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Bachelor of Social Science with the degree of Bachelor of Laws

SOSC04

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts
Award:
Bachelor of Social Science with the degree of Bachelor of Laws (BSocScLLB)
Study Mode:
Full-time
Attendance Mode:
Internal
Candidature Length:
Full-time: 5 years
Study Period Offerings:
Session 1 (March), Session 2 (August)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points for the degree 120
Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above 75
Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above 63
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 Social Science
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. Those units must be taken in two different Faculties. 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.
Not all combinations of qualifying majors can be completed in the minimum number of credit points.

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)
 
Required
either
or
 
Introduction to Social Science (3)
 
3
Introduction to Social Science (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)
 
Required
either
or
 
Methods of Social Research (3)
 
3
Survey Research in the Social Sciences (3)
 
Required
one of
 
Evaluation, Planning and Policy (3)
 
 
Evaluation in the Social Sciences (3)
 
3
Qualitative Inquiry in the Social Sciences (3)
 

300 level

Required
3
Constitutional Law (3)
 
Required
3
Administrative Law (3)
 
Required
3
Civil and Criminal Procedure (3)
 
Required
3
Evidence (3)
 
Required
3 cp from
 
Internships in Social Research (6)
P
 
Internships in Social Research (6)
P
3
Evaluation and Applied Social Science (3)
P
Required
either
or
 
Advanced Social Research Methods (3)
 
3
Advanced Social Research Methods (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
24cp from
 
LAW units at 400 level
 
LAWS units at 400 level
 
LAWZ units at 400 level
 
LAW units at 500 level
24
LAWS units at 500 level
Required
3cp from
3
LAW, LAWS or LAWZ units at 400 or 500 level designated as PACE units
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.