Pre- and co-requisites

This page only presents unit specific information. For general information regarding enrolments, please check the Enrolment Information page.

Introductory units

Unit code and title	Pre-requasites: You must have passed the following units	Co-requisites: You must have passed or be concurrently enrolled in the following units	You must have passed this unit to enrol in the following units
LAW7079 - Legal research and communication	You must complete this unit in the first or second trimester of your studies.
LAW7212 - Australian legal system	You must complete this unit in the first trimester of your studies.

Units required for admission

Unit code and title	Pre-requasites: You must have passed the following units	Co-requisites: You must have passed or be concurrently enrolled in the following units	You must have passed this unit to enrol in the following units
LAW7264 - Principles of criminal law and procedure		LAW7079 and LAW7212 (or LAW7470)	LAW7273
LAW7265 - Principles of contract law		LAW7079 and LAW7212	LAW7267 LAW7269 LAW7270 LAW7271 LAW7272 LAW7276 LAW7331
LAW7266 - Principles of torts	LAW7212 (or LAW7470)		LAW7272 LAW7331
LAW7267 - Principles of property law	LAW7212 (or LAW7470) LAW7265 (or LAW7428 and LAW7429)		LAW7270 LAW7271 LAW7276 LAW7331
LAW7268 - Principles of constitutional law	LAW7212 (or LAW7470)		LAW7274
LAW7269 - Principles of equity	LAW7212 (or LAW7470) LAW7265 (or LAW7428 and LAW7429)	LAW7267	LAW7271 LAW7331
LAW7270 - Advanced property law	LAW7079 and LAW7212 (or LAW7470) LAW7265 (or LAW7428 and LAW7429)LAW7267
LAW7271 - Principles of trusts	LAW7212 (or LAW7470) LAW7265 (or LAW7428) LAW7267	LAW7269	LAW7276 LAW7331
LAW7272 - Principles of civil procedure	LAW7212 (or LAW7470) LAW7265 (or LAW7428 and LAW7429) LAW7266
LAW7273 - Principles of evidence	LAW7212 (or LAW7470) LAW7264
LAW7274 - Principles of administrative law	LAW7212 (or LAW7470) LAW7268
LAW7275 - Principles of corporations law	LAW7212 (or LAW7470)	LAW7269
LAW7277 - Advanced corporations law	LAW7212 (or LAW7470) LAW7265 (or LAW7428 and LAW7429) LAW7267 LAW7269	LAW7275
LAW7331 - Lawyers' responsibilities	LAW7212 (or LAW7470) LAW7265 (or LAW7428 and LAW7429) LAW7266 LAW7267 LAW7269 LAW7271
LAW7428 - Principles of contract law A	LAW7079 and LAW7212 (or LAW7470)		LAW7267 LAW7269 LAW7270 LAW7271 LAW7272 LAW7276 LAW7331 LAW7429
LAW7429 - Principles of contract law B	LAW7079 and LAW7212 (or LAW7470) LAW7428		LAW7269 LAW7270 LAW7271 LAW7272 LAW7276 LAW7331

Compulsory units for the Juris Doctor and LLM(Legal Practice) students

Unit code and title	Pre-requasites: You must have passed the following units	Co-requisites: You must have passed or be concurrently enrolled in the following units
LAW7276 - Principles of taxation law	LAW7212 LAW7265 LAW7267 LAW7271	LAW7275
LAW7251 - Negotiation and mediation skills     or LAW7071 - Commercial Alternative Dispute Resolution	You must enrol in these units by submitting an Enrolment Amendment Form.  Preference will be given to students that who have yet to undertake either of the units and are closest to complete their course.
CHB5288 - Ethical issues in legal and professional life

Elective units for LLM(Juris Doctor) students

Unit code and title	Pre-requisites: You must have passed the following units	Co-requisites: You must have passed or be concurrently enrolled in the following units
LAW7421 - Overseas study and research A LAW7422 - Overseas study and research B	You are required to have successfully completed the postgraduate equivalent to the associated undergraduate unit before applying for these units by following the application instructions.
LAW7423 - Professional practice (JD)	You must have successfully completed 72 credit point in the course before applying for this unit by completing the Application to Enrol in Professional Practice.

Other elective units can only be selected once the student has passed at least 72 credit point of the course. Elective units may also have other pre- and co-requisites, please check Postgraduate units for further information.

Examples

• Choosing which unit to discontinue
  You have successfully completed the two introductory units and have begun to study LAW7265 Principles of Contract and LAW7273 Principles of Criminal Law.  Due to unexpected work/family commitments you are finding it difficult to cope with two units concurrently and decide to drop one of the two units.  Which unit should you keep and which should you drop?
  
  By continuing with LAW7265 Principles of Contract and dropping LAW7264 Principles of Criminal Law you will have more options in the following trimesters as there are 7 units that will not be open to you without contract but only 1 will be unavailable if you have not passed LAW7264 Principles of Criminal Law.

• Adding a unit to the standard 3.5 progression
  You have completed two trimesters of study and while you think you may manage 3 units per trimester you are wary of undertaking 4.  You are wondering which unit to add to your planned enrolment in LAW7267 Principles of Property and LAW7269 Principles of Equity.
  
  The units LAW7266 Principles of Torts and LAW7268 Principles of Constitutional Law have LAW7212 Australian Legal System as the only prerequisite so you may chose either unit.  However, as LAW7266 Principles of Torts is a prerequisite for both LAW7268 Principles of Civil Procedure and LAW7331 Lawyers' Responsibilities you will have greater flexibility in later trimesters if you take LAW7266 Principles of Torts first.

• Taking 3 units per trimester
  If you decide to take 3 units per trimester on a regular basis you should make sure you check the timetable for the full year and plan ahead carefully.  Classes are usually taught in pairs as shown on the 3.5 year progression.  If you split the pair you should not only be aware the issue of prerequisites but also of timetabling. 
  
  It is usually safest to complete a pair before splitting another.  That will avoid the situation where, for example, you complete all the late afternoon units and are left with early afternoon units which clash (or visa versa).

• Intermitting for 1 or 2 trimesters
  If you began the course in August /September and intermit for one trimester only your return will be straightforward; you will simply attend the classes scheduled for the cohort that immediately follows yours. 
  
  If you began the class in January/February and intermit for two trimesters your return will be straightforward; you will simply attend the classes scheduled for the cohort that immediately follows yours. 
  
  A student in the Lima intake intermitting for 1 trimester would join Manna students (assuming the student is not carrying any fails).
  
  A student in the Kappa intake intermitting for 2 trimesters would join Lima students (assuming the student is not carrying any fails).
  
  As we have only two intakes per year and units are offered twice in each calendar year an August intake student intermitting for two trimesters or a February intake student intermitting for one trimester may need to pick up units out of the usual sequence, or undertake a reduced load during the first trimester following their return.

• Failure to pass compulsory units
  If you fail a unit which is a prerequisite for a later unit this will restrict your ability to progress and you may be required to withdraw from units if you have not passed the prerequisites.  
  
  Due to the very short period of time between trimesters it will rarely be possible for us to release results before the start of the following trimester.  We aim to have results released before the 2nd class in the new trimester. If you fail a unit we will, if possible, contact you prior to the formal release of results and provide advice about course planning. 
  
  For example, if you fail LAW7265 Principles of Contract Law you will not be eligible to undertake LAW7267 Principles of Property or LAW7269 Principles of Equity but would be able to study LAW7266 Principles of Torts and LAW7268 Principles of Constitutional Law.