James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2000

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Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws

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

Candidates are required to complete the pass degree in accordance with the following minimum requirements.

Discipline Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Open Total
Business 18 12 12 42
Law 18 18 24 18 78
  36 30 36 18 120

LEVEL 1

BU1000:03 Business Communication and Information Technology
BU1010:03 Quantitative Studies
CO1002:03 Contemporary Accounting Principles and Systems 1
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

LEVEL 2

LA1011:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA1012:03 Torts B – Negligence
LA2001:06 Law of Contract
LA2004:06 Constitutional Law
6 level 1 units drawn from Business, Commerce, Economics, Management and/or Tourism.

LEVEL 3

CO2611:03 Applied Financial Management
LA2003:06 Land Law
LA3002:06 Company and Partnership Law
MG2702:03 Marketing Fundamentals and Operations
6 level 2 units drawn from Business, Commerce, Economics, Management and/or Tourism.

LEVEL 4

LA3011:03 Commercial Law 1
LA3012:03 Commercial Law 2
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
12 level 3 units drawn from Business, Commerce, Economics, Management and/or Tourism.

LEVEL 5

LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
A minimum of 18 units from selected level 4 subjects in Law.

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

CO3201:02 Trust Accounts and Bookkeeping
LA4009:01 Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure


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