Bachelor of International and Global Studies / Bachelor of Laws

Five years full-time
Six years full-time with honours

Students undertaking this combined program are able to complete two degrees in five years of full-time study rather than the six years that would normally be required. During the program you complete the equivalent of Year One of the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) over the three years of their International and Global Studies degree. In Year Four, you undertake the remaining compulsory units followed by six elective units in Year Five.
There are currently over fifty optional units of study available each year, including advanced units of study in core areas such as international law, corporate law, comparative law and constitutional law.

You can also select from a variety of specialised units including:

• environmental law
• taxation
• family law
• criminology
• intellectual property
• legal theory
• law and gender
• industrial law
• anti discrimination law
• dispute resolution.

Please note that these units are subject to change.

Pathways

Year One		Year Two		Year Three		Year Four	Year Five
Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Full-Time Law Studies	Full-Time Law Studies
INGS1001 Power andMoney in Global Society	INGS1002 Global Culture and Society	INGS2601 Transnational Spaces and Networks	BIGS/Law Core Major Senior Unit	INGS3601 Current Global Issues	BIGS/Law Core Major Senior Unit
BIGS/Law Core Major Junior Unit	BIGS/Law Core Major Junior Unit	BIGS/Law Core Major Senior Unit	BIGS/Law Core Major Senior Unit	BIGS/Law Core Major Senior Unit	BIGS/Law Core Major Senior Unit
Arts (Part A or B) Junior Unit	Arts (Part A or B) Junior Unit	LAWS1014 Civil and Criminal Procedure	Arts (Part A or B) Senior Unit	Arts (Part A or B) Senior Unit	LAWS1017 Torts and Contracts II
LAWS1006 Foundations of Law	LAWS1012 Torts	LAWS1015 Contracts	LAWS1016 Criminal Law	LAWS1018 International Law	LAWS1021 Public Law
LAWS1013 Legal Research 1				LAWS1019 Legal Research 2
24 credits	24 credits	24 credits	24 credits	24 credits	24 credits	48 credits	48 credits
Core units of study and semester offerings are subject to change						Total 240 credits
The BIGS/Law Core Major must be chosen from the following subject areas: American Studies; European Studies; Anthropology; Government and International Relations; Arab World, Islam and the Middle East; Asian Studies; Political Economy; Australian Studies; Sociology. * International Business is not available as a major in the BIGS/Law degree.