New Law Programs
Students are able to undertake a law degree alone, or combined with a degree in arts, business administration, commerce, global studies or theology. Dual degrees are a great way to broaden your knowledge base and tailor your education to maximise your employment opportunities.
gLobaL Focus
Recognising the role lawyers can play in international commerce and diplomacy, ACU’s law programs have a distinctive international flavour. All students will be required to undertake internationally focused subjects throughout their program to build their capacity to engage internationally. ACU is globally connected, and has relationships with a wide range of overseas Universities which law students can attend on exchange. They can work in community programs around the world – all while receiving credit towards their degree.
ethicaL aNd PracticaL
An ACU law degree is about teaching students to think critically and ethically and be guided by social justice principles. It’s about passing on the skills to bring about change in communities and in society. Our law programs are all based on creating ethical and practical legal practitioners who understand the challenges of law in modern society.
Pro boNo LegaL work
All students are required to complete a minimum of 240 and as much as 320 hours of Pro Bono legal professional experience throughout their law program. This allows students to give back to their communities and make a difference, whilst gaining practical legal experience.ACU’s Pro Bono program will introduce law students to the workings of the legal profession and provide them with the opportunity to meet, observe and work with organisations serving the public interest.
Law iNductioN week
The ACU Law Induction Week (LIW) will be held at the Melbourne and Sydney campuses in February. LIW offers students a unique introduction to the study of law through introductory law lectures, mooting, court visits, legal profession events and social activities. It is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge essential to their legal studies and future careers.
PersoNaLised LearNiNg
eNviroNmeNt
We pride ourselves on small class sizes and highly individualised personal attention for each of our students. In the Faculty of Law we cap the intake of our students to ensure a high quality learning environment where the Executive Dean, Professors, the First Year Experience Coordinator and academic staff are easily accessible.
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bachelor of Laws
Campus: Melbourne, North Sydney* Duration: 4 yrs FT (or equivalent PT) Prerequisites:
Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study score of 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English. New South Wales Recommended: English (any) The degree has been developed with a practical focus to prepare you for entry into the legal profession.
career oPPPortuNities
The Bachelor of Laws is designed to produce well-rounded graduates ready for legal practice and a range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment. Graduates can pursue a range of legal careers including: private practice as a solicitor or barrister; legal officer in the public sector (for example in federal or state government departments and publicly-funded organisations such as universities or public broadcasters); in-house counsel to a wide range of organisations from corporations to trade unions; public interest legal work in community centres; and legal research.
Program maP
Year 1
Semester 1 Legal Reading,
Writing & Research Contract Arts Major Unit 1 Arts Minor Unit 1
Semester 2 Public Law Commercial Law Arts Major Unit 2 Our World:
Community and Vulnerability
Year 2
Semester 1 Criminal Law and
Procedure Torts Arts Major Unit 3 Arts Minor Unit 2
Semester 2 Business
Organisations False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts
Arts Major Unit 4 Arts Minor Unit 3
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 3
Semester 1 Comparative Legal
Systems Property Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives
Arts Major Unit 5
Semester 2 Civil Procedures and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Land Law Arts Major Unit 6 Arts Minor Unit 4
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 4
Semester 1 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Evidence Arts Major Unit 7 Arts Elective
Semester 2 Equity and Trusts Constitutional Law Arts Major Unit 8 Arts Elective
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 5
Semester 1 Administrative Law Public and Private
International Law Consumer Protection Law Non Law Elective Semester 2 International Trade
Law International Human Rights Law Competition Law Legal Community Engagement
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Program maP
Year 1
Semester 1 Legal Reading,
Writing & Research Contract Criminal Law & Procedure Non-Law Elective
Semester 2 Public Law Commercial Law Non-Law Elective Our World:
Community and Vulnerability
Year 2
Semester 1 Torts Comparative Legal
Systems Property LLB Elective
Semester 2 False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts
Civil Procedures and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Land Law Business
Organisations
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 3
Semester 1 Evidence Administrative Law LLB Elective Legal Ethics and
Professional Responsibility Semester 2 Constitutional Law Understanding
Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives
Competition Law Equity and Trusts
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 4
Semester 1 Public & Private
International Law Consumer Protection Law LLB Elective LLB Elective Semester 2 International Trade
Law Legal Community Engagement International Human Rights Law LLB Elective
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
bachelor of arts/
bachelor of Laws
Campus: Melbourne, North Sydney* Duration: 5 yr FT (or equivalent PT) Prerequisites:
Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study score of 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English. New South Wales Recommended: English (any) This degree aims to develop skilled graduates with knowledge in areas relevant to legal practice and an appreciation of the law’s interaction with other disciplines and its international dimensions.
career oPPPortuNities
In addition to the wide range of careers open to the graduates of the Bachelor of Laws, completing this dual degree is an excellent preparation for careers across Government administration; teaching and staff training; archives, museums and libraries; art institutions; commerce and industry; communications and writing; community and charitable organisations; creative industries; heritage organisations; social research; policy organisations and the tourism and travel industries.
bachelor of global
studies/bachelor
of Laws
Campus: Melbourne, North Sydney* Duration: 5 yr FT (or equivalent PT) Prerequisites:
Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study score of 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English. New South Wales Recommended: English (any) This unique dual degree aims to develop an awareness of the broader context within which legal issues arise including political, historical, philosophical and economic dimensions. Students undertake an international study/placement in their third year.
career oPPPortuNities
In addition to the wide range of careers open to the graduates of the Bachelor of Laws, completing this dual degree is an excellent preparation for careers in the public sector, both local and international; government service, including diplomatic service, the United Nations system and other international organisations; social entrepreneurship and companies with a global outreach; international relations; journalism including travel journalism and tourism.
