Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

This combined degree provides students with the generic skills and understanding of humanities and social sciences in conjunction with legal education for the practice of law.

The Arts course provides graduates with the ability to understand and study human society.

It develops high levels of written and oral communication skills in the humanities and social sciences, including history, Greek, Chinese (Mandarin) and Indonesian studies, political science and sociology.

It prepares graduates for research training at Honours and postgraduate level.

It is available for external and internal modes of study.

The primary aim of the Law course is to provide legal education for the practice of law.

In that context, the course aims to provide knowledge of the legal system and legal principles, and to cultivate a capacity for legal research, analysis and communication.

The course also deals with theoretical perspectives on the law and encourages an appreciation of legal issues of special significance to the Northern Territory, including Aboriginal legal issues.

Graduates of law are not restricted to a career as a solicitor, barrister, prosecutor or judge, if that is not their ambition.

A law degree opens up career options in in-house counsel of private and public institutions, teaching, industrial relations, military, police services, politics, human rights, customs, immigration or any public or private sector employment where an in-depth understanding of the law would be an advantage.

Graduates of this combined degree are awarded both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws.

Common(2 units) - 20

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:

CUC107

(compulsory)

Plus either:

CUC100

or

CUC106

Select

Common Units

to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.

Compulsory Core(23 units) - 230

Arts

Compulsory Core units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below:

In this double degree, candidates fulfill the requirements for the Arts course by completing: a common year one (80cp), which includes two common units: plus two core units (20cp) selecting one 200 level core unit and one 300 level core unit.

(CME101 replaced BCO104 from 2015 and has since been recoded to ECO105 from 2016)

(replaced by SMP102 2018)

or

(not offered 2017 or 2018)

CIW100

HIS142

(new title 2018)

POL101

(unit title change as of 2014)

SOC140

(recoded to

in 2018) (available from 2019)

or

CAH210

(last offering 2018)

Law Compulsory core units totalling 150 credit points as detailed below:

LWZ115 Legal Process (replaces LWZ111 from 2016 which replaced LWZ100A and LWZ100B from 2015) LWZ114 Criminal Law LWZ116 Torts LWZ118 Contracts LWZ204 Constitutional Law (replaces LWZ202 and LWZ203 from 2015) LWZ210 Equity LWZ211 Trusts LWZ223 Property Law LWZ304 Administrative Law (replaces LWZ202 and LWZ312 from 2015) LWZ315 Corporations Law LWZ316 Evidence LWZ317 Civil Procedure LWZ320 Professional Responsibility

Specialist Electives(15 units) - 150

Arts First Specialist Electives

Either 6 units totalling 60 credit points selected from one of the three specialisations listed below or 3 units totalling 30 credit points selected from each of History and Political Sciences. The Indigenous Knowledge Systems specialisation requires completion of 6 units.

Option 1

6 units totalling 60 cp credit points selected from one of the three (History, Political Science or Indigenous Knowledge Systems) first specialisations (required) listed below.

OR

Option 2

3 units totalling 30 credit points selected from each of the two (History and Political Science) first specialisation sequences listed below. A total of 60 credit points.

HISTORY

(replaced by HIS220 from 2019)

(never offered, discontinued)

HIS231

HIS246 Colonial North Australia (new title 2018)

(recoded to HIS252 from 2016) (new title 2018)

HIS347 North Australia in the 20th Century (new title 2018)

CAH301

CAH302

HIS355

POLITICAL SCIENCE

(never offered, discontinued)

POL214

(replaced by POL120 2018)

(replaced by POL321 2018

- not avail 2019, next offered 2020

)

(20cp) (last offered in 2010)

CAH301

CAH302

(never offered, discontinued)

(last offering 2018).

(Replaced by

POL364 from 2018 and

INI310 from 2019)

(discontinued 2017)

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGES SYSTEMS (IKS)

ATI200

ATI210

ATI211

ATI221

(next offered 2020) (offered in alternate years)

(next offered 2020) (offered in alternate years)

CIK210

(no longer available)

CIK240

CIK230

CIK305

CIK341

ATI310

ATI311

ATI321

ATI330

ATI331

Law Specialist Elective units - 9 units totalling 90 credit points selected from the units listed below:

Note:

LWA207

LWA207

(no longer avail from 2016)

Note:

Specialist Electives to be offered each year

(next offered 2020)

LWA210

(title change from 2016)

(no longer avail from 2016)

LWA213

(next offered 2021)

(recoded LWP213)

(replaced by LWA317 from 2016)

Specialist Electives offered in alternate years

(no longer avail from 2016)

(no longer avail from 2016)

(no longer avail from 2016)

(no longer avail from 2016)

(no longer avail from 2016)

(recoded LWA111 2016)

(next offered 2020)

(recoded to LWA110 from 2016)

(offered each year)

(recoded

LWA221

2016)

LWA316

LWA317

(next offered 2021)

(next offered 2021)

LWA329

(no longer avail from 2016)

(no longer avail from 2016)

Electives - 0

There are no elective units available in the course.

- 400

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.