Bachelor of Laws Honours
Charles Darwin University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00300K
The Bachelor of Laws Honors is a one-year course for high-achieving Bachelor of Laws' graduates. It may provide you with a pathway to a PhD, enhance your career prospects and advance your legal research and writing skills.During the course, you'll undertake a substantial legal research project in an area relevant to your career. This is an opportunity to deeply explore a legal topic of your interest, as well as develop a sound understanding of the research methodologies relevant to law and legal scholarship.With the support of CDU's academic staff and your research supervisor, you will be encouraged to produce quality research and develop your project to a publishable level.If you successfully complete the Bachelor of Laws Honors, you may be eligible for admission to a PhD.
Subjects
- LWZ401 Legal Research Methodologies
- LWZ402 Legal Research Development
- LWZ711 Honors Research Thesis A (40cp)
- LWZ712 Honors Research Thesis B (20cp)
- LAW515 Indigenous Peoples and the Law
- LAW516 Comparative Legal Systems
- LAW518 Transnational Issues in Family Law
- LAW519 Transnational Law
- LAW520 International Criminal Law
- LAW521 Finance and Securities Law (no longer offered)
- LAW522 Public International Law
- ENV511 Real-World Statistics and Data Reasoning
- ENV513 Environmental Planning and Policy
- MPP502 Evidence-Based Policy Development in Northern and Indigenous Contexts (not offered 2024)
- MPP503 Realist Research and Evaluation
- MPP505 Policy and Ethnography
- PHM525 Indigenous Health Research
- PHM526 Research Design
- PHM527 Research, Ethics and Impact (new title 2021)
- PHM588 Qualitative Research (new title 2021)
- PSY416 Ethics and Professional Issues (replaces PSY426 2022)
- PSY417 Research Methods and Practice (replaces PSY447 2022)
Standard entry requirements
Successful completion of a Bachelor of Laws degree or a related discipline with a minimum GPA of 5.50.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| CDU Online | No |
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| Darwin Waterfront | International: $28,848 | No |
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