Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Global Studies
The Law degree structure and Law unit offerings have been approved by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
Students in Sydney undertake their Global Studies units at the Strathfield campus and their Law units at the North Sydney campus.
LLB/BGlobSt
400 cp
Minimum duration: 5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Global Studies
LLB (Hons)/BGlobSt
400 cp
Course available at:
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Sydney (North Sydney), NSW - Law units
- Sydney (Strathfield), NSW - Global Studies units
Sydney students will be required to take Global Studies units at the Strathfield campus.
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: English (Standard) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 4)
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 25 in any other English.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the degrees, a student must complete 400 cp consisting of:
- 120 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Global Studies, consisting of:
- 30 cp of Global Studies Specified Units;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List A;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List B;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List C;
- 40 cp from Global Study Abroad (with at least 30 cp normally at advanced level); or Global Studies International Internship;
- 20 cp from Global Studies Electives;
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units; and
- 260 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws, consisting of:
- 200 cp from Law Core Units;
- 50 cp from Law Elective Units;
- 10 cp from General Elective Units; and
- At least two 0 cp Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience Units after the first year of the degrees.
3. Admission Requirements - Honours Degree
To be eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor (Honours) degree, a student must have completed at least 120 cp of LAWS units from the Bachelor of Laws degree, with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.75.
4. Completion Requirements - Honours Degree
To qualify for the double degree with Laws (Honours), a student must complete 400 cp as follows:
- 120 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Global Studies, consisting of ;
- 30 cp of Global Studies Specified Units;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List A;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List B;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List C;
- 40 cp from Global Study Abroad (with at least 30 cp normally at advanced level); or Global Studies International Internship ;
- 20 cp from Global Studies Electives;
- 20 cp University Core Curriculum Units;
- 260 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws, consisting of:
- 160 cp from Law Compulsory Units (excluding LAWS302, LAWS404, LAWS405 and LAWS407); and
- 80 cp from Law Honours Units;
- 20 cp from Law Elective Units;
- At least two 0 cp Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience Units after the first year of the degree.
5. Progression Requirements
Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the relevant Academy or School Committee.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
University Core Curriculum Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society |
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World (Pre: UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society; Inc: UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context) |
Law Compulsory Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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LAWS104 | 10 | Legal Reading, Research and Writing |
LAWS105 | 10 | Contract Law |
LAWS106 | 10 | Criminal Law and Procedure |
LAWS107 | 10 | Public Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research) |
LAWS108 | 10 | Commercial Law Commercial Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law) |
LAWS200 | 10 | Business Organisations (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts ) |
LAWS201 | 10 | Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS202 | 10 | Comparative Legal Systems (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS203 | 10 | False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS205 Property) |
LAWS204 | 10 | Land Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS205 Property) |
LAWS205 | 10 | Property (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LAWS206 | 10 | Torts (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research) |
LAWS300 | 10 | Administrative Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS3022 | 10 | Constitutional Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS303 | 10 | Equity and Trusts (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS205 Property) |
LAWS304 | 10 | Evidence (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure) |
LAWS305 | 10 | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS404 | 10 | Public and Private International Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS405 | 10 | Legal Community Engagement (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWP100 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 1, LAWP200 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 2) |
LAWS407 | 10 | International Human Rights Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
Law Honours Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LAWS450 | 10 | Legal Research and Reasoning (Pre: 120 cp of LAWS units) |
LAWS451 | 30 | Honours Thesis (Pre: 160 cp of LAWS units) |
LAWS452 | 10 | Constitutional Law (Honours) (Pre: 120 cp of LAWS units) |
LAWS453 | 10 | Jurisprudence (Honours) (Transitional only) (Pre: 120 cp of LAWS units) |
LAWS454 | 10 | Public and Private International Law (Honours) (Pre: 120 cp of LAWS units) |
LAWS455 | 10 | Legal Community Engagement (Honours) (Pre: 120 cp of LAWS units) |
LAWS457 | 10 | International Human Rights Law (Honours) (Pre: 120 cp of LAWS units) |
