must have obtained one of the following standards within the last two years prior to admission:

Content/structure

The total number of units is 225 - that is, 50 courses.

Those 50 courses are divided as follows between the two degree programs:

Students must complete 225 units to meet the requirements of this double degree program.

The following degrees may be combined with the Bachelor of Laws in the Law Double Degree (with Engineering):

Professional Recognition

This program meets the academic requirements for admission to practice, as specified by the National Law Admissions Consultative Committee. Students seeking admission to practice are required to complete an approved practical legal training (PLT) program, the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice offered by the Law Society of South Australia. Students seeking admission to practice in other Australian jurisdictions should apply to the appropriate admitting authority. The successful completion of the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) program is designed to meet the requirements for graduate membership of Engineers Australia and comparable international institutions such as the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK). The successful completion of the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) program is designed to meet the requirements for graduate membership of Engineers Australia. The professional recognition for other programs can be found in schedules for the single degrees.

Honours

The law degree will be available as a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) requiring a GPA of not less than 5 and completion of an Honours thesis of approximately 9,000 words.The Honours thesis will be weighted as equivalent to 2 courses (9 units).

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth Supported
Fees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.


Rules

1.   The Laws Double Degree comprises 50 courses totalling 225 units and includes:

2.   Students must complete 225 units to meet the requirements of this double degree program.

3.   It is a prerequisite for this program that students have achieved a score of 10 or better in SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Studies or equivalent.

4.   A knowledge of SACE Stage 2 Physics will be assumed in this program.

5.   A knowledge of SACE Stage 2 Chemistry will be assumed in this program.

Notes

  1. The Law Core courses are offered in Study Periods 2, 4 and 6.
      
  2. The Law Core compromises:
      
    • LAWS 1008 Contracts A
    • LAWS 1009 Contracts B
    • LAWS 1010 Law, Society and Justice
    • LAWS 1012 Legal Institutions and Methods
    • LAWS 1013 Legal Research and Writing
    • LAWS 1014 Torts A
    • LAWS 1015 Torts B
    • LAWS 2008 Australian Federal Constitutional Law
    • LAWS 2099 Criminal Responsibility
    • LAWS 2010 Fundamentals of Criminal Law
    • LAWS 2012 Law of Trusts
    • LAWS 2013 Principles of Equity
    • LAWS 2017 Property Law: General
    • LAWS 2018 Real Property Law
    • LAWS 3006 Administrative Law
    • LAWS 3009 Jurisprudence: Theories of Law
    • LAWS 3010 Corporate Law: Finance & Governance
    • LAWS 3011 Corporate Law General
       
  3. Students not seeking admission to practice law may substitute law electives for the following courses
      
    • LAWS 4002 Civil Procedure
    • LAWS 4003 Evidence
    • LAWS 4006 Professional Conduct
       
  4. Elective courses should be used to complete professional minors or as listed in the relevant program schedules.
      
  5. The structure of the program allows students to complete the professional requirements in one discipline. Any course undertaken in addition to those specified in the recommended schedule must be taken as non-award.
      
  6. Students must contact the relevant Program Director for advice about their program of study.
      
  7. Students must complete the requirements of each degree as specified in the relevant program schedule to receive both degree parchments.
  8. Students who select the Bachelor of Commerce as the second degree and who are seeking membership of The ICAA must complete LAWS 2005 Corporations and Partnership Law, ACCT 3002 Taxation Law 1 and ACCT 3005 Auditing Theory and Practice. Completion of Corporations and Partnership Law is necessary to be eligible for CPA Australia membership.


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