WHY STUDY ACU LAW New Programs Students are able to undertake a law degree alone, or combined with a degree in arts, business administration, commerce, global studies or theology. Dual degrees are a great way to broaden your knowledge base and tailor your education to maximise your employment opportunities. Global Focus Recognising the role lawyers can play in international commerce and diplomacy, ACU s law programs have a distinctive international flavour. All students will be required to undertake internationally focused subjects throughout their program to build their capacity to engage internationally. ACU is globally connected, and has relationships with a wide range of overseas Universities which law students can attend on exchange. They can work in community programs around the world all while receiving credit towards their degree. Ethical and Practical An ACU law degree is about teaching students to think critically and ethically and be guided by social justice principles. It s about passing on the skills to bring about change in communities and in society. Our law programs are all based on creating ethical and practical legal practitioners who understand the challenges of law in modern society. Pro Bono Legal Work All students are required to complete a minimum of 240 and as much as 320 hours of Pro Bono legal professional experience throughout their law program. This allows students to give back to their communities and make a difference, whilst gaining practical legal experience. ACU s Pro Bono program will introduce law students to the workings of the legal profession and provide them with the opportunity to meet, observe and work with organisations serving the public interest. Induction Week The ACU Induction Week (LIW) will be held at the Melbourne and Sydney campuses in February. LIW offers students a unique introduction to the study of law through introductory law lectures, mooting, court visits, legal profession events and social activities. It is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge essential to their legal studies and future careers. Personalised learning environment We pride ourselves on small class sizes and highly individualised personal attention for each of our students. In the Faculty of we cap the intake of our students to ensure a high quality learning environment where the Executive Dean, Professors, the First Year Experience Coordinator and academic staff are easily accessible. GLOBAL PRACTICAL ETHICAL These courses have been specifically designed to equip you with the legal knowledge and practical skills to handle the demands of 21st century legal practice. For Further Information law.enquiries@acu.edu.au Campus Melbourne (2013) www.acu.edu.au/law Offered North Sydney (2014) 1300 ASK ACU (1300 275 228) Strathfield (2014) CRICOS registered provider: 00004G, 00112C, 00873F, 00885B Disclaimer (July 2013): Information correct at time of printing. The University reserves the right to amend, cancel or otherwise modify the content without notice.
Bachelor of s Duration: 4 yrs FT (or equivalent PT) The degree has been developed with a practical focus to prepare you for entry into the legal profession. The Bachelor of s is designed to produce wellrounded graduates ready for legal practice and a range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment. Graduates can pursue a range of legal careers including: private practice as a solicitor or barrister; legal officer in the public sector (for example in federal or state government departments and publicly-funded organisations such as universities or public broadcasters); inhouse counsel to a wide range of organisations from corporations to trade unions; public interest legal work in community centres; and legal research. Criminal & Non- Elective Public Commercial Non- Elective Our World: Community and Vulnerability Civil s and Land Evidence Administrative Constitutional Understanding Competition Equity and Trusts Public & Private International Rights Carly Prescott Executive Dean s Scholarship winner Bachelor Arts/ Bachelor of s The smaller student cohort and personalised learning environment really appealed to me when choosing to study law at ACU. In the future I hope to use my law degree to work in the field of human rights, as well as having aspirations to teach in the future. Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of s This degree aims to develop skilled graduates with knowledge in areas relevant to legal practice and an appreciation of the law s interaction with other disciplines and its international dimensions. the graduates of the Bachelor of s, completing this dual degree is an excellent preparation for careers across Government administration; teaching and staff training; archives, museums and libraries; art institutions; commerce and industry; communications and writing; community and charitable organisations; creative industries; heritage organisations; social research; policy organisations and the tourism and travel industries. Arts Major 1 Arts Minor 1 Public Commercial Arts Major 2 Our World: Community and Vulnerability Criminal and Arts Major 3 Arts Minor 2 Civil s and Arts Major 4 Arts Minor 3 Understanding Arts Major 5 Land Arts Major 6 Arts Minor 4 Evidence Arts Major 7 Arts Elective Equity and Trusts Constitutional Arts Major 8 Arts Elective Administrative Public and Private International Competition Rights Non Elective Bachelor of Global Studies/Bachelor of s of 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English. This unique dual degree aims to develop an awareness of the broader context within which legal issues arise including political, historical, philosophical and economic dimensions. Students undertake an international study/placement in their third year. the graduates of the Bachelor of s, completing this dual degree is an excellent preparation for careers in the public sector, both local and international; government service, including diplomatic service, the ed Nations system and other international organisations; social entrepreneurship and companies with a global outreach; international relations; journalism including travel journalism and tourism. Global Studies Elective 1 Public Commercial Global Studies Elective 2 Criminal and Understanding Global Studies Elective 4 Global Change and Development Global Health World Politics and Justice International Study/Internship Evidence Equity and Trusts Constitutional Civil s and Administrative Public and Private International Rights Competition Non Elective Our World: Community Global Studies Elective 3 Environmental Sustainability Elective 1 Land Elective 2
