Course summary
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) is a recognised degree for admission as a lawyer throughout Australia. Whatever their field of interest, the LLB will equip students with the intellectual, critical and practical skills needed in the professional practice of law. This four-year degree can also be studied as a five-year double degree.
The Bachelor of Laws is offered on campus and by distance education. Some units include on-campus workshops.
Applicants who do not have the required entry mark for the Bachelor of Laws are encouraged to apply for the Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies or Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies). If students achieve the required grade point average, they can then apply for transfer into the Bachelor of Laws.
Domestic snapshot
| Duration | Location | Session |
|---|---|---|
4F/8P | Gold Coast | 1 |
| Lismore | 1 | |
| Online | 1 |
International snapshot
| Duration | Location | Session |
|---|---|---|
4F/8P | Gold Coast | 1 |
| Lismore | 1 |
Major areas of study
There are no majors in this degree. However, a diverse range of law-based units is available.
Honours is embedded in the Bachelor of Laws degree and requires the completion of two specified Law units in addition to a high academic achievement overall.
Learning outcomes
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.
| Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| Intellectual rigour | Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues. |
| Creativity | Apply legal reasoning, critical analysis and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems. |
| Ethical practice | 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. |
| Knowledge of a discipline | 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. |
| Lifelong learning | 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. |
| Communication and social skills | Communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences. Collaborate effectively and constructively with others. |
| Cultural competence | Apply an understanding of Australian Indigenous perspectives to all aspects of legal professional practice. |
Assessment methods
The assessment methods used in this course 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.
Teaching methods
On-campus students experience a variety of teaching approaches including lectures, tutorials, online activities and video-linked or podcast virtual classes. The method of teaching may vary from unit to unit.
Our distance education study option is highly interactive and strives to promote collaboration and a sense of community. Students may receive a combination of podcast or video-linked lectures, electronic study materials, workshops, online discussion forums and virtual classes. The method of teaching may vary from unit to unit.
Attendance at two four-day on-campus workshops is a requirement of the Bachelor of Laws for both on-campus and distance education students. The workshops are designed to improve students’ capacities in critical analysis, legal theory, social critique, legal argument, and communication. For more information, go to law workshops.
Career opportunities
Graduates typically work as barristers, solicitors and in private, corporate or government legal departments. During their careers they can further develop a specialisation in many fields of law such as family law, wills and estate planning, criminal law, corporate law, property and conveyancing law, town planning and environmental law, employment and industrial relations, commercial law, compensation, entertainment law and sporting law.
Professional placement
While studying at Southern Cross University, LLB students can undertake voluntary legal experience and professional placement with legal firms or offices to complement their practical legal skills and become familiar with the issues facing working lawyers.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Laws fulfils the academic requirements for admission to the legal profession, but professional admission authorities also require law graduates of all universities to complete practical legal training or similar to be eligible for admission.
Students who intend to practise law outside Australia should check with the relevant country’s admission body to confirm their admission requirements.
Related courses
- Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies)
- Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies)
- Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies)
- Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies)
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- Bachelor of Laws - Graduate entry
| Type | Detail | ||||||||||||||||
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| Course code | 3007083 | ||||||||||||||||
| Course abbreviation | LLB (4 year UG entry) | ||||||||||||||||
| Credit points | 384 | ||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent units | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 4 years full-time; 8 years part-time | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability details |
Students attend compulsory on-campus workshops |
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| Indicative ATAR/OP | 89 / 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fees | Commonwealth supported |
| Type | Detail | ||||||||||||||||
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| Course code | 3007083 | ||||||||||||||||
| Course abbreviation | LLB (4 year UG entry) | ||||||||||||||||
| Credit points | 384 | ||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent units | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 4 years full-time; 8 years part-time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Admission Requirements |
Qualification equivalent to Australian Year 12 with the required entry grade. Refer to the Course Structure tab for specific admission requirements. |
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Learning Resources
The School of Law and Justice delivers courses in a blended learning environment using innovative and emergent technologies.
MySCU is a student’s point of entry to a range of online services and resources that support study and student life. The portal includes unit learning sites and information sites where students can access resources, communication tools and useful links that are integral to their studies.
