LAWS6091Special Interest Topic

Available in 2024
Course code

LAWS6091

Units

10 units

Level

6000 level

2024 Course Timetables

Course handbook

Description

In this course, students will – individually or in small groups – complete one or more projects that engage with and benefit the community. This semester, the Course will be divided into two streams and students will select one or the other. These streams are:

(1) The Indigenous Business Project: students will assist in developing a practical how-to handbook of legal tools specifically tailored to supporting local and regional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses to being successful economically and, especially, culturally; students will engage with Indigenous business owners and operators to provide – clinic-style, in consultation with one of our solicitors and/or other experts – direct legal support.

(2) The Asia Pacific Clearinghouse Project: students will assist in developing the School of Law and Justice as a resource centre for providing law-related advice to Asia Pacific nations who, due to funding restraints, at times are unable to research and resolve legal questions in areas that impact them; students will engage in outreach with lawyers and government officials in Asia Pacific nations, will develop core materials for the Project and will, availability permitting, provide direct advice and support for one or more governments.

Note that enrolment is capped; expressions of interest should be emailed to Dr Kevin Sobel-Read: kevin.sobel-read@newcastle.edu.au

Availability2024 Course Timetables

Newcastle City Precinct

  • Semester 1 - 2024
  • Semester 2 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the content of the particular topic area.

2. Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of the law and concepts relative to the particular topic area.

3. Demonstrate specialised cognitive skills in the oral and written presentation of assessment tasks to the academic supervisor, NLS academic staff and NLS students based on the course materials.

4. Demonstrate mastery of relevant theoretical knowledge and expert ability to analyse and synthesise complex information, problems and concepts in the particular topic area.

5. Analyse and critically evaluate developments in the particular topic area that contribute to professional practice.

Content

The course content will vary with the particular topic area chosen as of special interest to the student and supervisor.

A written schedule of lecture topics will be provided in the Course Outline in Week 1 of the semester in which the course is offered.

Requisite

This course is only available to students enrolled in one of:

[12333] Master of Laws

[12334] Juris Doctor/Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (JD)

[12340] Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12341] Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12342] Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12343] Bachelor of Aboriginal Professional Practice/Bachelor of Laws(Honours)

[12346] Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12347] Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Diploma of Legal Practice

[12348] Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40036] Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40037] Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40129] Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40130] Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40150] Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40188] Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40189] Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40272] Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40279] Bachelor of Coastal and Marine Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40280] Bachelor of Biomedicine/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40290] Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[50005] Bachelor of Media and Communication/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[50016] Juris Doctor

Assumed knowledge

For Juris Doctor/Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice students:LAWS6001, LAWS6002A, LAWS6002B, LAWS6003A, LAWS6003B, LAWS6004A, LAWS6004B, LAWS6005.

Assessment items

Participation: Participation and Engagement

Presentation: Presentation / Reflective Writing/Video

Project: Project Portfolio

Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct

Seminar-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
  • To be arranged between student/s and the supervising academic on the basis that there will be a minimum of 13 hours face to face during the semester and other learning methods in relation to professional practice of the legal topic area.

Semester 2 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct

Seminar-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
  • To be arranged between student/s and the supervising academic on the basis that there will be a minimum of 13 hours face to face during the semester and other learning methods in relation to professional practice of the legal topic area.

Course outline