• Course Experience and Destinations of Graduates

• Undergraduates Characteristics

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Associate Degree in Legal Studies
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Jurisprudence
Bachelor of Jurisprudence/Bachelor of Laws 
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws

Located in Australia’s rapidly growing Northern Territory, Charles Darwin University is Australia’s newest University.

Formalised in November 2003, Charles Darwin is a tri-sector University with offerings from senior secondary, the certificate level and through to doctorates giving students an amazing number of choices for study pathways.

As the only university in the Northern Territory and with more than 18,000 students, Charles Darwin offers a broad range of courses in traditional areas of study. However, the University also specialises in areas unique to its location including tropical and desert region studies, international (particularly South East Asian) law and business and Indigenous research and education. Additionally, the University is a member of several Co-operative Research Centres and has established the Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management.

Charles Darwin University is the largest research and development performer in the Northern Territory and is responsible for 25 per cent of all research and development performed locally. For a place steeped in Aboriginal tradition and culture and which enjoys a close interaction with the peoples of Southeast Asia, there are boundless opportunities for research and exploration from the expansive deserts in the south to the tropical north and the Arafura Sea, rich in marine life, and the biodiversity of the world heritage Kakadu National Park.

Charles Darwin University campuses include Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs and the Northern Territory Rural College at Katherine - which offers students the opportunity to experience life on a working cattle station. These are complemented by four study centres located at Jabiru, Nhulunbuy, Katherine and Tennant Creek.

As Australia’s closest University to Asia, Charles Darwin University courses are also taught in Malaysia, Hong Kong, India, Papua New Guinea and Brunei the institution holds more than 22 agreements, letters of intent, contracts and memoranda of understanding with other Universities around the world.

Charles Darwin University welcomes researchers, teachers and students whether postgraduate, undergraduate or technical, to share in the richness of life and study opportunities that the Northern Territory offers. For further information log onto www.cdu.edu.au

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Associate Degree in Legal Studies

Course Description: Students completing this course will acquire a broad understanding of the process of law in our society. Moreover, they will develop a specialist expertise of the law relevant to the particular field of their Associate Degree in Legal Studies (ADLS). This expertise ensures students not only know the current law relevant to their field but also are able to ascertain the law at any particular point of time.

Principal areas of study: In addition to these legal skills mentioned above, students acquire a broad multi-disciplinary understanding of their chosen field through study of a range of non-law specialist electives.

The skills and knowledge gained during the ADLS program also ensures that graduates are eligible for entry into the profession Bachelor of Laws (LLB) program with significant advanced standing. Transfer from the ADLS to the LLB program is also possible after the successful completion of the first year of the ADLS.

Course Duration: 2 years (F/T) & up to 4 years (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina campus

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None specified

Other: Entrance into this course may be as a graduate.

Professional Recognition: Not applicable

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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

Course Description: This combined degree provides students with the opportunity to undertake study in humanities/social sciences in conjunction with the law degree, with a view to satisfying the academic requirements for admission to the legal profession. A candidate who fulfils the requirements of the combined degree program is awarded the degrees of both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws.

Principal Areas of Study: Required units for the Bachelor of Laws and elective arts units

Course Duration: 5 years (F/T) or equivalent (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina Campus

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None specified

Other: To enrol for a combined degree program students must fulfil the admission requirements of both disciplines

Professional Recognition: The NTU law degree program coupled with the required professional practical training is a recognised degree Australia wide and will qualify graduates for legal practice in all jurisdictions within Australia.

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Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws.

Course Description: This combined degree enables students to take a business major and also to undertake other prescribed business units in conjunction with the law degree, with a view to satisfying the academic requirements for admission to the legal profession. A candidate who fulfils the requirements of the combined degree program is awarded the degrees of both Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws.

Principal Areas of Study: Students undertake the required units of the Bachelor of Laws plus a major area of study in accounting, economics, finance, systems management , marketing or business law.

Course Duration: 5 years (F/T) or equivalent (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None given

Other: To enrol for a combined degree program students must fulfil the admission requirements of both disciplines. Refer to the requirements for the Bachelor of Business and the Bachelor of Laws.

Professional Recognition: The NTU law degree program coupled with the required professional practical training is a recognised degree Australia wide and will qualify graduates for legal practice in all jurisdictions within Australia.

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Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws

Course Description: This combined degree provides students with the opportunity to undertake a course of study in economics in conjunction with the law degree, with a view to satisfying the academic requirements for admission to the legal profession. A candidate who fulfils the requirements of the combined degree program is awarded the degrees of both Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws.

