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This course information is for continuing (re-enrolling) students in 2010.

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2010 Bachelor of Laws(L3B)

Description

Structure and Schedules

Specification

Entry

1	Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws will need either:
	[i]	a first year in another faculty, which includes the units LAW121 Introduction to Law and LAW122 Legal Systems (or the academic equivalent); or
	[ii]	a bachelor degree.
2	Candidates for the degree shall complete the degree requirements, as hereinafter prescribed, in not less than three separate years of full-time study (or its equivalent) and not more than eight years, from the time of first enrolment.

Course structure

3	To qualify for the degree, the candidate shall satisfy the requirements for the degree provided that:
	[i]	The units which may be included in a course for the degree shall, unless otherwise approved by the Dean, be in accordance with the Schedules accompanying these specifications.
	[ii]	Units may be counted towards the degree only if they have been taken in accordance with prerequisites determined by the Faculty of Law.
	[iii]	A candidate normally may not enrol in any year in units totalling more than 100% weighting, or if the candidate is in full-time employment during any given Semester, more than 50% weighting.
	[iv]	Where two or more units of the same name or content are offered within the University, only one may be counted towards the degree.
	[v]	In every case the candidate's choice of units and the order in which they are taken shall be subject to approval by the Dean in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3.
	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 in the schedule and 7 electives chosen from the schedule of electives. One elective must be chosen from each of Groups A, B and C.
	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.Credit for Previous Studies
4	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.

Miscellaneous

5	The Faculty may from time to time make amendments to the Schedules to these specifications.
6	These specifications shall take effect on 1 January 2006 and shall apply to all candidates for the degree, including those enrolling for the first time in that year and those enrolled subsequently and to any candidates who, having commenced their studies for the Bachelor of Laws prior to that date, have not passed in any units towards the degree by that date.
7	Candidates who have passed in appropriate units towards the Bachelor of Laws degree under the specifications in force prior to 1 January 2006 will be able to graduate in accordance with those degree specifications operating at the time of their admission to candidature.
8	Should any difficulty arise for a candidate previously enrolled because of any difference between course requirements and units offered under these specifications and those previously in force, the Faculty shall ensure that the candidate is not materially disadvantaged by these specifications.
9	The approved abbreviation for the degree of Bachelor of Laws shall be LLB.

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