FS0400 - Legal Studies

Credit points:	03
Year:	2018
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	Division of Tropical Environments & Societies

The Legal Studies course enables students to learn through the investigation of legal issues, exploring four core areas of study: the legal system, criminal law, introduction to civil obligations and human rights. In addition, students will investigate civil wrongs (torts) and the law, family and the law, consumer law and Indigenous Australians and the law. Through the investigation of legal issues students will develop high-order thinking skills, including analysing, evaluating and justifying and will learn using case studies and scenarios. Students will examine case studies and legal situations from local, national and global contexts, applying knowledge and understanding of legal concepts and processes to situations to identify and examine legal issues and different stakeholders' perspectives.

Learning Outcomes

• describe the nature and institutions of Australian and international law;
• explain how the Australian and international legal systems operate and why they are needed;
• outline the interrelationship between law, justice and society, and the changing nature of the law;
• investigate, analyse and communicate relevant legal information to answer dilemmas and issues in society.

Assumed Knowledge:

Students will have basic knowledge in expressing their ideas in an academic setting.

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2018
Coordinator:	Ms Barbara Carter
Lecturer:	jc248054.
Contact hours:	65 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Coordinator:	Ms Barbara Carter
Lecturer:	jc248054.
Contact hours:	65 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.