James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2001

Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws

Townsville; 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 Business Statistics
CO1002:03 Contemporary Accounting Principles and Systems 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 Managing Organisations 1

level 2

LA1011:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA1012:03 Torts B – Negligence
LA2011:03 Contract Law 1
LA2012:03 Contract Law 2
LA2013:03 Constitutional Law 1
LA2014:03 Constitutional Law 2
6 level 1 units drawn from Business, Commerce, Economics, Management and/or Tourism.

level 3

CO2611:03 Applied Financial Management
LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
MG1702:03 Marketing Management
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
LA3015:03 Company Law 1
LA3016:03 Company Law 2
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: 1. 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

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