Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

This is a highly competitive course and applicants are strongly encouraged to also apply for the Associate Degree of Legal Studies (115141) or the Diploma of Laws (116151) as an alternative pathway should they not meet the cut off.

Students who complete the Associate Degree of Legal Studies or the Diploma of Laws at Charles Darwin University will be eligible to apply for full credit upon admission to the 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, political science and literary studies.

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

The law course provides legal education for the practice of law.

In that context, the course provides knowledge of the legal system and legal principles, and cultivates 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.

The Bachelor of Laws program draws upon the Law School's active and growing relationships with the legal profession, Aboriginal customary law leaders, and overseas law schools.

The international links facilitate the Law School emphasis on providing students with exposure to transnational law, including comparative law, and opportunities are provided for students to study overseas at partner universities, with credit being given towards the CDU law degree.

Common Units(2 units) - 20cp

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.

CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology or CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (new title from 2016)

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

Core Units(19units) - 190cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 190 credit points as detailed below.

Law Core Units (150 credit points)

LWZ112

LWZ114

LWZ115

(replaces LWZ111 from 2016)

LWZ116

LWZ118

LWZ204

LWZ210

LWZ211

LWZ212

LWZ223

LWZ304

LWZ315

LWZ316

LWZ317

LWZ320

Arts Core Units (40 credit points)

HIS142 Introduction to Australian History (new title 2018) LIT101 An Introduction to Reading Literature and Film (recoded to LIT104 Introduction to Australasian Literature from 2018) POL149 Foundations of Western Civilisation (recoded to POL249 from 2018 - not offered 2020) SOC140 Sociological Perspectives

Specialist Elective(15 units) - 150 cp

Units totalling 150 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below.

Specialist Elective Units totalling 150 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below. Students must complete 90 credit points from Law and 60 credit points from Arts:

Law Specialist Electives (90 credit points):

LWB205 Legal History and Jurisprudence (recoded LWA110 2016) (offered each year) LWA111 Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System (previously LWB201) LWA112 Environmental and Planning Law LWA113 Customary Law (next offered 2021) LWA114 Law, Justice and the State (not offered in 2020) LWA207 Dispute Resolution LWA210 Contemporary Issues (new title from 2016) LWA213 Family Law (next offered 2021) LWA217 Resources and Energy Law LWA219 Criminology (next offered 2021) LWA221 Human Rights Law LWA298 Legal Clinic LWA316 Intellectual Property Law LWA317 Research Paper LWA319 Private International Law (next offered 2021) LWA321 Public International Law LWA322 Moot Court LWA325 Succession (next offered 2021) LWA328 Competition and Consumer Law (next offered 2021) LWA329 Conveyancing Law LWA331 Finance and Securities Law LWA332 Science and the Law (next offered 2021) Arts Specialist Electives (60 credit points)

History

At least 3 units (30 credit points) must be at 300 level

HIS231

HIS246

(new title 2018)

HIS252

(previously HIS249A 2016) (new title 2018)

HIS347

(new title 2018)

HIS355

CAH301

CAH302

Literary Studies

At least 3 units (30 credit points) must be at 300 level

LIT102 Creative and Critical Writing (replaced by LIT103 2018) LIT201 The Literature of the North: Australia and South East Asia (replaced by LIT205 2019) LIT202 Creative and Professional Writing (replaced by LIT203 or LIT204) (next offered 2020 and 2021 respectively - offered in alternate years) LIT301 Australian Literature in the Twentieth Century (replaced by LIT304 2018) LIT302 Independent Study in Creative Practice (new title from 2018) CAH301 Independent Studies A (Literary Studies) CAH302 Independent Studies B (Literary Studies)

Political Science

At least 3 units (30 credit points) must be at 300 level

POL101

POL214

(replaced by POL120 2018)

(replaced by POL321 2018 - not avail 2019, next offered 2020)

(20cp) (last offered 2010)

(last offering 2018. (Replaced by INI310 from 2019 and POL364 from 2018)

(discontinued 2017)

CAH301

CAH302

Electives(4 units) - 40 cp

Units totalling 40 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University.

- 400cp

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 75*. 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 ACIKE 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.