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Legal Studies - LEGLA23403

Stream Summary

Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science

School: School of Social Sciences

Contact: Dr David Bright

Program: 3403 - Arts

Award(s):

Bachelor of Arts (Minor)

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Stream Outline

The Legal Studies Minor Stream is an interdisciplinary stream, with courses included from Criminology, Politics, and Philosophy and Law. This minor stream allow students studying the BA concurrently with the Bachelor of Education to qualify to teach Legal Studies in addition to another area of qualification, thus increasing their chances for employment in NSW secondary schools.

The Legal Studies Minor Stream aims to develop critically aware graduates with a qualification to teach the course.

The Graduate Attributes align with the requirements of the NSW Institute of Teachers and are as follows:

Demonstrate knowledge of the central concepts, modes, of enquiry, and structure of:

broad and critical knowledge and understanding of the academic discipline of legal studies, including recent theory and practice
nature, functions, systems, processes and institutions of domestic and international law
operation and dimensions of national (e.g. Australian) and international legal systems
how changes in societies influence change and reform in law
skills of legal investigation and research

These outcomes will be achieved through a multidisciplinary course of study.

Stream Structure

A student who wishes to gain a Minor Stream in Legal Studies must complete 36 units of credit including 12 uoc at Level 1, 12 uoc at Level 2 and 12 uoc at Level 3.

Core

Level 1