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Multiply your skills, knowledge and career prospects through this double degree that both fosters the arts and lays down the law.
You can immerse yourself in arts majors such as media studies, social sciences and politics, while at the same time gathering the qualifications for a legal career.
You may undertake voluntary legal experience and professional placement with legal firms, or undertake community arts learning opportunities, helping you build practical skills and develop professional networks.
Graduates can pursue career opportunities that combine proficiency in the arts and law; and those specific to each discipline. This may include working in private practice as a solicitor or barrister, in government departments, non-government agencies, legal organisations or careers in the media, public relations and creative industries.
The Bachelor of Laws fulfils the academic requirements to practise law in Australia. Professional admission authorities also require law graduates of all universities to complete practical legal training or similar to practise as a lawyer.
Applicants who do not have the required entry mark for this double degree are encouraged to apply for the Bachelor of Arts. If a student achieves the required grade point average during that course, they may then apply for transfer into the double degree.
Multiply your skills, knowledge and career prospects through this double degree that both fosters the arts and lays down the law.
You can immerse yourself in arts majors such as media studies, social sciences and politics, while at the same time gathering the qualifications for a legal career.
You may undertake voluntary legal experience and professional placement with legal firms, or undertake community arts learning opportunities, helping you build practical skills and develop professional networks.
Graduates can pursue career opportunities that combine proficiency in the arts and law; and those specific to each discipline. This may include working in private practice as a solicitor or barrister, in government departments, non-government agencies, legal organisations or careers in the media, public relations and creative industries.
The Bachelor of Laws fulfils the academic requirements to practise law in Australia. Professional admission authorities also require law graduates of all universities to complete practical legal training or similar to practise as a lawyer.
Applicants who do not have the required entry mark for this double degree are encouraged to apply for the Bachelor of Arts. If a student achieves the required grade point average during that course, they may then apply for transfer into the double degree.
Current Southern Cross students – to access your official course details for the year you started your degree, please visit the handbook.
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
There are no majors in the Bachelor of Laws degree, however, a diverse range of law-based elective units is available.
See the Bachelor of Arts for majors available.
Domestic students
| Location | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Session 1, Session 2 |
| Online | Session 1, Session 2, Session 3 |
Students attend a compulsory on-campus workshop.
International students
Applications for this course are made directly to Southern Cross University via our online application service.
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Course Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a course. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes.
| Course Learning Outcome |
|---|
Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues. |
Apply legal reasoning, critical analysis and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems. |
Demonstrate an understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making and an ability to recognise, reflect upon, and respond to ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts. Demonstrate an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and in service to the community. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between law and sustainability. |
Demonstrate an understanding of a broad and coherent body of knowledge that includes the fundamental areas of law, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts, and the broader contexts within which legal issues arise. Demonstrate an understanding of the international and comparative contexts in which legal issues arise. |
Learn and work independently. Reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and seek and make use of feedback as appropriate, to determine personal and professional development needs and achievements. Access, manage and evaluate sources of information relevant to legal research and practice. |
Communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences. Collaborate effectively and constructively with others. |
Apply an understanding of Australian Indigenous perspectives to all aspects of legal professional practice. |
The assessment methods for the Bachelor of Laws vary from unit to unit. They may include research proposals, research essays, reports, oral and written presentations, case studies, online and class participation, and examinations. The weighting of assessment marks between assignments and examinations also varies.
The assessment methods used in the Bachelor of Arts vary from unit to unit.
On-campus students experience a variety of teaching approaches including face-to-face lectures and tutorials. Some units offer online activities, classes, pre-recorded and/or live lectures. The method of teaching may vary from unit to unit.
The online study option is highly interactive and promotes collaboration and a sense of community. Students may receive online pre-recorded and/or live lectures, electronic study materials, workshops, online discussion forums and virtual classes. The method of teaching may vary from unit to unit.
Attendance at on-campus workshops is a requirement of the Bachelor of Laws for on-campus and online students. The workshops provide students with an opportunity to network, engage in a range of learning experiences and skills required at an LLB level that cannot be taught effectively solely online, and meet key representatives of the legal profession who address issues of contemporary legal practice and professional conduct. For more information, go to law workshops.
Graduates can pursue career opportunities that combine knowledge of arts and law; and those specific to each discipline.
For arts: communication industries, community relations, journalism, cultural policy, management and administration, education, publishing, public service, multimedia design, creative and cultural industries, politics, social justice and human rights.
For law: barristers or solicitors; or in law-related areas in private, corporate, or government organisations.
Law students can undertake voluntary legal experience and professional placement with legal firms or offices to build their practical legal skills and develop their professional networks.
In the Bachelor of Arts, students can undertake learning opportunities in the community through a number of units as well as through assessment opportunities.