Program maP
Year 1
Semester 1 Legal Reading,
Writing & Research Contract Global Studies Elective Unit 1 Non Law Elective
Semester 2 Public Law Commercial Law Global Studies
Elective Unit 2 Our World: Community and Vulnerability
Year 2
Semester 1 Criminal Law and
Procedure Torts Global Change and Development Global Studies Elective Unit 3 Semester 2 Business
Organisations False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts
Global Health Environmental
Sustainability
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 3
Semester 1 Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives
Global Studies Elective
Unit 4 World Politics and Justice Law Elective Unit 1 Semester 2 International Study/Internship
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 4
Semester 1 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Evidence Comparative Legal
Systems Property
Semester 2 Equity and Trusts Constitutional Law Civil Procedures and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Land Law
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 5
Semester 1 Administrative Law Public and Private
International Law Consumer Protection Law Law Elective Unit 2 Semester 2 International Trade
Law International Human Rights Law Competition Law Legal Community Engagement
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Carly
Prescott
Bachelor arts/ Bachelor of
laws
“the smaller student cohort and personalised learning environment really appealed to me when choosing to study law at acu. in the future i hope to use my law degree to work in the field of human rights, as well as having aspirations to teach in the future.”
executive Dean’s
scholarship
winner
bachelor of
commerce/
bachelor of Laws
Campus: Melbourne, North Sydney* Duration: 5 yr FT (or equivalent PT) Prerequisites:
Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study score of 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English. New South Wales Recommended: English (any) Students who complete an Accounting major will also satisfy the academic requirements for entry into professional associations including CPA Australia and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia.
career oPPPortuNities
In addition to the wide range of careers open to the graduates of the Bachelor of Laws, completing this dual degree is an excellent preparation for careers in accounting, administration, banking, business analysis/development, business
management, communications, computing, foreign affairs, financial management, human resource management, international business, international marketing, management consultancy, marketing, media, public administration, recruitment, staff development and sales.
Program maP
Year 1
Semester 1 Legal Reading,
Writing & Research Contract Theology Minor 1 Unit Theology Major Unit
Semester 2 Public Law Commercial Law Theology Major Unit Our World: Community
and Vulnerability
Year 2
Semester 1 Criminal Law and
Procedure Torts Theology Minor 2 Unit Theology Major Unit
Semester 2 Business
Organisations False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts
Theology Minor 1
Unit Theology Minor 2 Unit Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 3
Semester 1 Comparative Legal
Systems Property Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives
Theology Major Unit Semester 2 Civil Procedures and
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Land Law Theology Minor 1
Unit Theology Minor 2 Unit Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 4
Semester 1 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Evidence Theology Major Unit Canon Law
Semester 2 Equity and Trusts Constitutional Law Theology Minor 1 Unit Theology Minor 2 Unit Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 5
Semester 1 Administrative Law Public and Private
International Law Consumer Protection Law Theology Major Unit Semester 2 International Trade
Law International Human Rights Law Competition Law Legal Community Engagement
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
bachelor of
theology/
bachelor of Laws
Campus: Melbourne, North Sydney* Duration: 5 yr FT (or equivalent PT) Prerequisites:
Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study score of 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English. New South Wales Recommended: English (any) This dual degree will provide you with an education in law that is informed by the range of values specific to the Christian tradition, and an education in theology orientated to the professional values and practice of law.
career oPPPortuNities
In addition to the wide range of careers open to the graduates of the Bachelor of Laws, completing this dual degree is an excellent preparation for careers in teaching; work in church agencies and ministries, chaplaincy, social inclusion, pastoral work, social work, research, journalism and media, administration and public relations.
