BULAW1506 Legal Research Methods
This is a foundation course for students completing the law major within the Bachelor of Commerce and involves three related areas ¿ understanding legal discourse and its ethical context, application of legal research skills and developing legal literacy. Each focus area is delivered and assessed by a different strategy. Like any discipline, law uses its own language and media forms and the course is designed to enable students to master these. Legal authorities must be recorded in a specific official format and discussion about these rules systems involves following conventional modes of expression. Law is fundamentally concerned with written text and this course introduces a variety of genres within legal texts and encourages students to develop critical legal reading and comprehension strategies. Particular attention is given to the primary sources of law, legislation and case law, and to their interaction.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2025 contribution amount* $2,124
2025 grandfathered contribution amount* $1,663
Grandfathered contribution amount - if you are a continuing student, who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
* For Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.
