Introduction to Legal Studies (LSU100)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate understanding of the structure of the Australian and international legal systems, and the roles of law-making institutions such as parliaments and higher courts, and compare those roles across common law, civil law and hybrid systems;
2. demonstrate introductory understanding of the role of the legal profession;
3. develop and demonstrate introductory understanding of the doctrine of precedent and the principles of statutory interpretation, and then apply that understanding to case law and legislation in the context of legal problems to demonstrate introductory level legal analysis skills;
4. develop and demonstrate introductory level legal research skills to locate relevant primary and secondary legal sources;
5. engage with the learning management system to develop and demonstrate legal study skills and time management skills; and
6. develop and demonstrate legal writing skills using appropriate professional language, a logically ordered structure and with appropriate referencing.