Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Global Studies
LLB/BGlobSt
400 cp
Minimum duration: 5 years full-time or equivalent part-time. Course available at:Melbourne, Victoria
North Sydney/Strathfield (Sydney), NSW 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 Rules.
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
For 2014 and 2015 only - Recommended: English (any)
For 2016 onwards - Prerequisites: English (Advanced)
Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.
Applicants whose first language is not English must have either:
- successfully completed at least two full-time years of study in secondary or higher education where the medium of study was English; or
- demonstrated their English proficiency, as set out below.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Overall Score: 7.0
Individual score of 6.5 in all tests
Test of English as a Foreign Language - Academic (TOEFL)
Internet based total of 100: min 25 writing, speaking, reading and listening.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the degrees, a student must complete 400 cp consisting of:
- 120cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Global Studies, consisting of:
- 40 cp from Global Studies Core Units;
- 40 cp from the International Study/Internship unit;
- 40 cp from Global Studies Electives;
- 20cp of University Core Units; and
- 20cp from Law Electives;
- 240cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws, consisting of:
- 230cp from Law Core Units;
- 10cp from unspecified Elective Units; and
- Four 0cp Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience Units–one unit in the second, fourth and fifth years of the degree.
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 Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives |
Law Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LAWS104 | 10 | Legal Reading, Research and Writing |
LAWS105 | 10 | Contract |
LAWS106 | 10 | Criminal Law and Procedure |
LAWS107 | 10 | Public Law |
LAWS108 | 10 | Commercial Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract) |
LAWS109 | 10 | International Human Rights (Pre: LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS200 | 10 | Business Organisations (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS201 | 10 | Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS202 | 10 | Comparative Legal Systems (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS203 | 10 | False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS204 | 10 | Land Law (Pre: LAWS205 Property) |
LAWS205 | 10 | Property (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LAWS206 | 10 | Torts |
LAWS300 | 10 | Administrative Law (Pre: LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS301 | 10 | Competition Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract ) |
LAWS302 | 10 | Constitutional Law (Pre: LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS303 | 10 | Equity and Trusts (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS205 Property) |
LAWS304 | 10 | Evidence (Pre: LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure) |
LAWS305 | 10 | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS107 Public Law) |
LAWS401 | 10 | Consumer Protection Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS203 False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts) |
LAWS402 | 10 | International Trade Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LAWS404 | 10 | Public and Private International Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS107 Public Law, LAWS206 Torts) |
LAWS405 | 10 | Legal Community Engagement (Pre: LAWP100 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 1, LAWP200 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 2, LAWP300 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 3, LAWP400 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 4) |
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LAWP100 | 0 | Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 1 (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, 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) |
LAWP400 | 0 | Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 4 (Pre: LAWP300 Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience 3) |
Law Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LAWS400 | 10 | Canon Law |
LAWS403 | 10 | Jurisprudence (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
LEGL205 | 10 | Introduction to Health Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL300 | 10 | Taxation Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL304 | 10 | Employment Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL306 | 10 | Marketing Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL307 | 10 | Banking and Finance Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL308 | 10 | Intellectual Property Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
LEGL309 | 10 | Australian Financial Markets and Services Law (Pre: LAWS105 Contract, LAWS108 Commercial Law) |
Global Studies Core
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ENVR204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability |
GLST200 | 10 | Global Health |
GLST201 | 10 | Global Change and Development |
POLS309 | 10 | World Politics and Justice (Pre: 40cp in 100/200 level POLS or GLST201 Global Change and Development |
International Study/Internship
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GLST300 | 40 | International Study/Internship |
GLOBAL STUDIES ELECTIVES