The web-based study environment Blackboard Learn delivers an advanced online learning environment for students and lecturers to communicate and collaborate through virtual meeting spaces, classrooms, and discussion boards. They can share files, presentations and applications. If a tutorial or lecture is recorded, students can view it afterwards.
Learning materials include the provision of unit information guides, study guides and readings. Students may need to purchase or access prescribed text books.
The SCU library provides a wide range of services including librarian assistance, print and electronic resources, a document delivery service, catalogues, databases, ebooks, ereadings, and full-text journal literature.
The academic skills development team supports student learning by offering online and on-campus academic skills workshops, email, phone, and one-on-one support.
The resident tutor assists first year students who experience difficulties in understanding their study tasks and/or adapting to tertiary study.
Equipment and facilities
Southern Cross University provides students with modern well equipped teaching spaces such as lecture theatres, classrooms, and studios or laboratories tailored to meet the needs of specific study disciplines. Contemporary audiovisual equipment is standard in most teaching venues, and students have access to computer labs for individual study purposes.
Students at the Lismore campus also have access to a moot court with a two-way viewing room, which is used for teaching practical skills in a court setting.
Course structure
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
Table of contents
Admission requirements
Applicants for admission to candidature shall have either:
- satisfied the requirements prescribed in Rule 2 Section 2 of the Rules Relating to Awards; or
- have qualifications which in the opinion of the School Board are equivalent to the above.
Course requirements
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To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws Undergraduate Entry a candidate shall successfully complete not less than thirty-two (32) units comprising:
- all units listed in Part A of the Schedule of Units attached to these Rules;
- a minimum of ten (10) units from Part B of the Schedule;
- a maximum of six (6) elective units, which may include units from Part B or C of the Schedule. 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 or C of the Schedule of Units attached to these Rules, or have been completed prior to admission to candidature.
- A candidate who, while enrolled for a double degree with law, has completed the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws may elect to be awarded the Bachelor of Laws following withdrawal from candidature for the Double degree.
Law Degree with Honours
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A candidate for the award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours shall fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Laws award, and in addition:
- shall achieve such standard of excellence as the School Board, School of Law and Justice, may from time to time determine;
- shall complete the units LAW10181 Legal Research: Context, Perspective and Method and LAW00524 Independent Legal Research.
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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 excellence referred to in Law Degree with Honours Rule (a) 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
Advanced standing
- A candidate who has completed the Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies) may be granted advanced standing for up to a total of sixteen (16) units into the undergraduate Bachelor of Laws degree.
- A candidate who has completed the Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies may be granted advanced standing for up to a total of eight (8) units into the graduate Bachelor of Laws degree.
Schedule of units
Course progressions
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment
Part-time study
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1, Year 1 | |||
| LAW00051 - Legal Research and Writing | Introductory | ||
| LAW00111 - Legal Process | Introductory | Note 1 | |
| Session 2, Year 1 | |||
| LAW10180 - Law of Torts | Introductory | ||
| LAW00112 - Constitutional Law | Intermediate | ||
| Session 1, Year 2 | |||
| LAW10001 - Contract Law I | Introductory | ||
| LAW10002 - Australian Criminal Law I | Introductory | ||
| Session 2, Year 2 | |||
| LAW10003 - Contract Law II | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10004 - Australian Criminal Law II | Intermediate | ||
| Session 1, Year 3 | |||
| LAW00114 - Evidence and Civil Procedure | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00118 - Environmental Law | Intermediate | ||
| Session 2, Year 3 | |||
| LAW00115 - Equity | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00116 - Property Law | Intermediate | ||
| Session 1, Year 4 | |||
| LAW00520 - The Philosophy of Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00527 - Corporations Law | Intermediate | ||
| Session 2, Year 4 | |||
| LAW00117 - Administrative Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00519 - Professional Conduct | Advanced | Note 1 | |
| Year 5 Onwards | |||
| Enrol 2 units per session until completion of 10 units Law Elective PART B and 6 Units Any Elective | |||
Full-time study
