Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws LLB
Online - Bathurst
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted unpon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 3 years (or part-time equivalent)
A completed High School Certificate (or equivalent) with an ATAR of at least 80 (including adjustment factors).
OR
Successful completion of 1 year (full time equivalence) of a Bachelor degree or AQF equivalent.
OR
Successful completion of LAW112 and either LAW113 or LAW116 as part of a CSU Bachelor degree or as Single Subject Study.
OR
Successfully completed the Special Tertiary Admission Test (STAT) with a minimum score of 172 following a completed Higher School Certificate and demonstrated paid employment in the legal service field of no less than 2 years (or fulltime equivalency).
OR
Demonstrated academic/professional achievement for example completion of a Diploma of Conveyancing or Associate Degree in Policing Practice; and paid employment in the legal service field of no less than five years (or full time equivalence), for example a paralegal, Court Officer, Police Officer or Licensed Conveyancer.
English Language Proficiency
Minimum CSU English Language Proficiency Requirements apply.
Law subjects belonging to the Priestley 11 category completed in a course not accredited by the Legal Professions Admissions Board of NSW, or equivalent interstate registration boards, cannot be credited towards CSU LLB.
Students should contact the Course Director to discuss possible credit and susbsequent enrolment pattern.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
The course consists of 18 core subjects and 5 restricted electives.
Core
JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
LAW112 Introduction to the Australian Legal System
LAW113 Criminal Law
LAW114 Law of Torts
LAW116 Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals
LAW212 Evidence Law
LAW213 Criminal Procedure
LAW214 Contract Law
LAW216 Property Law
LAW217 Civil Procedure
LAW218 Equity and Trusts
LAW219 Company Law
LAW308 Constitutional Law
LAW309 Professional Legal Conduct
LAW311 Administrative and Government Law
LAW313 International Public and Private Law
LAW314 Community Law and Culture: Regional, Rural, Remote and Indigenous Contemporary Issues (16)
LAW321 Natural Resources Law
Restricted Electives
Choose five subjects from the following:
JST220 Gender and Crime
JST318 Human Rights and Social Justice
JST339 Sentencing Law and Practice
LAW202 Family Law
LAW222 Technology Law
LAW223 Succession Law
LAW240 Industrial Law
LAW300 Environmental Law
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues)
LAW318 Jurisprudence
LAW370 Law of Employment
LAW316 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW317 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW330 Finance Law
Key Subjects
LAW112 Introduction to the Australian Legal System
LAW113 Criminal Law
LAW114 Law of Torts
LAW116 Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals
LAW212 Evidence Law
LAW213 Criminal Procedure
LAW214 Contract Law
LAW216 Property Law
LAW217 Civil Procedure
LAW218 Equity and Trusts
LAW219 Company Law
LAW308 Constitutional Law
LAW309 Professional Legal Conduct
LAW311 Administrative and Government Law
Part-Time
Session 1 Intake
Year 1
Session 1
LAW112 Introduction to the Australian Legal System
LAW116 Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals
Session 2
LAW113 Criminal Law
LAW114 Law of Torts
Year 2
Session 1
LAW212 Evidence Law
JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
Session 2
LAW214 Contract Law
LAW213 Criminal Proceedure
Year 3
Session 1
LAW219 Company Law
LAW216 Property Law
Session 2
LAW308 Constitutional Law
Restricted Elective
Year 4
Session 1
LAW218 Equity and Trusts
LAW217 Civil Procedure
Session 2
2 Restricted Electives (16)
Year 5
Session 1
LAW311 Administrative and Government Law
LAW313 International Public and Private Law
Session 2
LAW321 Natural Resources Law
Restricted Elective
Year 6
Session 1
LAW309 Professional Legal Conduct
Restricted Elective
Session 2
LAW314 Community Law and Culture: Regional, Rural, Remote and Indigenous Contemporary Issues (16)
Session 2 intake
Year 1
Session 2
LAW112 Introduction to the Australian Legal System
LAW116 Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals
Year 2
Session 1
JST123 Indigenous Australians and Justice: An Introduction
LAW113 Criminal Law
Session 2
LAW114 Law of Torts
LAW214 Contract Law
Year 3
Session 1
LAW212 Evidence Law
LAW216 Property Law
Session 2
LAW213 Criminal Procedure
LAW308 Constitutional Law
Year 4
Session 1
LAW217 Civil Procedure
Restricted Elective
Session 2
2 Restricted Electives
Year 5
Session 1
LAW218 Equity and Trusts
LAW219 Company Law
Session 2
LAW321 Natural Resources Law
Restricted Elective
Year 6
Session 1
LAW311 Administrative and Government Law
LAW313 International Public and Private Law
Session 2
LAW314 Community Law and Culture: Regional, Rural, Remote and Indigenous Contemporary Issues (16)
Year 7
Session 1
LAW309 Professional Legal Conduct
Restricted Elective
The program is delivered online which is defined as part-time study with an enrolment pattern of 2 subjects per session. Students who wish to pursue the program on a full-time basis will need to contact the Course Administration Officer to seek Course Director approval prior to adding additional subjects.
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page
LAW112 Introduction to the Australian Legal System
LAW113 Criminal Law
LAW114 Law of Torts
LAW116 Writing and Communication for Legal Professionals
LAW212 Evidence Law
LAW213 Criminal Procedure
LAW214 Contract Law
LAW216 Property Law
LAW217 Civil Procedure
LAW218 Equity and Trusts
LAW219 Company Law
LAW308 Constitutional Law
LAW309 Professional Legal Conduct
LAW311 Administrative and Government Law
LAW313 International Public and Private Law
LAW314 Community Law and Culture: Regional, Rural, Remote and Indigenous Contemporary Issues
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools via at About Residential School
The Bachelor of Laws degree has been developed to meet the Legal Profession Admissions Board of NSW accreditation requirements. The course aims, objectives and core curriculum are based on the Priestley 11 Standards provided by the Legal Profession Admission Rules 2015 (NSW).
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.