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Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)Approved Abbreviation: LLB
Western Sydney University Course Code: 2501.9
AQF Level: 7
CRICOS Code: 041111J
Course Status: CURRENT
This version of the course is available to new and continuing students.
Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is Autumn 2018 or later.
Commencement Year Autumn 2017 - 2501.8 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Commencement Year Spring 2014 - 2501.7 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Commencement Year Autumn 2014 - 2501.6 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Commencement Year 2013 - 2501.5 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Commencement Year 2012 - 2501.4 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Commencement Years 2009 to 2011 - 2501.3 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
This course provides students with professional legal skills, including the ability to analyse legal material and understand fundamental legal principles; an understanding of the relationship between law and society; general analytical skills for analysing and solving non-legal problems and specialised study into the Australian legal system. Special emphasis is placed on legal skills. During their course students will develop skills in advocacy, negotiation, legal drafting and legal research. Both campuses have excellent facilities, including state-of-the-art moot courts for students to practise advocacy skills and excellent library and computer-based law research facilities.
Study Mode
Three years full-time or six years part-time.
Course Advice
Prospective students should use the links at the top of the page for general enquiries about this course.Location
| Campus | Attendance | Mode | Course Advice | | Campbelltown Campus | Full Time | Internal |
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| Campbelltown Campus | Part Time | Internal |
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| Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road | Full Time | Internal |
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Accreditation
Graduates from this program are eligible to apply to the Legal Profession Admission Board for admission to legal practice in NSW after undertaking prescribed practical legal training.
Inherent requirements
There are inherent requirements for this course that you must meet in order to complete your course and graduate. Make sure you read and understand the requirements for this course online.
Inherent Requirements
Admission
This course is designed for graduates who have completed the requirements of a tertiary qualification at bachelor’s level from a recognised university.
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.
Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.
http://www.uac.edu.au/
https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/
International applicants must apply directly to Western Sydney University via the International Office.
International students applying to The University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.
International Office
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.
Special Requirements Prerequisites
Students enrolling in these units may need to have a National Police Check and consent or prohibited employment declarations as they may be conducting their placement in circumstances where they work with minors:
• 200699 Clinical Legal Placement
• 200701 Issues in the Criminal Justice System (corrective services field trip requirement) also records and identity check.
The following unit requires a visa for entry to the relevant country and the ability to travel at a specified time:
• 200759 Foundations of Chinese Law
• 200983 Foundations of Indian Law
Work Integrated Learning
Western Sydney University seeks to enhance student learning experiences by enabling students to engage in the culture, expectations and practices of their profession or discipline. This course includes a placement or other community-based unpaid practical experience.
There is an optional work component available in this course. Please contact the Course Advisor listed above for information.
International students should be aware that if an elective is a requirement of the course but the work itself was not registered with CRICOS, students can still complete these electives but it would be counted towards the work limitation. For more details, refer to the 'Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for international students' website.
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for international students
Course Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.
This comprises:
- 160 credit points of specified core units and
- 80 credit points of LLB alternate units.
The course includes an embedded honours award which may be taken by qualifying students. Students should follow the unit sequence below:
Students may exit with the Diploma in Laws on completion of 80 credit points, comprising 20 credit points of specified Law core units and 60 credit points of Law core or alternate units, as provided in the course structure. Please refer to the links below for details.
2827- Diploma in Laws
Recommended Sequence
Full time
Autumn Commencement
Year 1
Autumn session
| 200977 | Fundamentals of Australian Law |
| 200020 | Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics |
Spring session
| 200978 | Legal Analysis and Critique |
| 200811 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 200984 | Government and Public Law |
Year 2
Autumn session
Two LLB alternate units
Spring session
Two LLB alternate units
Year 3
Autumn session
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
Two LLB alternate units
Spring session
| 200813 | Civil Procedure and Arbitration |
Two LLB alternate units
Part time
Autumn Commencement
Year 1
Autumn session
| 200977 | Fundamentals of Australian Law |
Spring session
| 200020 | Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 200978 | Legal Analysis and Critique |
Spring session
| 200811 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 200984 | Government and Public Law |
Year 3
Autumn session
Spring session
Two LLB alternate units
Year 4
Autumn session
Spring session
Two LLB alternate units
Year 5
Autumn session
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
Spring session
Two LLB alternate units
Year 6
Autumn session
| 200813 | Civil Procedure and Arbitration |
Spring session
Two LLB alternate units
Full time
Spring Commencement
Year 1
Spring session
| 200977 | Fundamentals of Australian Law |
| 200811 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 200978 | Legal Analysis and Critique |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 200020 | Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics |
One LLB alternate unit
Spring session
| 200984 | Government and Public Law |
| 200813 | Civil Procedure and Arbitration |
Two LLB alternate units
Year 3
Autumn session
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
Spring session
One LLB alternate unit
Year 4
Autumn session
Four LLB alternate units
Part time
Year 1
Spring session
| 200977 | Fundamentals of Australian Law |
| 200978 | Legal Analysis and Critique |
Year 2
Autumn session
Spring session
| 200984 | Government and Public Law |
Year 3
Autumn session
| 200020 | Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics |
Spring session
| 200811 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
Year 4
Autumn session
Spring session
| 200813 | Civil Procedure and Arbitration |
Year 5
Autumn session
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
One LLB alternate unit
Spring session
One LLB alternate unit
Year 6
Autumn session
Two LLB alternate units
Spring session
Two LLB alternate units
Year 7
Autumn session
Two LLB alternate units
LLB Alternate Units
Students must complete 80 credit points of units from the following
| 200220 | International Criminal Law |
Note: From 2020, unit 200295 - Bioethics replaced by equivalent unit 201044 - Bioethics.
