Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of LawsApproved Abbreviation: BA/LLB
Western Sydney University Course Code: 2537.7
AQF Level: 7
CRICOS Code: 041113G
Course Status: CONTINUING
This version of the course is available only to continuing or completing 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 2012 or later.
Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.
Commencement Years 2010 to 2011 - 2537.6 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
Commencement Year 2009 - 2537.5 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
Commencement Year 2008 - 2537.4 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law
Commencement Year 2007 - 2537.3 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
Commencement Years 2005 to 2006 - 2537.2 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
The double degree program permits students to undertake multi-skilling and offers diverse career paths providing high marketability in multiple areas of expertise. The LLB 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; the skills to analyse and solve non-legal problems and specialised study into the Australian legal system.
Study Mode
Five years full-time. Law units are available at Campbelltown and Parramatta campuses. Arts units are available at various campuses (mainly Parramatta,Bankstown and Penrith), depending on the units chosen.
Course Advice
Location
| Campus | Attendance | Mode | Course Advice | | Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road | Full Time | Internal |
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Accreditation
Graduates from the Bachelor of Laws 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
Eligibility for admission to the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws is based on the following requirements:
Assumed knowledge: any two units of HSC English.
Recommended studies: HSC English standard or equivalent.
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
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.
UAC
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.
Course Structure
Qualification for a double degree in law requries the successful completion of 400 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequences for the relevant double degree programs.
Students are eligible to graduate in the associated degree at the end of three years of full-time study, only when they have completed all non-law units plus the eight law units specified in the study sequence as being in the first three years of the relevant double degree.
Arts Units
This version of your course originally required the completion of 8 Arts core units as per the sequence below. The 4 Arts core units in Year 2 and Year 3 are no longer available. If you have completed only the Year 1 core Arts units then you should complete the remaining 4 units by undertaking one of the listed sub majors in Arts. If you have completed some but not all of the Year 2 and Year 3 Arts core units and now cannot completed the remainder you may do in their place any unit by way of elective provided it is not a law unit.
For details of the relevant Arts units, refer to the current listing of Bachelor of Arts, course code 1604. Continuing students should refer to the earlier versions of 1604.
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws students are required to complete one of the key programs in the Arts degree (16 units) together with the LLB key program (24 units). The double degree combination therefore consists of 40 units with no additional electives or choice beyond that already included within the separate Arts and Law key programs.
Recommended Sequence - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
Full-time
Year 1
Autumn session
Two units from the Year 1 core Arts units listed below:
| 100846 | Analytical Reading and Writing |
Spring session
Two units of the remaining Year 1 core Arts units form the list below that were not undertaken in Autumn session:
| 100846 | Analytical Reading and Writing |
Year 2
Autumn session
One unit from the Year 2 Arts core units listed below:
| 101182 | Behaviour and Environment |
Two units from your chosen major
Spring session
One unit from the Year 2 Arts core units listed below:
| 101182 | Behaviour and Environment |
Two units from your chosen major
Year 3
Autumn session
| 200020 | Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics |
One unit from the Year 3 Arts core units listed below:
| 101449 | Bilingualism and Biculturalism |
| 100965 | Media and Visual Cultures |
Two units from your chosen major
Spring session
The remaining Year 3 Arts core unit from the list below not undertaken in Autumn session:
| 101449 | Bilingualism and Biculturalism |
| 100965 | Media and Visual Cultures |
Two units from your chosen major
Year 4
Autumn session
Parramatta Students
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
And two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
Parramatta Students
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
And two LLB Alternate units
Year 5
Autumn session
Parramatta Students
| 200017 | Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure |
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
And two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
Parramatta Students
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
| 200017 | Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure |
And two LLB Alternate units
Recommended Sequence - Bachelor of Arts (Psychological Studies)/Bachelor of Laws
Full-time
Year 1
Autumn session
| 101184 | Psychology: Human Behaviour |
One unit from the Year 1 Arts core units listed below:
| 100846 | Analytical Reading and Writing |
Spring session
| 101183 | Psychology: Behavioural Science |
One unit from the Year 1 Arts units listed below that was not undertaken in Autumn session:
| 100846 | Analytical Reading and Writing |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 100013 | Experimental Design and Analysis |
One unit from the remaining Year 1 Arts core units
Spring session
The remaining Year 1 Arts core unit
Year 3
Autumn session
| 200020 | Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics |
| 101682 | Developmental Psychology |
One unit from the Year 2 and Year 3 Arts core units listed below:
| 101182 | Behaviour and Environment |
| 101449 | Bilingualism and Biculturalism |
| 100965 | Media and Visual Cultures |
Spring session
Three units from the Year 2 and Year 3 Arts core units listed below:
| 101182 | Behaviour and Environment |
| 101449 | Bilingualism and Biculturalism |
| 100965 | Media and Visual Cultures |
Year 4
Autumn session
Parramatta Students
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
And two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
Parramatta Students
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
And two LLB Alternate units
Year 5
Autumn session
Parramatta Students
| 200017 | Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure |
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
And two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
Parramatta Students
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
And two LLB Alternate units
Campbelltown Students
| 200017 | Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure |
And two LLB Alternate units
LLB Alternate Units
Students may choose 80 credit points of units from the following
| 200220 | International Criminal Law |
| 200278 | Professional Legal Skills 1 |
| 200279 | Professional Legal Skills 2 |
| 200293 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 200296 | Law Economics and Business Ethics |
| 200298 | Immigration and Refugee Law |
| 200529 | Comparative Law: Legal Systems of the World |
| 200631 | Competition Law and Policy |
| 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 |
| 200658 | Electronic Financial Transactions Law |
| 200659 | Insolvency Law and Policy |
| 200660 | Occupational Health and Safety Law |
| 200663 | International Moot Court |
| 200697 | Banking and Securities Law |
| 200699 | Clinical Legal Placement |
| 200700 | Law Honours Dissertation |
| 200701 | Issues in the Criminal Justice System |
| 200741 | Indigenous Australians and the Law |
| 200772 | Family Dispute Resolution |
Please note that the availability of Bachelor of Laws Alternate Units may vary from year to year. New units may become available and some others discontinued. The most recent version of course 2501 indicates which units are offered in the course. The School will publish information on which units are available in a session.
Honours
An Honours award is offered - see the Honours in Bachelors Awards Policy and associated Guidelines for the admission criteria.
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