L3B Bachelor of Laws as at 14th May, 2002
Bachelor of Laws
Abbreviation: LLB
Course code: L3B
Course contact (faculty or school) (03) 6226 2081
Introductory comments
This on-campus course at Hobart is offered by the Faculty of Commerce
full time (a minimum of 3 years) or part time (a maximum of 8 years).
and is available
Admission & prerequisites
Students will need either:
(a)
(b)
a first year in another faculty, which includes the unit LAW101 Introduction to Law
(or the academic equivalent); or
a bachelor degree.
Course objectives
The Bachelor of Laws course is the basic academic preparation for persons who wish to
enter the legal profession and other careers involving legal work. The course also has
wider applicability in developing the attributes and skills inherent in a general university
education. Students develop the values and intellectual abilities necessary to marshal facts
and to critically assess and evaluate information, theories and doctrines thus preparing
themselves for a variety of career roles.
A degree in law is the first step towards entering the legal profession. After graduating
from the University, a law student wishing to practise in Tasmania is required to
undertake a 6 months Legal Practice course.
Law students intending to practise law in another State should inquire of the respective
Law Society or Bar Council what they must do to qualify for practice in their chosen State.
Overseas students should address such enquiries to the relevant authority in their home
country.
Career outcomes
A law degree is a prerequisite to admission as a legal practitioner. Today, however,
employers from a widening range of disciplines value the skills that law graduates
possess. A range of careers choices lies open to law graduates as a solicitor, barrister,
industry legal officer or ministerial adviser, as well as in legal aid, community legal
centres, the Attorney-General’s department, law reform commissions, consumer affairs,
environment, foreign affairs, police, legal drafting. politics, banking, finance, journalism,
publishing and teaching.
Course structure
Students who have satisfied the entrance requirements and have been selected for the
degree of Bachelor of Laws, are required to pass in sequence, and in the year of study
prescribed, the compulsory units set out below and 10 electives chosen from the schedule
of electives following. One elective must be chosen from each of Groups A, B, C, D and E
over years 2 and 3.
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Articulation
Students who have completed units of similar weight and standing which may be taken as
part of a Bachelor of Laws degree course at another tertiary institution may be given credit
in units of the Bachelor of Laws degree to the limits prescribed by the Faculty and the
University.
Skills
The components, and the assessment, of the Skills unit have been fully integrated into the
core units. Each core unit description outlines the skills covered by that unit.
Moot – Students are required to attend and participate in one moot. Satisfactory
performance in the moot is a prerequisite to obtaining the degree.
Compulsory units
campus-sem
Unit title
weight
Year 1
Contract Law
H1&2
25%
Torts
H1&2
25%
Criminal Law
H1&2
25%
Principles of Public H1&2
25%
Law
Year 2
Property Law
H1&2
25%
Law of Groups
H1
12.5%
and five electives from Schedule of Electives
Year 3
Equity and Trusts
H1
12.5%
Litigation
H1&2
25%
and five electives from Schedule of Electives
code
LAW200
LAW201
LAW202
LAW203
LAW303
LAW304
LAW401
LAW402
Schedule of Electives
Students are required to take one elective from each of Groups A, B, C, D and E during
their course of study
All units are of one semester length with a weighting of 12.5% with the exception of
LAW699 Elective 3 which has a weighting of 25% and is a full-year unit, equivalent to 2
one-semester units for the purposes of the number of electives required for the degree.
campus-sem
code
Unit title
weight
Group A
LAW611
Jurisprudence 1
[na]
12.5%
LAW612
Jurisprudence 2
H2
12.5%
LAW613
Jurisprudence 3
[na]
12.5%
LAW614
Jurisprudence 4
[na]
12.5%
LAW615
Criminology
H1
12.5%
LAW616
Sociology of Law
[na]
12.5%
LAW617
Comparative Law
H3
12.5%
LAW618
Legal History
H1
12.5%
Group B
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International Law
Law of the Sea
Antarctic and
Southern Ocean
Law
Human Rights
Advanced
International Law
Law of the
European Union
Maritime Law
Group C
Planning Law
Advanced
Administrative
Law
Conciliation and
Arbitration Law
Advanced
Constitutional Law
Environmental Law
Employment Law
Trade Union Law
Advanced Criminal
Law
Welfare Law
Anti-discrimination
Law
Media Law
Group D
Commercial Law
Tax 1
International Trade
Intellectual
Property
Internal Company
Structure
Trade Practices
Law
Law and Finance
Personal and
Corporate Solvency
Consumer
Protection
Information
Technology Law
Tax 2
H1
H1
H2
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
LAW631
LAW632
LAW633
H2
[na]
12.5%
12.5%
LAW634
LAW635
[na]
12.5%
LAW636
[na]
12.5%
LAW638
[na]
[na]
12.5%
12.5%
LAW641
LAW642
[na]
12.5%
LAW643
H2
12.5%
LAW644
H1
H2
[na]
[na]
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
LAW645
LAW646
LAW647
LAW648
[na]
[na]
12.5%
12.5%
LAW649
LAW651
H2
12.5%
LAW652
H2
H1
H1
H1
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
LAW661
LAW662
LAW663
LAW664
H2
12.5%
LAW665
H1
12.5%
LAW666
[na]
[na]
12.5%
12.5%
LAW667
LAW668
[na]
12.5%
LAW669
H2
12.5%
LAW670
H2
12.5%
LAW671
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LAW672
Regulation of
[na]
12.5%
Securities
LAW673
Financial
[na]
12.5%
Institutions Law
Group E
LAW681
Family 1 – the
H1
12.5%
Family and the
Child
LAW682
Family 2 – Financial H3
12.5%
Aspects of Family
Law
LAW683
Succession
H2
12.5%
LAW684
Conflicts (Private
H1
12.5%
International Law)
LAW685
Information Law
[na]
12.5%
LAW687
Landlord and
[na]
12.5%
Tenant
LAW688
Sentencing
[na]
12.5%
LAW689
Compensation Law [na]
12.5%
LAW691
Restitution
[na]
12.5%
LAW692
Elective 1 (Jessup
H3
12.5%
Moot)
LAW693
Elective 2 – Art
H3
12.5%
Law
LAW694
Clinical Legal
[na]
12.5%
Education
LAW695
Law and Ethics of
H2
12.5%
Health Care
LAW696
Professional
H1
12.5%
Conduct
LAW697
Remedies
[na]
12.5%
LAW698
Heritage Law
[na]
12.5%
LAW699
Elective 3
H1&2
25%
(Supervised
Research)
Note: The following information is NOT included in the printed edition of the Course and
Unit Handbook
Additional Information
The following information answers some frequently asked questions.
Note, however, details should be confirmed with the appropriate authority
Responsible faculty or school | Faculty of Law
Campus(es) offered
Mode of delivery | Full time | Part time
Course duration | 3 years minimum (6 semesters) | 8 years maximum (16 semesters)
Costs (course fees only – annual) | HECS: YES
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L3B Bachelor of Laws as at 14th May, 2002
Students enrolled in this course | Total students enrolled last year: 500 | International
students last year: 46
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