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Bachelor of Laws

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Faculty:
Faculty of Arts
Department:
Macquarie Law School
Award:
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Study Mode:
Full-time, Part-time
Attendance Mode:
Internal, External
Candidature Length:
Full-time: 4 years
Study Period Offerings:
Session 1 (March), Session 2 (August)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points for the degree 96
Minimum number of credit points from units with a LAW, LAWS or LAWZ prefix 72
Minimum number of credit points from units with a LAW, LAWS or LAWZ prefix at 400 or 500 level 24
Completion of a qualifying major for the Bachelor of Laws
Completion of a designated People unit
Completion of a designated Planet unit
Completion of a designated PACE unit with a LAW, LAWS or LAWZ prefix
Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below
Note:
Students must complete one designated People unit and one designated Planet unit. One of those units must be taken outside the Department administering the program of study or qualifying major which the student is admitted to, and the other unit must be taken outside the Faculty administering the program of study or qualifying major which the student is admitted to. Units which are already a required unit of the student's program of study or qualifying major will not satisfy the People unit requirement or Planet unit requirement.

In order to graduate students must ensure that they have satisfied all of the general requirements of the award: see the general requirements listed above.

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Criminal Justice and Procedure (3)
 
Required
3
Foundations of Law (3)
 
Required
3
Contracts (3)
 
Required
3
Law, Lawyers and Society (3)
 

200 level

Required
3
Torts (3)
 
Required
3
Jurisprudence (3)
 
Required
3
Property Law (3)
 
Required
3
Equity and Trusts (3)
 
Required
3
Business Organisations (3)
 
Required
3
International Law (3)
 

300 level

Required
3
Constitutional Law (3)
 
Required
3
Administrative Law (3)
 
Required
3
Civil and Criminal Procedure (3)
 
Required
3
Evidence (3)
 

500 level

Required
either
or
 
Remedies, Reparations and Resolution in Law (3)
C
3
Remedies, Reparations and Resolution in Law (3)
C

Additional

Required
18cp from
 
LAW units at 400 level
 
LAWS units at 400 level
 
LAWZ units at 400 level
 
LAW units at 500 level
18
LAWS units at 500 level
Required
3cp from
 
Access to Justice Placement Program (3)
P
 
Professional and Community Engagement (3)
P
 
Legal Governance and Professional Leadership (3)
P
 
Social Innovation, Governance and Professional Leadership (3)
P
 
Access to Justice Placement Program (3)
P
 
International Participation and Community Engagement (3)
P
3
Animal Law (3)
P
Note:
Completing students may be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours. For further details refer to law.mq.edu.au/current_students/llb_students
 
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
 
Units marked with a P are PACE units.