Law and Justice minor (B-ARTS_MINOR_7)

Overview

A Law and Justice minor offers students the opportunity to examine the capacity and power of law to deliver justice in a range of social, historical and political contexts. A key focus of the subjects in this sequence is an engagement with the origins and effects of law’s processes.

To complete the minor, students must take 6 subjects, selecting from a total of 8. There is one compulsory subject at each year level (two in Arts, one in Law). Overall, two Law subjects, taught by members of the Melbourne Law School, and six Arts subjects taught by members of the Discipline of Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences will be offered as part of the minor. The minor is not designed as either a pre-requisite for nor as a guaranteed pathway into the Melbourne JD; rather, it provides a concentration on law and justice issues within the BA and as breadth.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this minor, students will be able to:

understand the political, cultural, socio-economic and historical practices of law and of justice from an Australian and international perspective; and
examine the capacity and power of law to deliver justice across a range of social, historical, cultural and political contexts; and
critically discuss socio-legal theories and concepts; and
understand theoretical perspectives on the connections between justice, law and society. and
communicate effectively in oral and written formats.

Last updated: 2 October 2024

Structure

75 credit points

This minor requires the completion of:

12.5 credit points of Level 1 core subject
12.5 credit points of Level 2 core subject
12.5 credit points of Level 2 electives
12.5 credit points of Level 3 core subject
25 credit points of Level 3 electives
Note: all Law subjects in this minor are required to be taken within the breadth component of the degree

Level 1 core subject

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
CRIM10002	Law in Society	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 core subject

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
LAWS20008	Legal Language	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
CRIM20002	Criminal Law and Political Justice	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM20010	Law, Justice and Social Change	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 core subject

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
CRIM30012	Law in Social Theory	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
LAWS30024	Public Trials	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM30001	Crime and Public Policy	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM30002	Global Criminology	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CRIM30013	Gender and Crime	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ANTH30018	Cultures of Law	Not available in 2024	12.5

Links

http://ba.unimelb.edu.au/about/law-and-justice