63I1 Bachelor of Laws

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Overview 2020

Entry Requirements: See entry requirements

Duration: Minimum 3 Years, up to a maximum of 7 Years
Duration
Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Location

Hobart: Semester 1

Commonwealth Supported places available

Entry Requirements: See entry requirements

Duration: Minimum 3 Years
Entry requirements

Location

Hobart: Semester 1

Due to the circumstances around COVID-19, you will begin your studies online. However, when Government guidelines change, on-campus studies will be reintroduced.

Non-Graduate entrants should refer to the four year course 63P1 Bachelor of Laws.

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 7 years) for students who have already completed an undergraduate qualification.

Throughout this course, you will develop the values and critical thinking skills necessary to marshal facts, assess and evaluate information for a variety of professional roles.

A degree in law is the first step towards entering the legal profession. After graduating from the University, if you wish to practice in Tasmania you are required to undertake a Legal Practice course over six months.

Pursue further study and enrich your career with law.

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 practice in Tasmania is required to undertake a 6 month Legal Practice course.

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 career choices lie 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.

Professional Recognition

The Law degree meets the requirements of the accrediting body, the Tasmanian Board of Legal Education. After graduating from the University, a law student wishing to practise in Tasmania is required to undertake a 6 month Legal Practice course. Under the mutual recognition scheme, after gaining admission and obtaining a practising certificate in Tasmania lawyers can practise in another state of Australia without having to obtain a practising certificate in the latter jurisdiction.International students should address such enquiries to the relevant authority in their home country.

Course structure

This course is for students commencing from Bachelor of Laws degree in 2015. Students who enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws degree before 2013 should refer to course 63A. Students who enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws degree in 2013 or 2014 should refer to course 63I.

Year 2

Semester 1

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Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2
Hobart	Summer school (early)

Courses & Units

Bachelor of Laws (63I1)

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements

Duration

Duration

Location

Entry Requirements

Duration

Location

Career outcomes

Professional Recognition

Course structure

Year 2

Semester 1

Legal Reasoning

Foundations of Private Law

Foundations of Public Law

International Law

Semester 2

Contract Law

Torts

Administrative Law

Constitutional Law

Year 3

Semester 1

Property Law

Criminal Law A

Equity and Trusts

Choose one elective unit from the list below

Semester 2

Criminal Law B and Criminal Procedure

Corporations Law 1

Choose two elective units from the list below

Year 4

Semester 1

Evidence

Legal Ethics

Legal Theory

Choose one elective unit from the list below

Semester 2

Civil Procedure

Remedies

Mooting

Choose two elective units from the list below

Labour Law

Competition Law

Law of the Oceans and the Antarctic

Corporations Law 2

Law of Nations

Comparative Administrative Law

International Environmental Law

Comparative Law

Biotechnology Law

Indigenous Peoples and the Law

Law - History and Context

Concepts of Property

International Humanitarian Law

Law Review

Sports Law

Parliamentary Law and Practice

Advocacy

Animal Law

International Criminal Procedure

Human Rights

Law of the European Union

Jessup Moot

Criminology

Current Issues in Environmental Law and Policy

Dispute Resolution

Environmental Law

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law

Community Legal Practice

International Arbitration

Competition Moot Unit

Media Law

Australian Citizenship and Immigration Law

Climate Change Law and Policy

Sex Crimes and Criminals

Comparative Water Law