Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies, Bachelor of Laws

Requirements

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Entry requirements

Credit for prior learning

1. Candidates will not be granted advanced standing for more than the equivalent of twenty (20) units in total, or eleven (11) law units, or nine (9) non-law units, except for candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies,Bachelor of Laws course, who may be granted advanced standing for up to twenty (20) law units. A law unit is one offered by the School of Law and Justice.
2. Advanced standing will be determined by the School Board responsible for the unit for which advanced standing is being sought, or in the case of unspecified advanced standing, by the School Board responsible for the award in which it is sought.
3. In exceptional cases advanced standing greater than the above limits may be granted by the relevant School Board, which shall notify the Academic Board of all instances.

Course requirements

1. To be eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies, Bachelor of Laws a candidate shall successfully complete forty (40) units, comprising:
   1. all units listed in Part A of the Schedule of Units, and either
   2. one (1) eight (8) unit University-wide Major selected from the University-wide Schedule of majors, excluding the Law and Justice Major and seven (7) elective units selected from Part B of the Schedule of Units, OR
   3. fifteen (15) elective units comprising;
      1. a minimum of ten (10) units from Part B of the Schedule of Units, and; 
      2. a maximum of five (5) university-wide elective units which may include units from Part B of the Schedule of Units.  Units in Part A of the Schedule of Units attached to the Rules for the Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies) or the Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies may not be included unless these units are in Part B of the Schedule of Units attached to these Rules, or have been completed prior to admission to candidature.

Law Degree with Honours

1. A candidate for the award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours shall fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Laws award, and in addition must:
   1. complete the units LAW10181 - Legal Research: Context, Perspective and Method and LAW00524 - Independent Legal Research; and
   2. achieve a standard of academic performance as determined by the School Board, School of Law and Justice.
2. For the award of Honours, consideration shall be given to a candidate’s academic record throughout the course of study. A candidate who has reached the required standard of academic performance may on the recommendation of the School Board in the School of Law and Justice, be awarded Honours in one of the following grades:

First Class Honours
Second Class Honours – Division I
Second Class Honours – Division II

Course structure