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LAWP100 | 0 | Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 1 (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LAWP200 | 0 | Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 2 (Pre: LAWP100 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 1) |
LAWP300 | 0 | Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 3 (Pre: LAWP200 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 2) |
Law Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LAWS207 | 10 | Contemporary Legal Issues (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research) |
LAWS208 | 10 | Family Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research) |
LAWS209 | 10 | Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research) |
LAWS210 | 10 | Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS201 Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution) |
LAWS211 | 10 | Psychology and the Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure) |
LAWS212 | 10 | Employment Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law) |
LAWS301 | 10 | Competition Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law) |
LAWS306 | 10 | Taxation Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS200 Business Organisations) |
LAWS307 | 10 | Advanced Criminal Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure) |
LAWS308 | 10 | Human Rights in Contemporary Australia (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research) |
LAWS309 | 10 | Communications Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS310 | 10 | Discrimination and the Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS311 | 10 | Environmental Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS312 | 10 | International Study Tour (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS313 | 10 | Mooting and Advocacy (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS314 | 10 | Statutory Interpretation (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS315 | 10 | Welfare Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS401 | 10 | Consumer Protection Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS203 False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts) |
LAWS402 | 10 | International Trade Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS403 | 10 | Jurisprudence (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS406 | 10 | Intellectual Property Law (LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law) |
LAWS408 | 10 | Alternative Dispute Resolution (LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research) |
LAWS409 | 10 | Law of the European Union (Pre: LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS410 | 10 | Banking and Finance Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research) |
LAWS411 | 10 | The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS404 Public and Private International Law) |
LAWS412 | 10 | Migration Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS302 Constitutional Law, LAWS300 Administrative Law) |
LAWS413 | 10 | Wills and Succession (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS303 Equity and Trusts) |
LAWS414 | 10 | Advocacy (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS415 | 10 | Animal Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS205 Property, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS416 | 10 | International Criminal Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure) |
LAWS417 | 10 | Sports Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
General Elective Units
Any other undergraduate units (including Law Elective Units not already taken as a Law Elective Unit) approved by the Course Coordinator.
Global Studies Specified Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST115 | 10 | Global History: Six Degrees of Separation |
POLS104 | 10 | Introduction to International Relations |
GLST305 | 10 | Global Studies Research Project (Pre: At least 20 cp of specified Global Studies units) |
Global Studies Units (30cp)
Consisting of:
a) 10 cp of units from Global Studies List A
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GLST207 or | 10 | Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods (Inc. GLST201 Global Change and Development; GEOG200 Development in South East Asia) |
HIST251 or | 10 | Human Rights in History |
PHIL202 or | 10 | Justice, Authority and Human Rights |
POLS210 | 10 | Racism in Our Times: Global Perspectives on Indigenous Politics |
b) 10 cp of units from Global Studies List B
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
SOCS243 or | 10 | Global Health (Inc. GLST200 Global Health) |
GEOG204 or | 10 | Environmental Sustainability: the Global Challenge |
POLS213 | 10 | International Security and Terrorism |
AND
c) 10 cp of units from Global Studies List C
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
POLS309 or | 10 | World Politics and Justice (Pre: 20 cp in 200/300 level Politics and International Relations units or 20 cp from 200-level Global Studies units) |
SOCS301 | 10 | Society Justice and the Economy (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level unit in Sociology or related discipline) |
With permission from the Course Coordinator, where a student is unable to take POLS309 or SOCS301 the following units are approved for substitution:
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST333 | 10 | The Emergence of East Asia (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level units in History) |
HIST327 | 10 | Global Histories: First Nations and Colonisation (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level units in History) |
HIST329 | 10 | Diasporas and Journeys: Immigration in World History (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level unit in History) |
HIST330 | 10 | Contemporary World History (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level unit in History) |
HIST308 | 10 | Making History (Pre: 20 cp in 200/300-level History units) |
HUMA317 | 10 | History and Geography of Rome (Pre: 10 cp of 200/300 level History or Geography units) |
