Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws
Abbreviation: LLB
Course code: L3B
Course contact (faculty or school) (03) 6226 7510
Introductory comments
This on-campus course at Hobart is offered by the Faculty of Law and is available full time
(a minimum of 3 years) or part time (a maximum of 8 years).
(For details on arrangements to study Law in Malaysia, please contact the Faculty of Law.)
Admission & prerequisites
Students will need either:
(a)
a first year in another faculty, which includes the unit LAW101 Introduction to Law (or
the academic equivalent); or
(b)
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.
International 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.
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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.
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 enrol, attend and participate in one moot. Satisfactory
performance in the moot is a prerequisite to obtaining the degree.
Compulsory units
Unit code
unit title
weight
campus offered
Contract Law
Torts
Criminal Law
Principles of Public Law
25%
25%
25%
25%
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
Property Law
Corporations Law 1
25%
12.5%
H~1&2
H~1
Year 1
LAW200
LAW201
LAW202
LAW203
Year 2
LAW303
LAW305
and five electives from Schedule of Electives
Year 3
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LAW401
LAW402
LAW407
Equity and Trusts
Litigation
Mooting
12.5%
25%
0%
H~1
H~1&2
H~1/2
and five electives from Schedule of Electives
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.
Unit code
unit title
weight
campus offered
Jurisprudence A
Jurisprudence B
Criminology
Sociology of Law
Comparative Law
Legal History
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
H~1
H~2
H~2
[na]
H~3
[na]
International Law
Human Rights
Law of the Oceans and the Antarctic
Law of Nations
Law of the European Union
Law Elective 2 (International Criminal Law)
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
H~1
[na]
H~1
H~2
[na]
H~3
Environmental Law: Development Control
Environmental Law: Resource Management,
Conservation and Heritage
Advanced Constitutional Law
Labour Law
Media Law
Comparative Administrative Law
12.5%
12.5%
[na]
H~2
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
H~2
H~2
H~2
H~1
Commercial Law
Tax 1
International Trade
Corporations Law 2
Intellectual Property
Consumer Protection
Information Technology Law
Tax 2
Financial Institutions Law
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
[na]
H~1
[na]
H~2
[na]
H~2
H~2
[na]
[na]
Group A
LAW611
LAW612
LAW615
LAW616
LAW617
LAW618
Group B
LAW631
LAW634
LAW606
LAW608
LAW636
LAW677
Group C
LAW641
LAW610
LAW644
LAW603
LAW652
LAW609
Group D
LAW661
LAW662
LAW663
LAW607
LAW664
LAW669
LAW670
LAW671
LAW673
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LAW604
LAW620
Competition Law
Insurance and Superannuation Law
12.5%
12.5%
H~1
[na]
Biotechnology Law
Family 1 – the Family and the Child
Family 2 – Financial Aspects of Family Law
Succession
Conflicts (Private International Law)
Sentencing
Elective 1 (Jessup Moot)
Law and Ethics of Health Care
Professional Conduct
Elective 3 (Supervised Research)
Elective 2 (Supervised Research)
Law Elective 1 (Art Law)
Law Elective 3
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
H~3
H~1
[na]
H~1
[na]
[na]
H~3
H~1
H~1
H~1&2
H~1/2
H~3
H~3
Group E
LAW619
LAW681
LAW682
LAW683
LAW684
LAW688
LAW692
LAW695
LAW696
LAW699
LAW679
LAW693
LAW678
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
Students enrolled in this course | Total students enrolled last year: 500 | International
students last year: 46
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