The Legal Studies course is designed to prepare international students for first year undergraduate study, particularly in business, humanities or law-related disciplines. The objectives of this course are to develop students’ conceptual understanding of fundamental legal principles, whilst also developing their critical legal skills, such as analysing, synthesising, evaluating and reflecting. Students will be expected to participate in a series of class lectures and tutorials, to engage in both independent learning and group work and to complete all assessment tasks in a timely manner.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:1. describe and explain key aspects of the Australian legal system;
2. identify and explain the key differences between the Australian legal system and legal systems from around the world;
3. evaluate the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice;
4. locate, select, organise, synthesise and analyse legal information from a variety of sources including legislation, cases, media, international instruments and documents;
5. communicate legal information using well-structured and logical arguments; and
6. analyze and debate differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and issues.
Other Information
Course Contact: Dr Rebecca CrossT: 02 61250982
E: rebecca.cross@anucollege.edu.au
Indicative Assessment
Discussion forum: Week 4, 40%ILAC question: Week 7, 40%
Debate: Week 9, 20%
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Workload
80 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 40 hours of contact: 40 hours of workshop and workshop-like activities.
b) 40 hours of supported and independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $3330 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $4740 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Autumn Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5637 | 08 Apr 2019 | 26 Apr 2019 | 26 Apr 2019 | 05 Jul 2019 | In Person | N/A |
Spring Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8587 | 01 Oct 2019 | 18 Oct 2019 | 18 Oct 2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | In Person | N/A |