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| Offered By: | Faculty of Law | | Duration: | 4 years full-time | | Minimum: | 192 units | | Academic Plan: | 4300XLLB | | CRICOS Code: | 002292M | | 2009 Annual Fees: | A$21,600 | | | The program is offered for full-time study. A full-time student may complete the program in four years. The curriculum consists of compulsory and elective courses, each worth 6 units (with the exception of Honours Thesis, worth 12 units) and one semester in length, with 48 units per year being the standard load adopted by the University. The normal load in each semester is 24 units. The compulsory courses are designed to ensure that every student gains a sufficient grounding in the fundamental branches of the law, and the elective courses provide an opportunity to develop particular interests and to deepen understandings. Previous law studies
A student who enrols in the single LLB degree program after completing studies at another university may only be granted status for up to half of the courses prescribed for the ANU degree including no more than 72 units of law courses. A student may not repeat in the LLB program a course the syllabus of which is substantially similar to that of a subject passed for the award of another degree or diploma. |
Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Laws program consists of the following: - 15 compulsory courses (named below), worth 90 units;
- 17 elective courses, worth 102 units and may include up to a maximum of 48 units of non-law elective courses, with no more than 18 units of non-law courses at 1000 level.
192 units in total. Not all elective courses are offered each year and the list is subject to change from time to time. Law electives are not studied in the first year and there is no requirement for newly-enrolling first-year students to specify the elective courses they intend to study in later years. By the time choice of electives is required students are usually well informed of the factors which should guide their choices; in any case the Sub-Dean or Student Administration Manager are happy to assist those who need help in choosing electives. Honours The degree of Bachelor of Laws with honours shall consist of two parts: Part A, which consists of a mark derived by applying the Honours scale to the eligible law courses undertaken by a student. The mark for Part A shall constitute 70% of the final honours mark. Part B, which consists of a mark derived by applying the Honours scale to the candidate’s result in Honours Thesis. The mark for Part B shall constitute 30% of the final honours mark. A candidate shall not qualify for the degree with honours unless the candidate has completed 14 or more eligible law courses and Honours Thesis. Degree Structure Law -- a typical full-time program pattern
| Year 1 | | First Semester | Second Semester | | LAWS1201 Foundations of Australian Law | LAWS1202 Lawyers, Justice and Ethics | | LAWS1203 Torts | LAWS2250 International Law | | LAWS1204 Contracts | LAWS1205 Australian Public Law | | 1 non-law elective course | 1 non-law elective course | | Total 48 units | | Year 2 | | LAWS2201 Administrative Law | LAWS2202 Commonwealth Constitutional Law | | LAWS2203 Corporations Law | LAWS2249 Legal Theory | | LAWS1206 Criminal Law and Procedure | 2 Law elective courses or | | 1 Law or non-law elective course | 1 Law elective and 1 non-law elective courses | | Total 48 units | | Year 3 | | LAWS2204 Property | LAWS2205 Equity and Trusts | | 3 Law elective courses or | 3 Law elective courses or | | 2 Law and 1 non-law elective courses | 2 Law and 1 non-law elective courses | | Total 48 units | | Year 4 | | LAWS2244 Litigation and Dispute Management | LAWS2207 Evidence | | 3 Law elective courses or | 3 Law elective courses or | | 2 Law and 1 non-law elective course | 2 Law and 1 non-law elective courses | | Total 48 units | | Program Total 192 units |
Career Possibilities Law graduates may find work either in areas where a law degree is a professional requirement or more general fields in which law is especially useful. A Bachelor of Laws would normally be a requirement for the following occupations: a Barrister or Solicitor in professional practice; a Legal Officer in government departments or private enterprise; a Corporate Legal Officer in private industry, commerce and finance; community legal work; law teaching and academic research; a Judge's Associate, and legal journalism. To practice as a Barrister or Solicitor graduates must complete professional training such as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at ANU. More general fields of employment include: the Australian Foreign Service; industrial relations; social welfare; government administration; business management; lobbying; media; public relations; law librarianship; court reporting; environmental agencies; technology and communications; and Federal and State police forces.
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