Comments about Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Psychological Science - On Campus - Joondalup - Western Australia
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Objectives
This double degree enables students who wish to study law and psychological science to obtain a degree in these fields. The ECU Bachelor of Laws degree satisfies the academic requirements for admission of law graduates as legal practitioners in Western Australia (WA). As with other Bachelor of Laws degrees, before a law graduate may be admitted to the legal profession in that state or territory, certain additional requirements must be satisfied after completion of the degree. For law graduates seeking admission in WA, refer to the Legal Practice Act 2003 (WA). The Bachelor of Psychological Science is accredited by the Australian Psychological Society, and on completion, students are able to proceed to a fourth year approved by the Australian Psychological Society. As with other bachelor degrees in psychology, registration as a psychologist will require a further two years of post graduate training and/or supervised experience.
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Entry requirements
Minimum admission requirements apply to enter this course.
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Academic title
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Psychological Science
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Course description
Related careers
Psychologist, Lawyer
This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa.
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Psychological Science consists of 48 units. Each unit is valued at 15 credit points giving a total course value of 720 credit points. The program will include twenty one (21) Law core units (315 credit points), eleven (11) Law electives (165 credit points) and sixteen (16) Psychology units (240 credit points).
Year One - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
LAW1111 Contract Law I 15
LAW1116 Legal Process 15
LAW1113 Criminal Law I 15
PSY1101 Introduction to Psychology 15
PSY1111 Psychology: History and Perspectives 15
Year One - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
LAW1212 Contract Law II 15
LAW1214 Criminal Law II 15
PSY1102 Research Methods in Psychology 1 15
PSY1204 Social Determinants of Behaviour 15
Plus one LLB elective
Year Two - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
LAW1117 Torts I 15
LAW2102 Property Law I 15
PSY2202 Research Methods in Psychology 2 15
PSY2301 Learning and Motivation 15
Plus one LLB elective
Year Two - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
LAW1218 Torts II 15
LAW2312 Property Law II 15
PSY2214 Biological Psychology, Sensation and Perception 15
PSY2231 Developmental Psychology 15
Plus one LLB elective
Year Three - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
LAW2103 Administrative Law I 15
LAW3103 Equity 15
LAW2104 Constitutional Law I 15
PSY3303 Research Applications and Ethical Issues 15
PSY3343 Abnormal Psychology 15
Year Three - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
LAW2313 Administrative Law II 15
LAW3107 Law of Trusts 15
LAW2314 Constitutional Law II 15
PSY3247 Individual Differences 15
PSY3304 Cognition 15
Year Four - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
LAW4604 Civil Procedures I 15
LAW3102 Corporations Law 15
PSY3216 Group Process and Group Management 15
PSY3211 Cultural Issues in Psychology 15
Plus one LLB elective
Year Four - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
LAW4614 Civil Procedures II 15
LAW3106 Evidence 15
PSY3246 Systems Consultation 15
PSY3224 Psychology and Social Change 15
Plus one LLB elective
Year Five - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
LAW4605 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing & Drafting I 15
Plus one LLB elective
Plus one LLB elective
Plus one LLB elective
Year Five - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
LAW4615 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing & Drafting II 15
Plus one LLB elective
Plus one LLB elective
Plus one LLB elective
PSY1101 Introduction to Psychology must be successfully completed before undertaking any subsequent units in Psychology. However, this unit can be taken in conjunction with PSY1102 Research Methods in Psychology 1. Students should take care in ensuring that they satisfy the pre-requisites for any unit.
