Laws and Information Technology

This new double degree will present opportunities for students in the evolving field of legislative responses to information technology innovation and the growth of information systems for legal decision making and procedures.The Information Technology degree focuses on the application of computer-based technologies and systems to meet individual and organisational information needs.

It enables students to gain the knowledge and skills needed to use IT effectively and to use, develop and manage IT-based systems.The Law degree provides students with a solid foundation in the concepts, procedures and reasoning underpinning the Australian legal system and the research, analytical and communication skills of the legal profession.

Structure

Double degree courses include the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced. LawL3001 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) course is a specialist course that develops through themes: legal methodology and legal practice, public law and private law. The specialised knowledge and advanced skills are imparted in later year elective units, including a final year project involving intensive research and writing. Part A. Legal methodology and legal practice This theme includes the nature of law, and particularly statute law enacted by parliaments and common law developed by courts. It also includes the key concepts, principles and methods of research and reasoning that enable lawyers to identify and interpret law and apply it to relevant facts in order to provide legal advice. It covers the law of procedure and evidence that governs judicial proceedings, alternative methods of resolving legal disputes, and the code of ethics that regulates the professional conduct of legal practitioners. Part B. Public lawPublic law includes constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law. It concerns the powers and procedures of the legislative, executive and judicial organs of government, and how they are regulated and controlled by 'the rule of law'. It also concerns the legal relationship between government and individuals, including the protection of individual rights. Part C. Private lawPrivate law deals with legal relationships between legal persons, including corporations as well as individuals. It includes the study of property rights, contractual rights and obligations, wrongs (called 'torts') such as trespass and the negligent infliction of injury, and the law of equity and trusts. Part D. Extending specialised knowledge and advanced skills: Law electivesIn later years of the course, you will be able to choose from a broad range of elective law units. High achieving students may also include one or two master's units in their final year of study. Elective law units enable you to develop specialised knowledge and advanced skills in areas of law that suit your own interests, skills and career goals. In addition to public and private law, these include international law, commercial law and human rights law. You will have opportunities to study overseas, and to undertake work-based learning, for example, in our legal clinical program and in local and international internships. Information TechnologyC2000 Bachelor of Information Technology course is a comprehensive course, and when completed as part of a double degree, is structured in equal parts: Part A. Information technology specified study This will provide you with foundation skills and knowledge for your IT education and ensure a breadth of understanding of IT and its applications in organisations and society. Part B. Information technology listed major This will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your expertise in one area of information technology. You will develop the practical and theoretical skills and knowledge in your chosen major needed to successfully plan, develop, implement and evaluate information products and systems.

Course requirements

This course comprises 252 points, of which 156 points are from the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (including all the requirements in Part A, B, C and D for the single degree) and 96 points from the Bachelor of Information Technology (including all of the requirements in Part A and B for the single degree).

Course progression mapsThe course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

If you started your course in semester two, please refer to the mid-year course progression map.

Qualifications

Equivalent Australian Year 12

Recent secondary education

ATAR requirements

ATAR

94

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Subject prerequisites

All applicants must satisfy the following prerequisites or their equivalents.

Australian VCE subjects

English

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 35 in English (EAL) or 30in English other than EAL

Maths

Units 1 and 2: satisfactory completion in two units (any study combination) of Maths: General Mathematics, Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics or Units 3 and 4: any Mathematics.

Sciences/Other

N/A

IB subjects

English

At least 5 English SL or 4 in English HL or 6 English B SL or 5 in English B HL.

Maths

At least 4 in Mathematics SL or 3 in Mathematics HL or 3 in Further Mathematics HL.

Sciences/Other

N/A

VET Study

Applicants will not be admitted to this course solely on the basis of a VET qualification.

This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

Higher education

Applicants must have completed the equivalent of a minimum of one year (48 credit points) and a maximum of two years (96 credit points) of a recognised undergraduate degree and achieved a distinction average or better across all university units.

Entry to law courses is a competitive process and the actual average required depends on the number and standard of applications received each year.

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

Non- school leavers

Applicants who have partially completed an undergraduate degree must have completed the equivalent of one year of full time study (a minimum of 48 credit points) and a maximum of two years (96 credit points) of a recognised university degree; and achieved a distinction average or better across all the university units, irrespective of discipline. It is important to note that achieving a distinction average does not guarantee a successful application. The distinction average is a minimum entry criteria to be eligible for admission, and the average will then be the basis for ranking candidates. Selection is competitive due to limited places available.

Entire academic recordThis course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Work and life experience

Multiple pathways to this course

Applicants who have successfully completed Year 12 are eligible to apply for this course.

Applicants with no formal secondary or tertiary qualifications are not eligible to apply for this course. This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

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All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

Alternative qualifications and prerequisites

For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.

English requirements

IELTS 7 (no band lower than 6.5) orTOEFL Paper-based test: 587 with a TWE 4.5 orTOEFL Internet-based test: score of 94 overall with minimum scores: Writing 24, Listening 20, Reading 19, Speaking 20 orEquivalent approved Enlighten test

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Learning outcomes

Students in the double degree course achieve the Course Learning Outcomes of the two partner courses.