The Bachelor of Laws fulfils the academic requirements for admission to the legal profession. Professional admission authorities also require law graduates of all universities to complete practical legal training or similar to be eligible to practise as a lawyer.
Students who intend to practise law outside Australia should check with the relevant country’s admission body to confirm their practising requirements.
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To be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, students must complete 40 units (480 credit points), comprising:
Bachelor of Laws with Honours
To be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Laws with Honours, students must:
Class of Honours
The Bachelor of Laws with Honours may be awarded in the following classes:
Exit Award
Students may be eligible to exit with the Bachelor of Laws or the Bachelor of Arts upon completion of the requirements of the single degree.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment
| Title | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1, Session 1 | |||
| Part-time students should complete the first two units in Year 1, Session 1. The remaining two units should be completed in Year 2, Session 1. | |||
| LEGL1001 - Legal Research and Writing | |||
| LEGL1005 - Legal Process | |||
| WRIT1003 - Written Communication | Note 2 | ||
| CLST2002 - Australia, Asia and the World | |||
| Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| Part-time students should complete the first two units in Year 1, Session 2. The remaining two units should be completed in Year 2, Session 2. | |||
| LAWS2015 - Torts | |||
| CLST1004 - Critical Thinking for Digital Times | |||
| CLST1005 - Unruly Subjects: Citizenship | |||
| 1st Unit from Law Electives | |||
| Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| LAWS2002 - Contract Law I | |||
| LAWS2008 - Criminal Procedure | |||
| LEGL1006 - Jurisprudence | |||
| INDG3001 - Caring for Country | |||
| Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| LAWS2003 - Contract Law II | |||
| LAWS2009 - Criminal Law | |||
| LAWS2005 - Constitutional Law | |||
| CRTV1002 - Create: Innovate: Change | |||
| Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| LAWS2010 - Environmental Law | |||
| LAWS2007 - Corporations Law | |||
| 1st Arts Major | |||
| 2nd Arts Major | |||
| Year 3, Session 2 | |||
| LAWS2012 - Property Principles | |||
| LAWS2017 - Principles of Equity | |||
| 3rd Arts Major | |||
| 4th Arts Major | |||
| Year 4, Session 1 | |||
| LAWS2016 - Evidence | |||
| LAWS2013 - Civil Litigation and Procedure | |||
| 5th Arts Major | |||
| 6th Arts Major | |||
| Year 4, Session 2 | |||
| LAWS2006 - Administrative Law | |||
| LAWS3003 - Professional Conduct | Note 1 | ||
| 2nd Unit from Law Electives | |||
| 3rd Unit from Law Electives | |||
| Year 5, Session 1 | |||
| 4th Unit from Law Electives | |||
| 5th Unit from Law Electives | |||
| 7th Arts Major | |||
| 8th Arts Major | |||
| Year 5, Session 2 | |||
| 6th Unit from Law Electives | |||
| 7th Unit from Law Electives | |||
| Title | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| LEGL1001 - Legal Research and Writing | |||
| LEGL1005 - Legal Process | Note 1 | ||
| WRIT1003 - Written Communication | |||
| 1st Unit from Law Electives Law Electives | |||
| Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| LAWS2002 - Contract Law I | |||
| LAWS2008 - Criminal Procedure | |||
| CLST2002 - Australia, Asia and the World | |||
| 1st Arts Major | |||
| Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| LAWS2003 - Contract Law II | |||
| LAWS2009 - Criminal Law | |||
| CLST1004 - Critical Thinking for Digital Times | |||
| CLST1005 - Unruly Subjects: Citizenship | |||
| Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| LEGL1006 - Jurisprudence | |||
| LAWS2010 - Environmental Law | |||
| INDG3001 - Caring for Country | |||
| 2nd Arts Major | |||
| Year 3, Session 2 | |||
| LAWS2015 - Torts | |||
| LAWS2005 - Constitutional Law | |||
| CRTV1002 - Create: Innovate: Change | |||
| 3rd Arts Major
| |||
| Year 4, Session 1 | |||
| LAWS2007 - Corporations Law | |||
| LAWS2016 - Evidence | |||
| LAWS2013 - Civil Litigation and Procedure | |||
| 2nd Unit from Law Electives Law Electives | |||
| Year 4, Session 2 | |||
| LAWS2012 - Property Principles | |||
| LAWS2017 - Principles of Equity | |||
| 4th Arts Major | |||
| 3rd Unit from Law Electives Law Electives | |||