Principal Areas of Interest: Students undertake the requirements of the Bachelor of Laws and units from the Bachelor of Economics

Course Duration: 5 years (F/T) and equivalent (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None given

Other: To enrol for a combined degree program students must fulfil the admission requirements of both disciplines. Refer to the requirements for the Bachelor of Economics and the Bachelor of Laws.

Professional Recognition: The NTU law degree program coupled with the required professional practical training is a recognised degree Australia wide and will qualify graduates for legal practice in all jurisdictions within Australia.

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Bachelor of Jurisprudence

Course Description: This course, taken as a single degree, is
designed for those who would consider that some legal training is
beneficial but who do not seek admission to legal professional
practice.

Principal areas of study: Legal Process, Torts, Legal Research and
Writing, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Criminal Law and
Procedure, Contracts, Administrative Law, Jurisprudence.

Course Duration: 3 years (F/T) & up to 10 years (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina campus

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None specified

Other: Not applicable

Professional Recognition: Not applicable

Combined Degrees: 

• Bachelor of Jurisprudence/Bachelor of Laws

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Bachelor of Jurisprudence/Bachelor of Laws

Course Description: This combined degree provides a broader education than that offered by the Bachelor of Laws degree taken alone and a wider range of law elective units than is allowed in other combined degree courses. A candidate who fulfils the requirements of the combined degree program is awarded the degrees of both Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Laws.

Principal areas of study: Legal Process, Research and Writing, Introduction to Public Law Torts, Legal Research and Writing, Constitutional Law, Principles of Criminal Law, Criminal Law and Procedure, Contracts, Property, Equity, Non-Law Equity, Administrative Law, Corporations, Trusts, Evidence, Skills, Civil Procedure, and Common and elective units. 

Course Duration: 5 years (F/T) & up to 10 years (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina campus

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None specified

Other: To enrol for a combined degree program students must fulfil the admission requirements of both disciplines

Professional Recognition: The NTU law degree program coupled with the required professional practical training is a recognised degree Australia wide and will qualify graduates for legal practice in all jurisdictions within Australia.

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Bachelor of Laws

Course Description: The primary aim of this course is the provision
of legal education for the practice of law.

Principal areas of study: The course aims to provide a knowledge of
the legal system and legal principles, and to cultivate a capacity for
legal research, analysis and communication. The course also deals
with theoretical perspectives on the law and encourages an
appreciation of legal issues of special significance to the Northern
Territory, including Aboriginal legal issues and Southeast Asian law.

Course Duration: 4 years (F/T) & up to 10 years (P/T). Honours
available within 4 year program

Name of Campus: Casuarina campus

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None specified

Other: Entrance into this course may be as a graduate.

Professional Recognition: The NTU law degree program coupled with the required professional practical training is a recognised degree
Australia wide and will qualify graduates for legal practice in all
jurisdictions within Australia.

Combined Degrees:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws  

• Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws 

• Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws

• Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.

• Bachelor of Laws /Bachelor of Information Technology 

• Bachelor of Jurisprudence /Bachelor of Laws 

• Bachelor of Science /Bachelor of Laws 

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Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Course Description: The Faculty of Law has identified issues of law affecting indigenous peoples as an area of teaching and research expertise. This combined degree program will allow students to specialise in issues of increasing relevance in our society. Students who successfully complete the program will satisfy the academic requirements for admission to the legal profession.

Principal Areas of Study: Required units for the Bachelor of Laws and elective arts units

Course Duration: 5 years (F/T) or equivalent (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None specified

Other: To enrol for a combined degree program students must fulfil the admission requirements of both disciplines.

Professional recognition: The NTU law degree program coupled with
the required professional practical training is a recognised degree
Australia wide and will qualify graduates for legal practice in all
jurisdictions within Australia.

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Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Information Technology

Course Description: This combined degree provides the opportunity to major in the information technology area in conjunction with the law degree, with a view to satisfying the academic requirements for admission to the legal profession. A candidate who fulfils the requirements of the combined degree program is awarded the degrees of both Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Laws. Principal Areas of Study: Required units for the Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Information Technology

Course Duration: 5.5 years (F/T) or equivalent (P/T)

Name of Campus: Casuarina

Mode of Delivery: Internal

Year 12 Prerequisites: None specified

Other: To enrol for a combined degree program students must fulfil the admission requirements of both disciplines.

Professional recognition: The NTU law degree program coupled with
the required professional practical training is a recognised degree
Australia wide and will qualify graduates for legal practice in all
jurisdictions within Australia

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