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1, Year 1 | |||
| LAW00051 - Legal Research and Writing | Introductory | ||
| LAW00111 - Legal Process | Introductory | Note 1 | |
| LAW10001 - Contract Law I | Introductory | ||
| LAW10002 - Australian Criminal Law I | Introductory | ||
| Session 2, Year 1 | |||
| LAW10003 - Contract Law II | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10004 - Australian Criminal Law II | Intermediate | ||
| Law Elective PART B | |||
| Session 1, Year 2 | |||
| LAW00114 - Evidence and Civil Procedure | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00118 - Environmental Law | Intermediate | ||
| 2 units Law Elective PART B | |||
| Session 2, Year 2 | |||
| LAW00112 - Constitutional Law | Intermediate | ||
| 3 units Law Elective PART B | |||
| Session 1, Year 3 | |||
| LAW00520 - The Philosophy of Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00527 - Corporations Law | Intermediate | ||
| 2 Units Law Elective PART B | |||
| Session 2, Year 3 | |||
| LAW00115 - Equity | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00116 - Property Law | Intermediate | ||
| 2 units Law elective PART B | |||
| Session 1, Year 4 | |||
| 4 units Any Elective | |||
| Session 2, Year 4 | |||
| LAW00117 - Administrative Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00519 - Professional Conduct | Advanced | Note 1 | |
| 2 units Any Elective | |||
Notes
| Note 1: | unit requires compulsory workshop attendance |
Unit groups
PART B
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC00132 - Taxation | Advanced | ||
| ACC00134 - Advanced Taxation | Advanced | ||
| LAW00054 - Family Law Practice | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00057 - Conveyancing Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00059 - Welfare Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00061 - Drugs, Crime and the Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00062 - Wills and Estates | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00104 - Employment and Industrial Relations Law | Advanced | ||
| LAW00106 - EEO and OH&S Law and Practice | Advanced | ||
| LAW00118 - Environmental Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00119 - Local Government and Planning Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00120 - Victimology | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00121 - Intellectual Property | Advanced | ||
| LAW00122 - Clinical Legal Experience | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00123 - Law Placement | Advanced | ||
| LAW00124 - International Business Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00125 - Information Technology and the Law | Advanced | ||
| LAW00126 - Competition and Consumer Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00214 - Mediation and Dispute Resolution | Introductory | ||
| LAW00216 - Mediation Practice and Procedure | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00514 - Criminology | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00516 - Advanced Advocacy | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00521 - International Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00522 - Human Rights | Advanced | ||
| LAW00523 - Commercial Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00524 - Independent Legal Research | Advanced | ||
| LAW00525 - Cyberlaw | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00526 - International Criminal Justice | Advanced | ||
| LAW00528 - Law Review | Intermediate | ||
| LAW00529 - Restorative Justice | Intermediate | ||
| LAW01125 - Stock Exchange and Finance Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10160 - Public Interest Advocacy | Advanced | ||
| LAW10166 - Entertainment Law | Advanced | ||
| LAW10167 - International Intellectual Property Law and Public Policy | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10168 - Privacy Law and the Private Sector | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10169 - Human Rights and the Global Economy | Advanced | ||
| LAW10170 - Race and the Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10171 - Mediating Across Cultures | Introductory | ||
| LAW10181 - Legal Research: Context, Perspective and Method | Advanced | ||
| LAW10206 - The Holocaust, Genocide and the Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10207 - Psychiatry, Psychology and the Law | Advanced | ||
| LAW10288 - Mooting | Advanced | ||
| LAW10292 - Education and the Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10472 - International Human Rights Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10487 - Animal Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10488 - Crime, Globalisation and Governance | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10489 - Australian Military and National Security Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10490 - Trials and Witnesses | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10491 - Sexual Orientation and the Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW10527 - Comparative Law | Advanced | ||
| LAW10698 - International Trade and Development Law | Advanced | ||
| LAW10727 - Marine Animal Protection Law | Intermediate | ||
| LAW30001 - Ecological Jurisprudence | Intermediate | ||
| LAW30002 - Advanced Sports Law | Advanced | ||
| LAW30003 - International Humanitarian Law | Intermediate |
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