Information for Continuing Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws Students for 2008

Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws

Course Requirements
To qualify for the degree a student must pass units equivalent to 240 cp.

Bachelor of Economics Component - units to the value of 96 cp
(a) eight compulsory units to the value of 48 cp.
ECON 101, 102, 201, 202; QM 161, 162; and either: ECON 143 and MATH 120 (replaces MATH 170 in 2008); or ECON 143 and MATH 101; or MATH 101 and MATH 102.
(b) one of the majors listed below to the value of 36 cp of which at least 18 cp must be at 300 level.
(c) two elective units from the School of Business, Economics and Public Policy.

Majors
Economics
ECON 224, 311, 317, 328
Plus two units from
ECON 103 (will be withdrawn from major for 2008), 203/303, 207/307, 216/316, 226/326, 230/330, 246/346, 271/371, 314, 319, 329, 353; GEPL 301.

Econometrics
ECON 271
Plus five units from
ECON 226/326, 334, 374, 375, 376, 377; QM 264/364, 265/365, 267/367.

Economic History
Select six units from
ECON 141/241, 244 (replaces 142 for 2008), 216/316, 245/345, 246/346, 248/348, 249/349, 250/350, 251/351, 314, 353.

Bachelor of Laws Component - units to the value of at least 144 cp
Compulsory units to the value of 96 cp.
LS 100, 160, 200, 210, 220, 231, 232, 240, 281, 282, 320, 351, 355, 371, 372, 480.

Elective units to the value of 48 cp.
ELS 378 (will be withdrawn as an elective under 2008 course rules); LS 301, 315, 321, 331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 341, 342, 345 (unit withdrawn), 352, 354 (unit withdrawn), 357, 358, 360, 361, 364, 368, 370, 377 (off-campus only), 378, 379, 400, 403, 453 (unit withdrawn), 459, 471, 478.

Full-time students: Except with the permission of the Course Coordinator the maximum number of units which a full-time student may complete in any semester is four, and in any year, eight.
Part-time students: Except with the permission of the Course Coordinator the maximum number of units which a part-time student may complete in any semester is two, and in any year, four.

Eligibility for Honours in Law
Students who, on entering their final year, have obtained a grade point average of 5.5 or better in the preceding eight units (where High Distinction = 7; Distinction = 6; Credit = 5; Pass = 4) with no failures, are eligible to enrol in LS 400, Honours in Law, and be admitted to the Honours program. The Course Coordinator has discretion to allow a student to enrol in LS 400 and be admitted to the Honours program if the student does not meet the preceding criteria. Students who completed any of their preceding eight LS units prior to the start of Semester 1, 2006 may, with the permission of the Course Coordinator, enrol in
LS 400 with a grade point average between 5.0 and 5.499.

Requirements for Honours
LS 400 Honours in Law is listed in the elective offerings and is completed in the final year of the Bachelor of Laws program.
Students enrol in and complete the unit LS 400, Honours in Law and, if the thesis component and final grade for that unit are Pass or better, must lodge with the Unit Coordinator both a hard-bound and electronic copy of their Honours thesis for retention in the Law Library.

The award of Honours is at the discretion of the faculty on the recommendation of the School of Law. However the following matters shall be considered in determining the level of award:
(a) the student's level of performance in LS 400;
(b) the student's performance in their best 15 LS units taken for the Bachelor of Laws component of a double degree program;
(c) the student's rate of progress through the degree program.

Professional Legal Training
Graduates who wish to be admitted to practise as a solicitor, barrister or legal practitioner anywhere in Australia will also have to undertake a course of professional legal training. This can consist of approximately half a year's full-time or part-time equivalent training, undertaken on-campus or off-campus. In some jurisdictions, it is still possible to do articles of clerkship instead of a course of professional legal training. Because the system adopted varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, enquiries should be made to the admission authority in the state or territory in which you intend to practise; this is usually a committee of the Supreme Court of that state or territory. For more information see Bachelor of Laws.

Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws (course requirements pre-2005)

Course Requirements (pre 2005)
To qualify for the degrees a student must pass units to the value of 240 cp comprising:
(a) 108 cp from the Bachelor of Economics component; and
(b) 132 cp from the Bachelor of Laws component and the unit *LS 280 (Moot Court) see note.

