Bachelor of Laws

• LAWS509 Legal Reasoning and Writing (30 points)
• LAWS510 Tikanga Maori and the Settler State Legal System of Aotearoa New Zealand (30 points)

This makes up half of your first-year study (60 points). The other 60 points must be taken from another AUT degree, which gives you the opportunity to broaden your study and enables you to enrol in one of the double degrees.

If you complete your Part I courses and obtain at least a B grade average in the compulsory law courses, then you will be offered a place in Part II of the programme. Other students may also be eligible for Part II study.

• LAWS604 Real Property (15 points)
• LAWS605 Trusts (15 points)
• LAWS621 Public Law (30 points)
• LAWS622 Law of Contract (30 points)
• LAWS623 Law of Torts (30 points)

Students who have obtained a 'B' average in their first year law courses at another New Zealand university can apply for direct entry into Part II of the programme.

• LAWS703 Advanced Private Law (15 points)
• LAWS704 Public International Law (15 points)
• LAWS798 Criminal Law (30 points)
• LAWS797 Company Law (15 points)

You choose the rest of your courses from law electives.

You study:

• LAWS706 Legal Ethics (15 points)

You choose the rest of your courses from law electives.

The outcomes for graduates of the Bachelor of Laws are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.

Graduate Profile

The AUT Law School considers applications for direct entry to Part II of the LLB degree. Applicants will normally have:

• Successfully completed Part I of the law degree at another New Zealand law school; and
• Obtained a minimum of a B grade average in their first-year law courses

If you're offered direct entry to Part II from another New Zealand law school, you normally receive cross-credits for the following AUT courses:

• Legal System - 15 points
• Legal Reasoning and Writing - 30 points
• Plus 60 points of non-law courses in the first year of the AUT law degree

You may still need to complete the Personal Property course which is a 15-point Part I requirement. In the AUT law degree, this course constitutes part of the property law requirement for the New Zealand Council of Legal Education. If you're a direct entry student, you need to complete this course, in addition to the other requirements of the LLB, if you have not satisfied that requirement through a similar course at your previous tertiary education institution.

Email law@aut.ac.nz