Key facts
UNE unit code: LAW101
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- Trimester 1 - On Campus
- Trimester 1 - Online
- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- 6
Unit information
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This unit will orientate you into the discipline of law with a comprehensive overview of the historical, jurisprudential, commercial, cultural and global contexts in which Australian law operates today.
To develop your foundational knowledge, you will explore the major trends and influences shaping the future of Australian law and practice.
You will also develop your basic research skills relating to secondary materials, as well as your ability to discuss abstract legal questions through writing an academic essay.
Throughout, this unit further deepens your knowledge of the discipline and provides a solid foundation for more specialised and advanced legal studies.
Offerings
For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
Teaching period | Mode/location |
---|---|
Trimester 1 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
Trimester 1 | Online |
Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
Trimester 2 | Online |
Trimester 3 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
Trimester 2 Only: This unit has an Online Examination option. See assessment information for further details.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- identify and explain the history of and ongoing influences on the development of Australian law in a range of contexts, including derivation of Australian law and English common law, and Indigenous and International legal issues;
- demonstrate a basic understanding of the jurisprudential concepts of law, ethics and values upon which the Western idea of law is founded and apply them to a range of legal issues; and
- demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in locating quality legal resources, and analyse abstract legal issues to communicate and construct a persuasive legal argument.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Assessment 1 | Yes | 35% | All offerings | Research essay No. Words: 1750 |
Quizzes | No | 15% | All offerings | 3 quizzes worth 5% each |
Final Examination | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Open Book Exam |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Australian Guide to Legal Citation
ISBN: 9780646976389
Melbourne University Law Association, Melbourne University Law Association 4th ed. 2018
Text refers to: All offerings
Australian Law in Contexts: Social, Political, and Global
ISBN: 9780409350449
Radavoi, C. and Norris, S., LexisNexis 2020
Text refers to: All offerings
Law in Context
ISBN: 9781760023331
Bottomley, S. and Bronitt, S., Federation Press 5th ed. 2023
Text refers to: All offerings
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