Legal Studies

Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2011-2015

Curriculum

• Study Design (PDF - 550KB)
  Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Legal Studies Units 1-4: 2011-2015. For details of how to purchase a hardcopy of the VCE Legal Studies Study Design, please refer to Publications.
• Resources (updated January 2011, DOC - 87KB)
• Study Summary (November 2010, DOC - 50KB)
  A summary of the VCE Legal Studies Study Design for 2011-2015.

 

Assessment

• Assessment Handbook (DOC - 218KB)
  Contains assessment advice for both School-assessed Coursework and the examination.
• Examination Reports
  Find the past exams and sample exams for Legal Studies.
• School-assessed Coursework Reports
  Find past School-assessed Coursework Reports for Legal Studies.

 

Support Material

• Annotated VCE Legal Studies study design (PDF - 138KB)
  The VCE Legal Studies annotated study design was used as part of the implementation workshops for teachers in 2010. It highlights the major changes to the re-accredited Legal Studies study design 2011-2015.
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF - 418KB)
  As published in the VCAA Bulletin, November 2010, Supplement 2.
• A Question of Rights: Unit 2 Area of Study 4 (DOC - 74KB)
  A sample case study which could be used as one approach to the teaching of this area of study.
• Legal Studies Implementation Workshop Powerpoint (PDF - 459KB)
• Professional Development
  Victorian Commercial Teachers Association (VCTA) (www.vcta.asn.au)