James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2003

Bachelor of Public Policy – Bachelor of Laws

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

LA1004:03 Principles of Criminal Law B (Sem 2)
LA1005:03 Principles of Criminal Law A (Sem 1)
LA1006:03 Law in Context (Sem 2)
LA1007:03 Legal Systems and Methods (Sem 1)
Plus
EC1005:03 Economics for Business 1 (Sem 2)
PL1001:03 Comparative Politics: Making Sense of a Puzzling World (Sem 1)
SY1001:03 Introduction to Sociology (Sem 1)
WS2020:03 Working Across Cultures (Sem 2)
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 in their first year, 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 2

LA1011:03 Torts A – Specific Torts (Sem 1)
LA1012:03 Torts B – Negligence (Sem 2)
LA2011:03 Contract Law 1 (Sem 1)
LA2012:03 Contract Law 2 (Sem 2)
Plus
CO1002:03 Contemporary Accounting: Principles and Systems 1 (Sem 1)
PL2002:03 Policy Analysis and Management (Sem 2)
PL2003:03 Governance, Democratisation and the State (Sem 1)
PL2294:03 Public Administration and Intergovernmental Relations (Sem 2)

level 3

LA2013:03 Constitutional Law 1 (Sem 1)
LA2014:03 Constitutional Law 2 (Sem 2)
Plus
BU1010:03 Business Statistics (Sem 2)
CO2611:03 Applied Financial Management (Sem 1)
MG3774:03 Strategic Management (Sem 2)
PL3153:03 International Relations and Foreign Policy (Sem 2)
PL3291:03 Australian Public Policy and Politics (Sem 1)
ELECTIVES
Over levels 3 and 4 students must do 8 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 4

LA2015:03 Land Law 1 (Sem 1)
LA2016:03 Land Law 2 (Sem 2)
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity (Sem 1)
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts (Sem 2)
LA3015:03 Company Law 1 (Sem 1)
LA3016:03 Company Law 2 (Sem 2)
Plus
6 units drawn from the Master Schedule of Subjects at any level so as not to exceed a maximum of 30 units of level 1 subjects.

level 5

SEMESTER 1

LA3004:03 Evidence (Sem 2)
LA3006:03 Administrative Law (Sem 1)
LA3011:03 Commercial Law 1 (Sem 1)
Plus
15 units of level 4 Law subjects from the elective program.

Elective Program

CO3201:02 Trust Accounts and Bookkeeping (July block mode)
LA3012:03 Commercial Law 2 (Sem 2)
LA4005:03 Jurisprudence (Sem 1)
LA4006:03 Conflict of Laws (Sem 1)
LA4007:03 Succession (July block mode)
LA4009:03 Legal Ethics and Professional Practice (Sem 2)
LA4011:03 Environmental Law (Sem 2)
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies (Sem 1) (quota applies)
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting (Sem 1)
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure (Sem 2)
LA4023:03 Taxation Law (Sem 1)
LA4024:03 Advanced Taxation (Sem 2)
LA4026:03 Research Dissertation (Sem 1 and 2)
LA4029:03 Comparative Law (Sem 1)
LA4031:03 Medical Jurisprudence (Sem 2)
LA4032:03 Family Law (Sem 2)

Notes:

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

CO3201:02 Trust Accounts and Bookkeeping
LA4009:01 Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure
Students should note that CO3201 and LA4009 are in addition to the degree requirements.

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

LA4007:03 Succession
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting
LA4032:03 Family Law

3. Students who wish to seek employment in professions other than in legal practice are strongly encouraged to include the following level 4 subjects:

LA4012:03 Public International Law (Sem 1)
LA4018:03 Advanced Administrative Law (Sem 2)