Bachelor of Arts with Honours – Bachelor of Laws with Honours
Information valid for students commencing in 2012.
Course Code | 60209M |
Version | 5 |
Faculty | Law, Business and the Creative Arts |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Entry to the Arts Honours program is restricted to candidates admitted to the joint pass degree who have met the school requirements relating to the standard of academic achievement necessary to proceed to an honours degree. Entry to the Law Honours program is restricted to candidates admitted to the joint pass degree with an overall GPA of 5 and above. Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the (AQF) Guidelines for Bachelor degrees. |
Additional selection requirements | By invitation of the Head of School |
Special admission requirements | Nil |
English Language Requirements |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 144 credit points as per course structure |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Learning outcomes | Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Bachelor degree Guideline in the (AQF) |
Course Structure
Core Subjects
Level 1
BA1001:03 Time, Truth and the Human Condition
BA1002:03 Our Space: Networks, Narrative and the Making of Place
LA1101:03 Legal Institutions and Processes
LA1102:03 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
LA1103:03 Law, Society and Change
LA1104:03 Legal Concepts
LA1105:03 Contract Law 1
LA1106:03 Contract Law 2
Level 2
LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
LA2017:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA2018:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA2019:03 Torts A - Specific Torts
LA2020:03 Torts B - Negligence
Level 3
BA3000:03 Level 3 Core Subject
LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3011:03 Commercial and Personal Property Law
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
LA3105:03 Constitutional Law
LA3106:03 Company and Partnership Law
Options
Select 6 credit points of level 1 Arts and Social Sciences subjects
Arts and social sciences subjects include the following prefixes:
AN, AR, CI, CU, CY, EL, FR, GR, HI, IA, IT, JA, JN, PL, PY, SS, SY and WS
PLUS
Select a major from the table below
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of level 2 and 3 Arts and Social Sciences subjects
PLUS
Select 21 credit points of specified level 4 LA subjects
LA4005:03 Jurisprudence
LA4006:03 Conflicts of Law
LA4007:03 Succession
LA4010:03 Advanced Criminal Law
LA4011:03 Environmental Law
LA4012:03 Public International Law
LA4013:03 Law of Corporate Investigations
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting
LA4020:03 Industrial Relations Law
LA4021:03 Competition Mooting
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure
LA4023:03 Taxation Law
LA4024:03 Advanced Taxation Law
LA4025:03 Marine and Coastal Management Law
LA4027:03 Human Rights Law
LA4028:03 Law of the Sea
LA4029:03 Comparative Law
LA4030:03 Mining Law
LA4031:03 Medical Jurisprudence
LA4032:03 Family Law
LA4033:03 Advanced Commercial Law
LA4034:03 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LA4035:03 Native Title Law and Policy
LA4036:03 Indigenous People and Law in Australia
LA4037:03 Bankruptcy and Insolvency
LA4038:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting
LA4039:03 Advocacy and Criminal Sentencing
LA4040:03 Law in Greater China
LA4041:03 Legal Placement
LA4042:03 Maritime Law
LA4106:03 Advanced Company Law
PLUS
Select a 6 credit point dissertation (60009-DISSERT-1) or a 3 credit point dissertation (60009-DISSERT-2)
6 credit point Dissertation (60009-DISSERT-1)
LA4047:03 – Research Dissertation B: Part 1 of 2
LA4048:03 - Research Dissertation B: Part 2 of 2
or
3 credit point Dissertation (60009-DISSERT-2)
LA4026:03 – Research Dissertation A
3 credit points of LA level 4 subjects
PLUS
Select an Arts honours discipline
Indigenous Australian Studies Honours
Politics and International Relations Honours
Anthropology (10109-ANT-HONS)
AN4006:06 Anthropology Honours Seminar A
AN4007:06 Anthropology Honours Seminar B
AN4100:06 Anthropology Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2
AN4101:06 Anthropology Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2
Archaeology (10109-ARC-HONS)
AR4006:06 Archaeology Honours Seminar A
AR4007:06 Archaeology Honours Seminar B
AR4102:06 Archaeology Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2
AR4103:06 Archaeology Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2
Criminology (10109-CRI-HONS)
SY4017:06 Sociology Honours Seminar A
SY4018:06 Sociology Honours Seminar B
SY4100:06 Sociology Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2
SY4101:06 Sociology Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2
English (10109-ENG-HONS)
EL4100:06 English Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2
EL4101:06 English Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2
PLUS
Select 12 CP of EL level 4 subjects
EL4040:06 Literary and Cultural Theory
EL4060:06 Recent Australian Writing
EL4070:06 Contemporary British Literature
Environmental Studies (10109-ENV-HONS)
EV4100:06 Honours in Tropical Environment Studies and Resource Management (Pt 1 of 2)
EV4101:12 Honours in Tropical Environment Studies and Resource Management (Pt 2 of 2)
EV5007:03 Introduction to Research
PLUS
Select 3 CP of EV level 3 or 5 subjects
EV3001:03 Environmental and Regional Planning
