Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

The compulsory core of the degree
- Compulsory subjects
The elective program
- Elective subjects
Structure of the course

The compulsory core of the degree

The purpose of the core undergraduate curriculum (the seven compulsory subjects and those elective subjects fulfilling the requirements of the Council of Legal Education for admission to practice) is to:
(a) enable students to acquire an understanding of

· the fundamental concepts and institutions of public law
· the fundamental concepts of criminal law
· legal rights and obligations (including proprietary, contractual, tortious and equitable obligations) and their interrelationship
· the nature of legal personality, fundamental legal institutions and the relationship between different types of legal institutions
· the trial process and litigation
· the obligations of practitioners

(b) introduce students to a variety of theoretical and other perspectives on the nature of law
(c) enable students to acquire competence in the skills of legal research, analysis and oral and written communication, and introduce them to a range of other legal skills including interviewing, drafting, advocacy, negotiation and other forms of dispute resolution.

Compulsory subjects

· LAW3100 Administrative law 300
· LAW2100 Contract 200
· LAW3200 Constitutional law 300
· LAW3300 Criminal law and procedure 300
· LAW1100 Legal process 100
· LAW3400 Property 300
· LAW2200 Torts 200

The elective program

The purpose of the elective program is to:

· enable students to broaden and deepen the legal knowledge and skills they have acquired in the course of studying compulsory subjects
· enable students to explore new and significant developments in the law, legal theory and the legal system and to acquire knowledge and skills in areas of law which particularly interest them
· introduce students to areas of legal knowledge that are not included in the compulsory curriculum
· enable students to further develop the skills relevant to legal practice
· enable students to acquire interdisciplinary perspectives that will extend and enhance their understanding of legal principles, theory or skill.

Elective subjects

The elective subjects available in the faculty are set out in resolution 2 of the faculty board. The availability of those subjects in 2000 will depend on the number of enrolments and the availability of teaching staff.

Structure of the course

The structure of the LLB course varies for students according to whether they are (1) a school leaver, (2) a mature-age entrant, or (3) a transferee from another faculty of this university or other approved tertiary institution who has completed at least one full-time year of study towards a degree or who has tertiary qualifications and experience which in the opinion of the faculty board constitute a suitable preparation for the proposed course of study. The relevant structures are as follows:

1. Straight from school

· Year 1: 24 points first-year non-law subjects, LAW1100 (Legal process 100), and LAW3300 (Criminal law and procedure 300).
· Year 2: LAW2200 (Torts 200), LAW2100 (Contract 200), LAW3400 (Property 300) and LAW3200 (Constitutional law 300).
· Year 3: LAW3100 (Administrative law 300) and 36 points elective law subjects.
· Year 4: 48 points elective law subjects.

2. Mature-age entrants

As above, except that the faculty board may reduce the number of non-law subjects and/or elective subjects which are required to be completed, having regard to the applicant's prior qualifications and experience.

3. Transfer after completing first-year non-law (48 points) or after completing an undergraduate degree

· Year 1: LAW1100 (Legal process 100), LAW3300 (Criminal law and procedure 300), LAW2100 (Contract 200), LAW2200 (Torts 200).
· Year 2: LAW3400 (Property 300), LAW3200 (Constitutional law 300) and 30 points elective law subjects.
· Year 3: LAW3100 (Administrative law 300) and 42 points elective law subjects.