Business
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BUSN201 | 10 | International Business |
HRMG100 | 10 | Management and People |
Communication
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
COMM102 | 10 | Introduction to Communication |
COMM103 | 10 | Written Communication |
COMM213 | 10 | Interpersonal Communication |
COMM218 | 10 | Communication in the Workplace (Pre: COMM102 Introduction to Communication OR COMM103 Written Communication) |
International Development Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
DVST100 | 10 | Introduction to International Development Studies |
DVST200 | 10 | Refugees and Forced Migration |
DVST201 | 10 | Humanitarian and Development Work: a Dignity-based Approach (Pre: DVST100 Introduction to International Development Studies) |
DVST300 | 10 | Peace and Development (Pre: DVST201 Humanitarian and Development Work: a Dignity-based Approach) |
DVST301 | 10 | Development Alternatives: Fair Trade (Pre: GLST201 Global Change and Development) |
DVST303 | 10 | Advocacy and Policy Development |
Economics
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ECON102 | 10 | Microeconomics |
or | ||
ECON200 | 10 | Principles of Business Economics |
and
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ECON103 | 10 | Macroeconomics |
ECON204 | 10 | Development Economics (Pre: 10cp from 100-level ECON unit) |
ECON209 | 10 | The Global Economy (Pre: 10cp from 100-level ECON unit) |
Education Unit
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDFD210 | 10 | Global Perspectives in Education |
Environmental Science
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BIOL101 | 10 | Biodiversity |
10 | Principles of Ecology (Pre: BIOL101 Biodiversity) | |
10 | Conservation and Sustainability | |
10 | Marine Coastal Ecology (Pre: BIOL102 Principles of Ecology) | |
10 | Environmental Issues | |
10 | Earth Science |
Geography
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GEOG101 | 10 | Human Geographies of Globalisation |
GEOG200 | 10 | Geographies of Development in SE Asia (Pre: GEOG101 Human Geographies of Globalisation) |
GEOG300 | 10 | Natural Hazards (Pre: GEOG101 Human Geographies of Globalisation) |
History
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST105 | 10 | Early Modern Europe |
HIST211 | 10 | Modern China (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit ) |
HIST212 | 10 | Modern Japan (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit ) |
HIST213 | 10 | Pacific History (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit) |
HIST214 | 10 | Immigrants in Australian History (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit) |
HIST219 | 10 | Histories and Culture of South East Asia (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit) |
HIST225 | 10 | US Foreign Policy since 1945 (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit ) |
HIST227 | 10 | Human Rights in History (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit ) |
HIST229 | 10 | Rebels and Revolutions in Latin America (Pre: 10cp from 100-level HIST unit) |
HIST327 | 10 | Indigenous Peoples in Settler Colonies (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level HIST unit; Inc: HIST104 Indigenous Peoples in Settler Colonies) |
HIST328 | 10 | Gender in World History (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level HIST or Gender Studies unit; Inc: HIST201 Global Approaches to Women's History) |
HIST329 | 10 | Comparative History of Immigrant Peoples (Pre: cp from 200-level HIST unit; Inc: HIST206 Comparative History of Immigrant Peoples) |
HIST330 | 10 | Contemporary World History (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level HIST unit) |
Legal Studies
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LEGL103 | 10 | Introduction to International Human Rights Law and Practice |
Media
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MEDA100 | 10 | Introduction to Media Production |
MEDA101 | 10 | Theorising the Media |
MEDA201 | 10 | Video Production (Pre: MEDA100 Introduction to Media Production) |
MEDA213 | 10 | Power, Propaganda and Persuasion (Pre: MEDA101 Introduction to Media Production or 10cp from 100-level COMM unit) |
Politics
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
POLS100 | 10 | The Nature of Democracy |
POLS103 | 10 | Introduction to Comparative Politics |
POLS202 | 10 | Southeast Asian Politics (Pre: 10cp from 100-level POLS unit) |
POLS212 | 10 | Politics in the Developing World (Pre: 10cp from 100-level POLS unit) |
POLS308 | 10 | Politics and Public Policy (Pre: 40cp from 100/200-level POLS unit or GLST201 Global Change and Development) |
Sociology
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
SOCS100 | 10 | Introduction to Sociology |
SOCS108 | 10 | Contemporary Society and Change |
SOCS204 | 10 | Culture and Society (Pre: 10cp from 100-level SOCS unit) |
SOCS209 | 10 | Race and Ethnicity in Australia (Pre: 10cp from 100-level SOCS unit) |
Study of Religions
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
THSR101 | 10 | Introducing to Judaism and Islam |
THSR200 | 10 | Introducing Asian Religions |
THSR201 | 10 | Ethics and Peace Studies in World Religions |
THSR203 | 10 | Interfaith Relations and Dialogue |
Or other unit approved by the Course Coordinator as a Global Studies Elective unit.
Page last updated: 2017-06-26
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/553397
Page last updated: 2017-06-26
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/553397