The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Law and Society, Bachelor of International Relations requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.
Admission requirements
For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to the Bachelor of Law and Society combined degrees through SATAC.
Eligible students who decide to take up the combined degrees program in a subsequent year will be required to apply via university internal transfer, for admission to the Bachelor of International Relations.
Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Law and Society or Bachelor of International Relations and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.
Program of study
To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Law and Society, Bachelor of International Relations a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
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a Law and Society component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Law and Society, as detailed below
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an International Relations component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of International Relations, as detailed below.
Bachelor of Law and Society Component
To qualify for the Bachelor of Law and Society a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:
Core - Year 1 topics
18 units comprising:
COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)*
CRIM1102 Criminal Justice System (4.5 units)
LEGL1201 Law in Australian Society (4.5 units)
PHIL1060 Critical Reasoning (4.5 units)
*Under certain conditions the core topic COMS1001 may be replaced with an alternative topic. See COMS1001 for further details.
Core - Year 2 topics
18 units comprising:
CRIM2301 Criminal Law in Context (4.5 units)
LEGL2117 Crimes Against Populations (4.5 units)
PHIL2601 Ethics for Professionals (4.5 units)
SOCI2025 Sociological Research: Design, Methods and Ethics (4.5 units)
Option - Year 2 topics
Choose 4.5 units from the following:
CRIM2201 Punishment and Society (4.5 units)
CRIM2202 Policing and Society (4.5 units)
and
Choose 4.5 units from one of the Option Streams listed below.
Core - Year 3 topics
13.5 units comprising:
CRIM3402 Advanced Research Methods and Analysis (4.5 units)
LLAW3256 Socio-Legal Theory (4.5 units)
PHIL2608 Freedom, Law and Society (4.5 units)
Option - Year 3 topics
Choose 9 units from the following:
CRIM3011 Current Issues in Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3203 Corporate Crime (4.5 units)
CRIM3301 Crime, Law and Trauma (4.5 units)
CRIM3302 International Criminal Justice (4.5 units)
CRIM3304 Criminal Networks (4.5 units)
CRIM3305 Borders, Migration, Security (4.5 units)
SOCI3049 Sociology of Law (4.5 units)
WMST3013 Gendering Politics and Policy: Justice, Rights and Representation (4.5 units)
and
Choose 4.5 units from the same Option Stream as chosen in Year 2. The units must be chosen from Year 2 or 3 topics.
Option Streams
Economy and Society
Year 1 topics
BUSN1011 Accounting for Managers (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisation (4.5 units)
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
Year 2 topics
BUSN2019 International Business Context (4.5 units)
BUSN2022 The Australian Economy (4.5 units)
BUSN2026 Entrepreneurship and Small Business (4.5 units)
BUSN2038 Human Resource Management (4.5 units)
BUSN2039 International Business Management (4.5 units)
LEGL2114 Regulating Small Business (4.5 units)
POLI2002 Government, Business and Society (4.5 units)
Year 3 topics
BUSN3035 Employee Relations (4.5 units)
BUSN3038 International Business Negotiations (4.5 units)
BUSN2042 Corporations Law (4.5 units)
BUSN3052 Leadership in Business and Society (4.5 units)
BUSN3043 Governance, Sustainability and Ethics (4.5 units)
BUSN3054 Taxation Law and Practice (4.5 units)
BUSN3056 International Trade (4.5 units)
International and Human Rights##
Year 1 topics
AMST1002 America and the World: The United States in a Global Context (4.5 units)
INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units)
INTR1100 Exploring the International (4.5 units)
POLI1003 An Introduction to Democracy and Government (4.5 units)
Year 2 topics
INTR2006 Debating Human Rights (4.5 units)
INTR2101 Democracy & Human Rights in Asia (4.5 units)
INTR2015 New Security Agenda (4.5 units)
PHIL2613 Global Justice (4.5 units)
PHIL2611 Breaking the Rules: Opposing Injustice Without Violence (4.5 units)
POLI2020 Australian Indigenous Politics (4.5 units)
WMST2017 Gender, Globalisation and International Development (4.5 units)