Bachelor of Administration/ Bachelor of s Public Our World: Community Accounting Commercial Foundations of Marketing John-Paul van Rensburg STUDENT Bachelor of Global Studies/ Bachelor of s The fact that I get to travel and study overseas made me choose the dual degree. In the future I want to pursue international criminal law, human rights law, the military police or perhaps working for a Non Government like the International Centre for Transitional Justice. Graduates with this degree have a general understanding of modern business and also the knowledge and skills to become a legal practitioner. the graduates of the Bachelor of s, completing this dual degree is an excellent preparation for careers in accounting, administration, banking, business analysis/development, business management, communications, computing, financial management, human resource management, international business, international marketing, management consultancy, marketing recruitment, staff development and sales. Criminal and Civil s and Alternative Dispute Fundamentals of Information Organisational Behaviour Data Analysis Economics Understanding Self and Society: Finance Land Elective Organisational Change Evidence Elective Elective Equity and Trusts Constitutional Elective Elective Administrative Public and Private International Strategic Competition Rights Bachelor of Commerce/ Bachelor of s Students who complete an Accounting major will also satisfy the academic requirements for entry into professional associations including CPA Australia and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. the graduates of the Bachelor of s, completing this dual degree is an excellent preparation for careers in accounting, administration, banking, business analysis/development, business management, communications, computing, foreign affairs, financial management, human resource management, international business, international marketing, management consultancy, marketing, media, public administration, recruitment, staff development and sales. Public Our World: Community Criminal and Civil s and Land Evidence Foundations of Commercial Fundamentals of Information Economics Understanding Self and Society: 3 5 Equity and Trusts Constitutional 7 Administrative Public and Private International Competition Accounting Marketing Data Analysis 1 2 4 6 8 Strategic Rights Bachelor of Theology/ Bachelor of s This dual degree will provide you with an education in law that is informed by the range of values specific to the Christian tradition, and an education in theology orientated to the professional values and practice of law. the graduates of the Bachelor of s, completing this dual degree is an excellent preparation for careers in teaching; work in church agencies and ministries, chaplaincy, social inclusion, pastoral work, social work, research, journalism and media, administration and public relations. Theology Minor 1 Theology Major Public Commercial Theology Major Our World: Community Criminal and Theology Minor 2 Theology Major Civil s and Theology Minor 1 Understanding Self and Society: Land Theology Minor 1 Theology Minor 2 Theology Major Theology Minor 2 Evidence Theology Major Canon Equity and Trusts Constitutional Theology Minor 1 Theology Minor 2 Administrative Public and Private International Competition Rights Theology Major * Melbourne Campus only in 2013; Sydney campuses in 2014 subject to approval.
Professor Brian Fitzgerald, Executive Dean Professor Fitzgerald studied law at the Queensland University of Technology ( QUT ), graduating as a University Medallist in. He holds postgraduate degrees in law from Oxford University and Harvard University. He is well known in the areas of intellectual property and internet law, and has worked closely with Australian governments on facilitating access to public sector information. From 1998 to 2002 Professor Fitzgerald was Head of the School of and Justice at Southern Cross University in New South Wales, and from January 2002 to January 2007 was appointed as Head of the School of at QUT. In 2009, he was appointed to the Australian Government s Government 2.0 Taskforce and to the Advisory Council on Intellectual (ACIP). From 2007 to March 2012 Professor Fitzgerald was a specialist Research Professor in Intellectual and Innovation at QUT. We have been given the opportunity to create a unique and personalised Faculty- that joins academic excellence with social commitment. My job is to ensure that we capitalise on this opportunity and establish a law faculty that will be recognised nationally and acknowledged internationally. I invite you to join us. Dr Heather Forrest, Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching Dr Heather Ann Forrest is a Senior Lecturer and the Associate Dean, Learning & Teaching, in the Faculty of. She holds a Juris Doctor from the College of William & Mary, the oldest law school in the ed States. She attended the University of London on a full scholarship and earned a Master of s in Computer and Communications. Her doctoral thesis, undertaken at the University of Bern, Switzerland, received the highest distinction of honours. She is considered an expert in the area of internet domain name policy and represents intellectual property interests in internet policy development. The size of the cohort, the attention to detail given to the curriculum and its support of ACU s values, and the tremendous passion with which the academic staff approach both teaching and research create a unique learning environment in which both students and staff thrive. Professor Spencer Zifcak, Associate Dean, Research Spencer Zifcak is Allan Myers Professor of and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty. Spencer specializes in the fields of international law, international human rights law and constitutional law. He received his Ph.D from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Spencer has been a Visiting Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford University; Visiting Fellow at Trinity College, Dublin; and in 2010 was awarded the prestigious Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professorship at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Bristol (UK). Spencer has an active engagement with human rights and civil liberties in the wider professional community. He was Vice-President of the Australian Section of the International Commission of Jurists for ten years and has recently been President of the prominent civil rights advocacy organization, Liberty. ACU will, I believe, provide a highly professional and socially engaged program of study. The Faculty has great strengths in intellectual property and commercial law on the one hand and human rights and social justice on the other. And our small classes mean that every student s education will have a distinctly social and personal character.
Meet the law Faculty at these events Melbourne Campus University Experience Open Day More than One Career- Panel Event Tuesday 9 July Sunday 11 August Thursday 19 September Open Day North Sydney Campus University Experience HSC Enrichment Day Saturday 7 September Thursday 11 July Wednesday 10 July More than One Career- Panel Event Thursday 12 September Got a question? 1300 ASK ACU futurestudents@acu.edu.au