| Year 5, Session 1 | |||
| 5th Arts Major | |||
| 6th Arts Major | |||
| 7th Arts Major | |||
| 4th Unit from Law Electives Law Electives | |||
| Year 5, Session 2 | |||
| LAWS2006 - Administrative Law | |||
| LAWS3003 - Professional Conduct | |||
| 5th Unit from Law Electives Law Electives | |||
| 6th Unit from Law Electives Law Electives | |||
| Year 6, Session 1 | |||
| 8th Arts Major | |||
| 7th Unit from Law Electives Law Electives | |||
| Title | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1, Session 3 | |||
| LEGL1001 - Legal Research and Writing | |||
| LEGL1005 - Legal Process | Note 1 | ||
| Year 2, Session 1 follow the course progression for Session 1 commencement excluding the completed units. | |||
| Note 1: | Attendance at a compulsory workshop is required. |
| Note 2: | A student who receives an absent fail or fail for WRIT1003 - Written Communication will need to complete EDUC1001 - Language and Learning in your Discipline. If a student passes EDUC1001 - Language and Learning in your Discipline they will not need to complete WRIT1003 - Written Communication. |
| Title | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT2001 - Taxation | |||
| ACCT3001 - Advanced Taxation | |||
| LAWS2056 - Family Law Practice | |||
| LEGL2008 - Conveyancing Law | Note 1 | ||
| LAWS2057 - Welfare Law | |||
| LAWS2060 - Drugs, Crime and the Law | |||
| LAWS2018 - Wills and Estates | |||
| LAWS2019 - Employment and Industrial Relations Law | |||
| JUST2005 - EEO and OH&S Law and Practice | |||
| LAWS2014 - Local Government and Planning Law | |||
| JUST2001 - Victimology | |||
| LAWS2020 - Intellectual Property | |||
| LAWS3001 - Clinical Legal Experience | |||
| LAWS3002 - Law Placement | |||
| LAWS2021 - International Business Law | |||
| LEGL2010 - Information Technology and the Law | |||
| LAWS2022 - Competition and Consumer Law | |||
| LEGL2011 - Mediation and Dispute Resolution | Note 1 | ||
| LEGL2012 - Mediation Practice and Procedure | Note 1 | ||
| LAWS2054 - Criminology | |||
| LAWS2038 - Advanced Advocacy | |||
| LAWS2023 - International Law | |||
| JUST2004 - Human Rights | |||
| LAWS2024 - Commercial Law | |||
| LAWS4001 - Independent Legal Research | |||
| JUST2002 - International Criminal Justice | |||
| JUST2003 - Restorative Justice | |||
| LAWS2025 - Stock Exchange and Finance Law | |||
| LEGL2017 - Public Interest Advocacy | |||
| LAWS2026 - Entertainment Law | |||
| LAWS2063 - Race and the Law | |||
| LEGL2018 - Mediating Across Cultures | |||
| LAWS4002 - Legal Research: Context, Perspective and Method | |||
| LAWS2052 - Psychiatry, Psychology and the Law | |||
| LEGL2009 - Mooting | |||
| LAWS2059 - International Human Rights Law | |||
| LAWS2028 - Animal Law | |||
| LAWS2031 - Sexual Orientation and the Law | |||
| LAWS2032 - Comparative Law | |||
| LAWS2050 - International Trade and Development Law | |||
| LAWS2065 - Ecological Jurisprudence | |||
| LAWS2046 - Advanced Sports Law | |||
| LAWS2048 - International Humanitarian Law | |||
| LAWS2011 - Statutory Interpretation | |||
| LAW73003 - Remedies | |||
| LAWS2037 - Indigenous Jurisprudence | |||
| LAWS2066 - Climate Law and Policy | |||
| LAWS2034 - The Rhetoric of Law | |||
| LAWS2041 - Legal Fictions: Writing the Law | |||
| POLT2005 - Struggles, Movements, and the Idea of Communism | |||
| INDG2012 - Indigenous Rights | |||
| LAWS2035 - International Business Negotiations | |||
| LAWS3004 - Jessup Moot | Note 1 | ||
| LAWS2042 - Information Environmentalism | Note 1 | ||
| LAWS2044 - Crimen Exceptum: The English Witch Prosecution in Context | Note 1 | ||
| LAWS2049 - Wisdom, Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property | Note 1 | ||
| JUST2009 - The Legalities of Artificial Intelligence | Note 1 | ||
| JUST2010 - Myths for the Future: Law and Climate Fiction in the 21st Century | Note 1 | ||
| LAWS2027 - Introduction to Chinese Business Law | |||
| JUST2007 - Performances and Power in Literature and the Law | |||
| JUST2008 - Justice Framed: Law in Films and in Graphic Novels/Comics | |||
| JUST2006 - Shifting Cultural Paradigms: Law & Literature After Postmodernism | |||
| JUST2012 - The Art of Advocacy: Mooting and Performance Rhetoric | |||
| LAWS2067 - Crossing the Line: Law and Morality in Fiction | |||
| LAWS2068 - Borders and Boundaries: Writing About Family in the 21st century | |||
| LAWS3005 - European Union: Internal Market | |||
| LAWS2069 - Troubling Transactions in Private Law |