James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2000

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Bachelor of Commerce – Bachelor of Laws

Townsville, Cairns (only the first three years of Law are available in Cairns)

LEVEL 1

BU1010:03 Quantitative Studies
EC1005:03 Economics for Business 1
EC1101:03 Statistics for Managers
LA1004:03 Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
LA1005:03 Principles of Criminal Law
LA1006:03 Legal Studies
LA1007:03 Legal Research and Analysis
MG1731:03 Managing Organisations 1
Plus
3 additional units from level 1 BU, CO, EC or MG subjects.

LEVEL 2

CO1002:03 Contemporary Accounting Principles and Systems 1
LA1011:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA1012:03 Torts B – Negligence
LA2001:06 Law of Contract
LA2004:06 Constitutional Law
Plus
3 additional units from level 1 BU, CO, EC or MG subjects.

LEVEL 3

CO2611:03 Applied Financial Management
CO2801:03 Business Information Systems Development
LA2003:06 Land Law
LA3002:06 Company and Partnership Law
Plus
A minimum of 6 units of level 2 BU, CO, EC or MG subjects.

LEVEL 4

LA3011:03 Commercial Law 1
LA3012:03 Commercial Law 2
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
LA4023:03 Taxation Law
Plus
A minimum of 9 units of level 3 BU, CO, EC or MG subjects.

LEVEL 5

LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
Plus
A minimum of 18 units from selected level 3 and level 4 LA subjects.

Students who wish to seek accreditation from the legal professional bodies as a barrister or solicitor will need to include the following:

CO3201:02 Trust Accounts and Book-keeping;

LA4009:01 Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct;

LA4022:03 Civil Procedure.

Students who wish to seek accreditation from the professional accounting bodies will need to include:

CO1003:03 at level 1;

CO2002:03, CO2101:03 and CO2601:03 at level 2;

CO3012:04, CO3013:04 and CO3111:04 at level 3.


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