| 200296 | Law Economics and Business Ethics |
| 200298 | Immigration and Refugee Law |
| 200529 | Comparative Law: Legal Systems of the World |
| 200638 | International Business Transactions Law |
| 200647 | Planning and Environment Law |
| 200650 | Advanced Torts and Civil Wrongs |
| 200652 | Space Law - Commercial Aspects |
| 200653 | Public International Law |
| 200659 | Insolvency Law and Policy |
| 200663 | International Moot Court |
| 200697 | Banking and Securities Law |
| 200699 | Clinical Legal Placement |
| 200700 | Law Honours Dissertation |
| 200701 | Issues in the Criminal Justice System |
| 200755 | Advanced Constitutional Law |
| 200759 | Foundations of Chinese Law |
| 200772 | Family Dispute Resolution |
| 200799 | Work Health and Safety Law |
| 200800 | International Climate Law |
| 200801 | International Environmental Law |
| 200802 | Law and Public Policy (Development and Implementation) |
| 200803 | Law of International Organisations |
| 200900 | Self-Managed Superannuation and Trusts |
| 200905 | Australian Competition Law |
| 200908 | Human Rights and the Asia Pacific |
| 200943 | Practising in the Public Interest |
| 200944 | First Peoples and the Australian Legal System |
| 200955 | Information and Data Governance Law and Regulation |
| 200956 | Islam, International Law and Human Rights |
| 200983 | Foundations of Indian Law |
| 201007 | Revenue Law Industry Placement |
| 201020 | Elder Law Industry Placement |
| 201027 | Law's Self-Understanding |
| 201039 | Technology, Innovation and the Law |
| 201040 | Designing Law Apps for Access to Justice |
Honours
Students may be eligible to undertake the embedded Law Honours program as part of their course attempt.
Students must meet the following criteria for admission:
Achievement of a threshold Admission Average Mark (AAM) equal to or above the minimum of 65 or, demonstration of the likelihood, as assessed by the Dean or delegate in exercise of their discretion, of completing (or being expected to complete) the Bachelor of Laws degree with a GPA of at least 5.5; and
Statement of Intent; and
Demonstrated satisfactory academic writing skills appropriate to the discipline.
In addition, admission depends on the appointment of a Principal Supervisor by the Dean of the School.
Students must undertake the embedded School of Law honours unit, 200700 Law Honours Dissertation. This unit is a yearlong 20 credit point unit undertaken where a student has completed no less than 160 credit points of Bachelor of Laws units and no more than 200 credit points of Bachelor of Laws units (where GPA requirements are also met). Students must apply for admission to 200700 Law Honours Dissertation by way of a rule waiver.
For the Bachelor of Laws (Hons), the calculation of the Honours Award level (Class of Honours) is based on the results of Honours Research and the overall course GPA.
1. The award of Honours Class 1 for the Bachelor of Laws (Hons) requires achievement within the range of 85% - 100% for Honours Research and a GPA of 6.0 or greater in the Bachelor of Laws units.
2. The award of Honours Class 2 Division I for the Bachelor of Laws (Hons) requires achievement within the range of 75% - 100% for Honours Research and a GPA of 5.8 or greater in the Bachelor of Laws units.
3. The award of Honours Class 2 Division II for the Bachelor of Laws (Hons) requires achievement within the range of 85% - 100% for Honours Research and a GPA of 5.5 or greater in the Bachelor of Laws units.
4. Honours Class III is not awarded in the Bachelor of Laws (Hons).
School of Law Honours Award Level guidelines
Please see the Honours in Bachelors Awards Policy and associated School of Law Guidelines for the admission criteria.
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