Bachelor of Economics Component
The course must include:
(a) compulsory units to the value of 48 cp from:
ECON 101, 102, 201, 202; QM 161, 162; either ECON 143 and MATH 120 (replaces MATH 170 in 2008); or ECON 143 and MATH 101; or MATH 101 or 102.
(b) units to the value of 36 cp from the following majors:
Economics
ECON 310 Australian Microeconomic Issues; OR
ECON 328 Microeconomic Policy Evaluation
ECON 311 Australian Macroeconomic Issues
ECON 317 International Trade and Payments
Plus three units from
ECON 103 Understanding Australia’s Economic Performance
ECON 203/303 Banking and Finance
ECON 205/305 Urban Economics (no longer offered)
ECON 207/307 Labour Economics
ECON 216/316 The Evolution of Economic Ideas
ECON 226/326 Benefit-Cost Analysis
ECON 230/330 Environmental Economics
ECON 246/346 The Australian Economy Since the 18th Century
ECON 271 Name change to Introductory Econometrics
ECON 314 Economics of Developing Countries
ECON 319 Public Finance
ECON 329 Natural Resource Economics
ECON 353 Regulating Australian Capitalism Econometrics

Econometrics
ECON 271 Name change to Introductory Econometrics
Plus five units from
ECON 226/326 Benefit-Cost Analysis
ECON 334 Rural Finance and Risk Management
ECON 374 Econometric Analysis of Financial Markets
ECON 375 Time-Series Econometrics
ECON 376 Applied Econometrics
ECON 377 Efficiency and Productivity Analysis
QM 264/364 Introduction to Business Forecasting
QM 265/365 Business Decision Making
QM 267/367 Survey Methods for Business and Economics

Economic History
Select six units from
ECON 141/241 Globalisation in Historical Perspective
ECON 244 (replaces ECON 142 in 2008)The International Economy
ECON 143 Name change to Australian Economic Institutions and Performance
ECON 216/316 The Evolution of Economic Ideas
ECON 245/345 Economy and Business in Modern Asia
ECON 246/346 The Australian Economy Since the 18th Century
ECON 248/348 The Economic Development of Modern Japan
ECON 249/349 Technology and Economic Growth
ECON 250/350 Southeast Asia: Economic and Social Change Since 1850
ECON 251/351 Australian Industrial Relations
ECON 314 Economics of Developing Countries
ECON 353 Regulating Australian Capitalism
Note: 18 cp must be at 300 level.
(c) units at 300 level to the value of 24 cp of which at least 18 cp shall be from the schools of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Law excluding Law units.

Bachelor of Laws Component
The course must include:
(a) units to the value of 90 cp (all units) from
Group A:
LS 100 Introduction to Legal Systems and Methods
LS 120 (replaced by LS 220) Constitutional Law
LS 125 (replaced by LS 200)Administrative Law
LS 160 Criminal Law and Procedure
LS 210 Civil Procedure and Evidence
LS 231 Law of Torts I
LS 232 Law of Torts II
LS 240 Equity and Trusts
LS 281 Property Law I
LS 282 Property Law II
LS 301 Succession
LS 351 Corporation Law
LS 355 Jurisprudence
LS 371 Law of Contract I
LS 372 Law of Contract II
(b) units to the value of 42 cp from Group B, C and D:

Group B
ELS 378 Law and Literature (no longer offered)
LS 311 Crimonology (no longer offered)
LS 320 Professional Conduct
LS 335 Human Rights Law
LS 345 International Environmental Law (no longer offered)
LS 360 Private International Law
LS 361 Public International Law

Group C
LS 321 Conveyancing
LS 331 Intellectual Property Law
LS 332 Industrial Law
LS 334 Banking and Finance Law
LS 336 Local Government Law
LS 341 Introduction to Environmental Law
LS 342 Medico-Legal Issues
LS 352 Taxation Law
LS 354 International Trade Law
LS 357 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LS 358 Natural Resources Law
LS 364 Indigenous Australians and Law
LS 368 Commercial Transactions
LS 370 Family Law
LS 377 Information Technology Law
LS 390 Trial Advocacy (no longer offered)

Group D
LS 400 Honours in Law
LS 402 Advanced Trust Law (no longer offered)
LS 403 Research Topic in Legal Studies
LS 430 Contemporary Issues in Administrative Law (no longer offered)
LS 453 Advanced Business Law (no longer offered)
LS 459 Advanced Torts
LS 470 Advanced Family Law (no longer offered)
LS 471 Advanced Contract Law
LS 473 Advanced Corporation Security Law (no longer offered)
LS 474 Advanced Taxation Law (no longer offered)
LS 476 Advanced Constitutional Law (no longer offered)
LS 478 Advanced Criminal Law
Note: One unit must be completed from each of these groups.

* As LS 280 is no longer offered, students who have not successfully completed LS 280 must meet this requirements with successful completion of LS 480 Advanced Research, Writing and Advocacy