Global Study Abroad or Global Studies International Internship (40 cp)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GLST3001 | 10 | Global Studies International Internship (At least 100 cp of study from the Global Studies double degree) |
OR | ||
GLST301 | 10 | Global Study Abroad A |
GLST302 | 10 | Global Study Abroad B |
GLST303 | 10 | Global Study Abroad C |
GLST304 | 10 | Global Study Abroad D |
Global Studies Electives (20 cp)
Global Economics Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ECON204 | 10 | Development Economics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Economics) |
ECON209 | 10 | Global Economy (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Economics) |
DVST301 | 10 | Developmental Alternatives (Pre: GEOG207 Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihood |
Race, Rights and Ethics Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
DVST303 | 10 | Advocacy and Policy Development (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level units in International Development Studies) |
HIST251 | 10 | Human Rights in History |
PHIL202 | 10 | Justice, Authority and Human Rights |
POLS210 | 10 | Racism in Our Times: Global Perspectives on Indigenous Politics |
SOCS209 | 10 | Race and Ethnicity: Australian and Global Perspectives |
HIST327 | 10 | Global Histories: First Nations and Colonisation (Pre: At least two History units at advanced (200/300) level) |
International Units
Asia
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GEOG207 | 10 | Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods (Inc: GLST201; GEOG200) |
THSR200 | 10 | Introducing Asian Religions (Pre: 40 cps in 100 level units) |
POLS202 | 10 | South East Asian Politics (Pre: 10 cp from 100 level unit in Politics and International Relations) |
HIST219 | 10 | Modern South East Asia (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
HIST252 | 10 | Empires: From the Silk Road to the Asian Century (Pre: 10cp from 100-level unit in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
HIST333 | 10 | Emergence of Modern South East Asia (Pre: 20cp from 200-level History units) |
Europe
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST208 | 10 | Fascist Europe (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level in History) |
HIST209 | 10 | Revolutionary Europe 1789-1917 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level in History) |
HIST215 | 10 | Europe Divided and United (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History) |
Middle East
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
POLS201 | 10 | Middle Eastern Politics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations) |
The Americas
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST224 | 10 | Rise of the United States (Pre: 10 co from 100-level unit in History) |
HIST225 | 10 | US Foreign Policy (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History) |
HIST229 | 10 | Rebels and Revolution in Latin America (Pre: 10cp from 100-level unit in History) |
Global Migration Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
DVST200 | 10 | Refugees and Forced Migration (Pre: 10cp from 100-level units in International Development Studies or Global Studies) |
HIST214 | 10 | Destination Australia (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
HIST329 | 10 | Immigration in World History (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level unit in History) |
War, Peace and Security Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST256 | 10 | War and Peace (Pre: 10cp from 100-level unit in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
POLS213 | 10 | International Security and Terrorism (Pre: 10cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations) |
Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites):
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BIOL129 | 10 | Foundations of Ecology |
COMM222 | 10 | Communication in a Global Society (Pre: 10cp from Communication or Global Studies units) |
DVST100 | 10 | Introduction to International Development Studies |
DVST101 | 10 | Humanitarian Work and Development |
DVST203 | 10 | Qualitative Research Methodologies for Development Projects (Pre: 10cp from 100-level units in Development Studies) |
DVST204 | 10 | Project Management (Pre: 10cp from 100-level units in International Development Studies) |
ENVR102 | 10 | Earth Science |
GEOG204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability: The Global Challenge |
GEOG206 | 10 | Climate Change: Past, Present and Future |
HUMA317 | 10 | History and Geography of Rome (Pre: 10 cp of 200/300 level History or Geography units) |
HUMA252 | 10 | Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome (Pre: 10cp unit in Art History, History, Theological Studies, Studies of Religion or Philosophy) |
ITAN101 | 10 | Introductory Italian |
MUSC280 | 10 | Music, Culture and Diversity |
THSR205 | 10 | Introducing Judaism and Islam (Pre: 40 cps in 100-level units) |
PHIL107 | 10 | Philosophy of World Religions |
POLS212 | 10 | Politics in the Developing World (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations) |
SOCS206 | 10 | Globalisation, Religion and Modernity (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or equivalent) |
SOCS207 | 10 | Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or equivalent) |
SOCS243 | 10 | Global Health |
SOCS226 | 10 | Global Youth Cultures (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or equivalent) |
SOCS237 | 10 | People Count: Researching Quantitatively (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or equivalent) |
GEOG306 | 10 | Extreme Earth: Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability (Pre: 20 cp of 200–level Geography units) |
HIST327 | 10 | Global Histories: First Nations and Colonisation (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level unit in History) |
HIST330 | 10 | Contemporary World History ) Pre: 20 cp from 200-level unit in History) |
SPAN101 | 10 | Introductory Spanish |
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Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1271344