EV3002:03 Environmental Impact Assessment
EV3009:03 Foundations of Natural Resource Management
EV3018:03 Professional Vacation Placement
EV3100:03 Coastal Management
EV3200:03 Terrestrial Resource Management
EV3201:03 Managing Coastal and Marine Environments
EV3203:03 Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles
EV3205:03 Conserving Tropical Rainforests
EV3251:03 Environmental Impacts of Human Activities in Protected Areas
EV3252:03 Indigenous Environmental Management
EV3254:03 Tropical Agroforestry
EV3255:03 Managing Rainforest Wildlife
EV3401:03 Coasts and Catchments: Geomorphology and Management
EV3404:03 Field Studies in Tropical Geography
EV3406:03 Coral Reef Geomorphology
EV3407:03 Fire Science and Management for Northern Australia
EV3454:03 Natural Hazards
EV3456:03 Catchment Assessment and Management
EV3501:03 Advanced Remote Sensing
EV3502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
EV3503:03 GIS for Environmental Analysis
EV3601:03 Social Impact Assessment: Environmental Management
EV3606:03 Disasters: Vulnerability, Mitigation and Planning
French (10109-FRE-HONS)
FR4200:06 Memoire A Part 1 of 2
FR4201:06 Memoire A Part 2 of 2
FR4403:06 French Honours Coursework
FR4419:06 Theory and Practice of Translation
Geography (50109-GEO-HONS)
Geography Honours (Part Time) (50109-GEO-HONFT)
EA4401:12 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part 1 of 2)
EA4402:12 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part 2 of 2)
or
Geography Honours (Part Time) (50109-GEO-HONPT)
EA4501:06 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part-Time) (Part 1 of 4)
EA4502:06 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part-Time) (Part 2 of 4)
EA4503:06 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part-Time) (Part 3 of 4)
EA4504:06 Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part-Time) (Part 4 of 4)
History (10109-HIS-HONS)
HI4300:06 History Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2
HI4301:06 History Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2
HI4443:06 Writing History
HI4444:06 History's Past
Human Services (10109-HUM-HONS)
WS4010:06 Honours Reading and Research Design Part 1 of 2
WS4011:06 Honours Reading and Research Design Part 2 of 2
WS4016:06 Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2
WS4017:06 Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2
Indigenous Australian Studies (10109-IND-HONS)
IA4010:06 Indigenous Research Ethics, Methodologies and Procedures
IA4012:06 Interpreting Research
IA4102:06 Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2
IA4103:06 Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2
Politics and International Relations (10109-PIR-HONS)
PL4001:06 Applied Political and International Analysis
PL4002:06 Theory and Method in Political Science
PL4500:06 Political Science Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2
PL4501:06 Political Science Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2
Psychology (10109-PSY-HONS)
PY4104:06 Psychology Thesis Part 1 of 2
PY4105:06 Psychology Thesis Part 2 of 2
PY4108:06 Advanced Topics in Psychology Part 1 of 2
PY4109:06 Advanced Topics in Psychology Part 2 of 2
Sociology (10109-SOC-HONS)
SY4017:06 Sociology Honours Seminar A
SY4018:06 Sociology Honours Seminar B
SY4100:06 Sociology Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2
SY4101:06 Sociology Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2
Majors
Type of major | Mandatory Single |
Credit points in major | 18 credit points |
Special requirements | Nil |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville External study | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville | Science and Engineering | |
Cairns Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville Mackay External study | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville External Study | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns | Law, Business and the Creative Arts | |
Cairns Townsville External Study | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Cairns Townsville External study | Arts, Education and Social Sciences | |
Townsville | Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Campus
COURSE AVAILALE AT | NOTES |
Townsville | |
Cairns |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 5 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 10 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | 1. In accordance with the requirements of the Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld), students who intend, at any time, to seek admission as a Legal Practitioner in Queensland must include as subjects within their degree: LA4022:03 Civil Procedure LA4038:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting 2. Students seeking admission to practice are strongly advised to include the following level 4 subjects: LA4007:03 Succession LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting LA4032:03 Family Law 3. Townsville students seeking admission to practice are also encouraged to include LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies. |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 80 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 20 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Nil |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | The Arts discipline shall appear on the testamur. |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |