Townsville, Cairns
Students are expected to be confident in their basic communication, numeracy and information technology skills in order to undertake subsequent subjects in the joint degree. Students not confident in these skills are encouraged to undertake, preferably at level 1, the appropriate generic skills subject(s). They should seek advice from an academic adviser as to which subjects would be most appropriate to them.
level 1
SEMESTER 1
| LA1005:03 |
Principles of Criminal Law A |
| LA1007:03 |
Legal Research and Analysis |
| PL1001:03 |
Comparative Politics: Making Sense of a Puzzling World |
| SY1001:03 |
Introduction to Sociology |
SEMESTER 2
| EC1005:03 |
Economics for Business 1 |
| LA1004:03 |
Principles of Criminal Law B |
| LA1006:03 |
Legal Studies |
| WS2020:04 |
Working Across Cultures |
level 2
SEMESTER 1
| CO1002:03 |
Contemporary Accounting: Principles and Systems 1 |
| LA1011:03 |
Torts A – Specific Torts |
| LA1012:03 |
Torts B – Negligence |
| SS3011:04 |
Fundamentals of Social Research Methods |
SEMESTER 2
| LA2011:03 |
Contract Law 1 |
| LA2012:03 |
Contract Law 2 |
| PL2002:04 |
Policy Analysis and Management |
level 3
SEMESTER 1
| CO2611:03 |
Applied Financial Management |
| MG3774:04 |
Strategic Management |
| PL3293:06 |
Australian Public Policy and Politics |
SEMESTER 2
| LA2013:03 |
Constitutional Law 1 |
| LA2014:03 |
Constitutional Law 2 |
| PL3294:06 |
Public Administration and Intergovernmental Relations |
level 4
SEMESTER 1
SEMESTER 2
Plus
| 6 units drawn from the Master Schedule of Subjects at any level so not to exceed a maximum of 30 units of level 1 subjects.. |
level 5
SEMESTER 1
SEMESTER 2
Plus
| 12 units of level 4 Law subjects from the list below. |
Elective Program
| CO3201:02 |
Trust Accounts and Bookkeeping (July block mode) |
| LA4005:03 |
Jurisprudence (Sem 1) |
| LA4007:03 |
Succession (July block mode) |
| LA4011:03 |
Environmental Law (Sem 2) |
| LA4012:03 |
Public International Law (Sem 2) |
| LA4013:03 |
Law of Corporate Investigations (Sem 2) |
| LA4014:03 |
Clinical Legal Studies (Sem 1) (quota applies) |
| LA4019:03 |
Conveyancing and Drafting (Sem 1) |
| LA4022:03 |
Civil Procedure (Sem 1) |
| LA4023:03 |
Taxation Law (Sem 1) |
| LA4024:03 |
Advanced Taxation (Sem 2) |
| LA4032:03 |
Family Law (Sem 2) |
A candidate for the joint degree with Honours in Law must include LA4026 Research Dissertation as part of the approved course of study.
Notes:
1. Students wishing to seek accreditation from the legal professional bodies as a barrister or solicitor will need to include:
| CO3201:02 |
Trust Accounts and Bookkeeping (block mode) |
| LA4009:01 |
Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct (Sem 2) |
| LA4022:03 |
Civil Procedure (Sem 1) |
| Neither CO3201 nor LA4009 may be credited to the LLB degree. |
2. Students seeking admission to practice are strongly advised to include the following level 4 subjects:
3. Students seeking admission to practice are also encouraged to include LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies, however in Townsville a quota applies to this subject.
4. The Solicitors Board is currently considering whether LA3012:03 (Commercial Law 2) is required to practice Law.
