James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

Bachelor of Commerce – Bachelor of Laws

Townsville; Cairns

level 1

BU1010:03 Business Statistics
EC1005:03 Economics for Business 1
LA1004:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA1005:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA1006:03 Legal Studies
LA1007:03 Legal Research and Analysis
MG1731:03 Principles of Management
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
LA2011:03 Contract Law 1
LA2012:03 Contract Law 2
LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
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
LA2013:03 Constitutional Law 1
LA2014:03 Constitutional Law 2
LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
Plus
A minimum of 6 units of level 2 BU, CO, EC or MG subjects.

level 4

LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3015:03 Company Law 1
LA3016:03 Company Law 2
LA4023:03 Taxation Law
Plus
A minimum of 9 units of level 3 BU, CO, EC or MG subjects.

level 5

LA3011:03 Commercial Law 1
LA3012:03 Commercial Law 2
Plus
A minimum of 21 units from selected level 3 and level 4 LA subjects. An elective program is shown in the course structure for Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws, page 247.

Notes:

1. 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.

2. Students seeking admission to practice are strongly advised to include the following level 4 subjects:

LA3005:03 Family Law
LA4007:03 Succession
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting

3. 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.

4. The Solicitors Board is currently considering whether LA3012:03 (Commercial Law 2) is required to practice Law.