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The College of Law & Justice offers elective units in many areas of law.
Students who anticipate completing LLB(Hons) and who:
The semesters of offering are indicative only. The offerings of units in any semester depends on availability, timetabling and student numbers.
All elective units are worth 12 credit points.
Download the list of law electives as a PDF or view below in HTML format.
| Unit code | Unit title | Semester | Campus | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disputes | ||||
| LLW2000 | Torts 2 | 1 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114, BLB1115 |
| LLW3002 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 2 | City Queen | BLB1101 |
| BLB4104 | Commercial Arbitration Law | TBC | City Queen | BLB1102, LLW5000 |
| BLB4105 | Commercial Arbitration Practice and Procedure | TBC | City Queen | BLB4104 |
| Social justice | ||||
| LLW2000 | Torts 2 | 1 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114, BLB1115 |
| BLB3138 | Criminal Law 2 | 1 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114, LLW1001 |
| BLB4145 | Human Rights Law | 1 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| BLB3136 | Family Law in Society | 1 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| International or comparative law | ||||
| BLB3133 | Comparative Commercial Law | Summer | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114, BLB1102 |
| BLB4141 | International Trade Law | Summer | City Flinders | BLB1101, BLB1114, BLB1102 |
| BLB4144 | European Union Law | TBC | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| BLB4143 | Public International Law | 1 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114, BLB3128, LLW1000 |
| BLB4145 | Human Rights Law | 2 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| LLW4001 | Asian Law Studies | TBC | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| Making and reforming law and policy | ||||
| BLB3137 | Elements of Regulation | Summer | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| BLB3139 | Law Reform | TBC | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| LLW2001 | Competition Law and Policy | Summer | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 Note: Not available to students who completed BLB2123 |
| Commercial | ||||
| BLB3132 | Securities Law | 1 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| BLB3134 | Taxation Law | 2 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| BLB3129 | Intellectual Property Law | 1 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| BLB4135 | Australian Employment Law | 1 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114, BLB1102 |
| LLW3005 | Corporate Insolvency | 2 | City Queen | BLB1102/BLB2119 |
| International commercial law | ||||
| BLB3133 | Comparative Commercial Law | Summer | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1102, BLB1114 |
| BLB4141 | International Trade Law | Summer | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1102, BLB1114 |
| BLO2502 | Transport Law | 2 | Online | Nil |
| Administrative law | ||||
| BLB4146 | Wills and the Administration of Estates | 1 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| LLW4002 | Australian Migration Law | 2, Summer, Winter | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| LLW4003 | Australia’s Visa System | 1, 2, Summer | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114, LLW4002 |
| Media and sports | ||||
| BLB4140 | Privacy and Media Law | 2 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 |
| LLW4004 | Sports Law | 1 | City Queen/Footscray Park | BLB1101, BLB1114, BLB1115, BLB1102 |
| Practicums or internships | ||||
| LLW3001 | Law in Practice 1 | 1, 2, Summer | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114 and a suitable student arranged placement Note: Not available to students who completed BBB3200 or BLB1103 |
| LLW3003 | Court and Tribunal Internship | 2 | City Queen | BLB1101, BLB1114, LLW4000 BLB2122 and a successful application for an approved LLW3003 Court/Tribunal Internship place |
| LLW5903 | Mooting | 2 | City Queen | On application BLB1114 |
| LLW5902 | Research Law Internship | 2 | City Queen | A successful application for an approved place. Must be in penultimate or final year of course. |
| Honours for students enrolled pre-2015 | ||||
| BLB4142 | Advanced Legal Research Dissertation | 1, 2 | City Queen | On application BLB1101, BLB1114 plus other criteria |
| Honours for students enrolled in 2015 and thereafter | ||||
| LLW5900 | Advanced Legal Research Methods | 1, 2 in 2017 | City Queen | On application |
| LLW5901 | Advanced Legal Research Dissertation | 1, 2, 3 in 2017 | City Queen | On application BLB1101, BLB1114, LLW5900 |
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