Program maP
Year 1
Semester 1 Legal Reading,
Writing & Research Contract Foundations of Management Principles of Accounting
Semester 2 Public Law Our World: Community
and Vulnerability Commercial Law Principles of Marketing
Year 2
Semester 1 Criminal Law and
Procedure Torts Fundamentals of Business Information Systems
Business Data Analysis Semester 2 Business
Organisations False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts
Principles of Business
Economics Commerce Major Unit 1
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 3
Semester 1 Comparative Legal
Systems Property Understanding Self and Society: Contem-porary Perspectives
Commerce Major Unit 2
Semester 2 Civil Procedures and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Land Law Commerce Major
Unit 3 Commerce Major Unit 4
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 4
Semester 1 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Evidence Commerce Major
Unit 5 Commerce Major Unit 6
Semester 2 Equity and Trusts Constitutional Law Commerce Major
Unit 7 Commerce Major Unit 8
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 5
Semester 1 Administrative Law Public and Private
International Law Consumer Protection Law Strategic Management Semester 2 International Trade
Law Competition Law Legal Community Engagement International Human Rights Law
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours * Melbourne Campus only in 2013; Sydney campuses in 2014 subject to approval.
bachelor of
business
administration/
bachelor of Laws
Campus: Melbourne, North Sydney* Duration: 5 yr FT (or equivalent PT) Prerequisites:
Victoria: Units 3 and 4 with a minimum study score of 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English. New South Wales Recommended: English (any) Graduates with this degree have a general understanding of modern business and also the knowledge and skills to become a legal practitioner.
career oPPPortuNities
In addition to the wide range of careers open to the graduates of the Bachelor of Laws, completing this dual degree is an excellent preparation for careers in accounting, administration, banking, business analysis/development, business management, communications, computing, financial management, human resource management, international business, international marketing, management consultancy, marketing recruitment, staff development and sales.
Program maP
Year 1
Semester 1 Legal Reading,
Writing & Research Contract Principles of Accounting Foundations of Management Semester 2 Public Law Our World: Community
and Vulnerability Commercial Law Principles of Marketing
Year 2
Semester 1 Criminal Law and
Procedure Torts Fundamentals of Business Information Systems
Business Data Analysis Semester 2 Business
Organisations False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts
Organisational
Behaviour Principles of Business Economics
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 3
Semester 1 Comparative Legal
Systems Property Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives
Principles of Finance Semester 2 Civil Procedures
and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Land Law Business Elective Organisational
Change
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 4
Semester 1 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Evidence Business Elective Business Elective
Semester 2 Equity and Trusts Constitutional Law Business Elective Business Elective
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
Year 5
Semester 1 Administrative Law Public and Private
International Law Consumer Protection Law Strategic Management Semester 2 International Trade
Law Competition Law Legal Community Engagement International Human Rights Law
Pro Bono/Legal Professional Experience – 80 hours
John-Paul
van Rensburg
Bachelor of GloBal stuDies/
Bachelor of laws
“the fact that i get to travel and study overseas made me choose the dual degree. in the future i want to pursue international criminal law, human rights
law, the military police or perhaps working for a Non government organisations like the international centre for transitional Justice.”
ProFessor briaN FitzgeraLd,
executive deaN
Professor Fitzgerald studied law at the Queensland University of Technology (‘QUT’), graduating as a University Medallist in Law. He holds postgraduate degrees in law from Oxford University and Harvard University. He is well known in the areas of intellectual property and internet law, and has worked closely with Australian governments on facilitating access to public sector information. From 1998 to 2002 Professor Fitzgerald was Head of the School of Law and Justice at Southern Cross University in New South Wales, and from January 2002 to January 2007 was appointed as Head of the School of Law at QUT. In 2009, he was appointed to the Australian Government’s ‘Government 2.0 Taskforce’ and to the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP). From 2007 to March 2012 Professor Fitzgerald was a specialist Research Professor in Intellectual Property and Innovation at QUT.
“We have been given the opportunity
to create a unique and personalised
Law Faculty- that joins academic
excellence with social commitment.
My job is to ensure that we capitalise
on this opportunity and establish a
law faculty that will be recognised
nationally and acknowledged
internationally. I invite you to join us.”
dr heather Forrest, associate
deaN, LearNiNg aNd teachiNg
Dr Heather Ann Forrest is a Senior Lecturer and the Associate Dean, Learning & Teaching, in the Faculty of Law. She holds a Juris Doctor from the College of William & Mary, the oldest law school in the United States. She attended the University of London on a full scholarship and earned a Master of Laws in Computer and Communications Law. Her doctoral thesis, undertaken at the University of Bern, Switzerland, received the highest distinction of honours. She is considered an expert in the area of internet domain name policy and represents intellectual property interests in internet policy development.
“The size of the cohort, the attention
to detail given to the Law curriculum
and its support of ACU’s values, and the
tremendous passion with which the
academic staff approach both teaching
and research create a unique learning
environment in which both students
and staff thrive.”
“ACU Law will, I believe, provide
a highly professional and socially
engaged program of study. The Faculty
has great strengths in intellectual
property and commercial law on the
one hand and human rights and social
justice on the other. And our small
classes mean that every student’s
education will have a distinctly social
and personal character”.
Spencer Zifcak is Allan Myers Professor of Law and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty. Spencer specializes in the fields of international law, international human rights law and constitutional law. He received his Ph.D from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Spencer has been a Visiting Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford University; Visiting Fellow at Trinity College, Dublin; and in 2010 was awarded the prestigious Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professorship at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Bristol (UK). Spencer has an active engagement with human rights and civil liberties in the wider professional community. He was Vice-President of the Australian Section of the International Commission of Jurists for ten years and has recently been President of the prominent civil rights advocacy organization, Liberty.