Admission requirements are met by one of the following:
Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*.
Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher.
Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma.
Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications.
Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010).
Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course.
Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience.
IELTS Academic Module : A minimum overall score of 6.0 with no band less than 6.0.
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT): A minimum overall score of 60 and a minimum writing score of 21.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic module: A minimum overall score of 50 with no score lower than 50.
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): A minimum overall score of 169, with no skill below 169.
Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency: A minimum overall grade of B2.
Navitas Academic English (will not be accepted from 2021 onwards): A minimum overall pass and 55% in Academic English 3.
The Associate Degree of Legal Studies is for anyone who is interested in broadening their understanding of the legal system without committing to a full law degree.
This course will give you a broad understanding of the law, legal processes and legal principles and introduce you to practical areas of the law such as torts, contracts, criminal law and transnational law.
It caters for two groups of students: those who have a general interest in legal issues without wishing to complete a full law degree, and those who wish to gauge their interest in legal studies and perhaps later seek to undertake a full law degree program.
CRICOS CODE: 046424G
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Specific requirements
Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.
CUC107Cultural Intelligence and Capability (compulsory)
Plus either:
CUC106Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology or
CUC100Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (new title from 2016)
SelectCommon Unitsto find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.
Compulsory Core units totalling 50 credit points as detailed below.
LWZ114Criminal Law
LWZ115Legal Process (replaces LWZ111)
LWZ116Torts
LWZ118Contracts
LWZ204Constitutional Law
LWZ212 Transnational Law (last offered 2020) and LWZ112 Comparative Legal Systems (recodedLWA115from 2021) has been removed as a core unit from 2021- see transition arrangements below.
Units totalling 60 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below.
LWA115Comparative Legal Systems (previously LWZ112)
LWA110Legal History (offered each year)
LWA111 Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System
LWA112 Environmental and Planning Law
LWA113Customary Law
LWA114 Law, Justice and the State (no longer offered)
LWA120Law in Context (added from 2021)
LWA207Dispute Resolution
LWA210Contemporary Issues
LWA213Family Law
LWA217 Resources and Energy Law
LWA219Criminology
LWA221 Human Rights Law
LWA298Legal Clinic (previously LWZ019)
LWA316 Intellectual Property Law
LWA317Research Paper
LWA319Private International Law
LWA321 Public International Law
LWA322Moot Court
LWA325Succession
LWA328Competition and Consumer Law
LWA329 Conveyancing Law
LWA331 Finance and Securities Law
LWA332Science and the Law
LWZ212 Transnational Law (last offered 2020)
LWZ210Equity
LWZ211Trusts
LWZ223Property Law
LWZ304Administrative Law
LWZ315Corporations Law
LWZ316Evidence
LWZ317Civil Procedure
LWZ320Professional Responsibility
Units totalling 30 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University.
When selecting electives, choose units at a suitable level. The first number in each unit code indicates the year level at which the subject is taught. Undergraduate units are coded at 100 to 300 level, therefore units coded as LWA1xx, LWA2xx and LWA3xx would be first, second and third year units respectively.
Completing the Associate Degree of Legal Studies may lead to career opportunities in administrative, secretarial or paralegal roles in government, corporate and private legal environment.
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