Year 3 topics
INTR3001 Australian Foreign Policy (4.5 units)
INTR3101 Global Inequality (4.5 units)
INTR3102 Controversies in International Relations (4.5 units)
POLI3014 International Perspectives on Indigenous Politics (4.5 units)
XXXXxxxx International Protection of Human Rights (4.5 units)
XXXXxxxx International Trade Law and Development (4.5 units)
Culture and Society
Year 1 topics
AUST1001 Australian Studies: Identities (4.5 units)
AUST1004 An Introduction to Aboriginal Studies (4.5 units)
PHIL1030 The Individual and Society (4.5 units)
SOCI1001 Issues in Sociology (4.5 units)
SOCI1010 Sociology and Everyday Life (4.5 units)
WMST1001 Sex, Gender and Identities in Australia (4.5 units)
Year 2 topics
AUST2612 Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges (4.5 units)
PHIL2612 Moral Problems (4.5 units)
POLI2025 Politics of the Australian Welfare State (4.5 units)
SOCI2015 Sociology of Deviance (4.5 units)
SOCI2021 Race Power and Identity (4.5 units)
SOCI2026 Contemporary Social Problems (4.5 units)
WMST2015 Sex, Gender and the Law (4.5 units)
Year 3 topics
ARCH8017 Cultural Heritage and the Law** (4.5 units)
AUST3330 Reading Australian Culture (4.5 units)
ITAL3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units)
SOCI3008 Knowing the Social World (4.5 units)
SOCI3047 Shaping the Future (4.5 units)
SOCI3048 Gender and Sexuality (4.5 units)
SOCI3053 Economic Life (4.5 units)
WMST3013 Gendering Politics & Policy: Justice, Rights and Representation (4.5 units)
Other topics may be taken with the approval of the Course Coordinator to enable entry into Honours programs.
## Students cannot count topics taken under the Bachelor of International Relations towards the Bachelor of Law and Society and vice versa.
**ARCH8017 Cultural Heritage and the Law is a postgraduate topic and requires the achievement of higher learning outcomes. It is strongly recommended that students interested in enrolling in this topic contact the topic coordinator prior to enrolment.
Bachelor of International Relations Component
To qualify for the Bachelor of International Relations a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:
Core - Year 1 topics
9 units comprising:
AMST1002 America and the World: The United States in a Global Context (4.5 units)
INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units)
Option - Year 1 topics
9 units chosen from the following:
HIST1704 History''s Killing Fields (4.5 units)
HIST1802 Europe, 1945 to the Present (4.5 units)
HIST1803 ''The Lucky Country''? Australia and the World since 1939 (4.5 units)
INTR1100 Exploring the International (4.5 units)
INTR1102 Modern Asia since 1945 (4.5 units)
Core - Year 2 topics
13.5 units comprising:
INTR2003 The Asia-Pacific in the 20th Century (4.5 units)
INTR2006 Debating Human Rights (4.5 units)
INTR2015 New Security Agenda (4.5 units)
Option - Year 2 topics
4.5 units chosen from the following:
HIST2014 War and Society in the Modern World (4.5 units)
HIST2016 Globalisation in World History (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units chosen from the following:
AMST2001 Twentieth Century America (4.5 units)
AMST2002 American Politics (4.5 units)*
HIST2009 Nazi Germany: It''s Origins and Nature, 1870-1945 (4.5 units)
HIST2030 The Great Powers and the Origins of the Modern Middle East (4.5 units)
HIST2043 Terrorism and Society in Modern Europe (4.5 units)
INTR2005 The Next Superpower? The Rise of China in the 21st Century (4.5 units)
INTR2008 Africa on a Global Stage (4.5 units)
INTR2012 Food Security (4.5 units)
INTR2100 Reimagining the Global South (4.5 units)
INTR2101 Democracy and Human Rights in Asia (4.5 units)
* Note that students who wish to apply for the Washington Internship must select AMST2002
Core - Year 3 topics
9 units comprising:
INTR3102 Controversies in International Relations (4.5 units)
INTR3104 Global Workplace (4.5 units)
Option - Year 3 topics
18 units chosen from the following:
AMST3013 The Alliance and the Rise of China (4.5 units)
AMST3016 Internship Program: Washington DC (9 units)*
HIST3004 The Fall of Britannia''s Empire and the Postcolonial Experience (4.5 units)
INTR3001 Australian Foreign Policy (4.5 units)
INTR3003 Africa: International Interventions (4.5 units)
INTR3006 The Rise of the Indo-Pacific (4.5 units)
INTR3100 Environment and Development in Asia (4.5 units)
INTR3101 Global Inequality (4.5 units)
INTR3103 International Practicum (4.5 units)*
*Note that students cannot take both INTR3103International Practicum and AMST3016 Internship Program: Washington DC in this combined degree program.