Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of LawsApproved Abbreviation: BSc/LLB
Western Sydney University Course Code: 2743.10
AQF Level: 7
CRICOS Code: 044703E
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 2018 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 Year 2017 - 2743.9 Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
Commencement Year 2016 - 2743.8 Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
Commencement Year 2015 - 2743.7 Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
Commencement Year 2014 Autumn - 2743.5 Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
Commencement Year 2013 - 2743.4 Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
Commencement Year 2012 - 2743.3 Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws double degree program allows graduates to span both the legal and scientific worlds in a way that single degree graduates cannot. It provides students with the capacity for critical analysis and independent thinking. The double degrees permit students to undertake multi-skilling, and offer diverse career paths providing high marketability in multiple areas of expertise. The Bachelor of Laws (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 legal and non-legal problems and specialised study into the Australian legal system. The science component gives students the skills necessary for quantification, and scientific problem solving.
Study Mode
Five years full-time or ten years part-time
Course Advice
Location
| Campus | Attendance | Mode | Course Advice | | Campbelltown Campus | Full Time | Internal |
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| 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. The Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) is accredited by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) for normal entry of a graduate to the Chartered Chemist qualification.
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 Science/Bachelor of Laws is based on the following requirements:
Assumed knowledge: At least two of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
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). 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. This would be managed on an as needs basis:
• 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 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 400 credit points as specified in the structure below. Students who complete this award will graduate with a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws.
Note: At least 60 credit points must be at Level 3 or above.
Bachelor of Science Units
Students undertaking the science part of this double degree must follow the listed schedule of units, and complete one of the majors listed in the Handbook entry for 3675 Bachelor of Science, provided this can be completed within the 16 Bachelor of Science units, may graduate with a BSc after three years.
Students in this course will be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree on completion of all 24 units listed in the first three years of the relevant sequence below. It should be noted that this includes the eight specified law units.
Students enrolled in the 2743 Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws will only be eligible to graduate from their Bachelor of Laws degree upon completion of the entire 400 credit point course. Students enrolled in this course who wish to graduate with a standalone law degree prior to completion of the entire Bachelor of Science component must transfer to course 2502 Bachelor of Laws (Non Graduate Entry) which requires the completion of 320 credit points (inclusive of 80 credit points of non-LLB study).
For the Science component of this double degree students must study 16 Science units of which a minimum of eight units must be from one of the Science majors
| M3090 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Consult the handbook entry for the Bachelor of Science degree course for further details about the science majors.
Year 1
Autumn session
| 200977 | Fundamentals of Australian Law |
Science units: choose two units from your major
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major
Choose one of
Choose one of
General Biology major
Choose one of
Chemistry major
Choose one of
Mathematics major
Spring session
| 200978 | Legal Analysis and Critique |
Science units: choose two units from your major
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major
General Biology major
Choose one of
| 300818 | Introduction to Physiology |
Chemistry major
Choose one of
Mathematics major
Year 2
Autumn session
Science units: choose two units from your major
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major
| 300936 | Functional Proteins and Genes |
Choose one of
General Biology major
Choose two of
| 300936 | Functional Proteins and Genes |
Chemistry major
Mathematics major
Spring session
| 200811 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
Science units: choose three units from your major
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major
Choose two of
General Biology major
Choose one of
Choose two of
Chemistry major
Mathematics major
Choose one of
Year 3
Autumn session
| 200020 | Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics |
Science units: complete at least one capstone unit in either semester.
Non-mathematics majors
Choose three units from the following
| 300907 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry |
| 300926 | Advanced Physical Chemistry |
| 301212 | Science of the Anthropocene |
| 300820 | Genes, Genomics and Human Health |
Note: Unit 301355 - Advanced Physiology replaces 300851 - advanced Physiology from Autumn 2020.
| 300857 | Environmental Geochemistry |
Please note unit 300857 replaced by 301212 Science of the Anthropocene from 2019.
Capstone units
| 300978 | Marine and Aquatic Ecology |
Mathematics major
Spring session
| 200984 | Government and Public Law |
Science units: complete at least one capstone unit in either semester.
Non-mathematics majors
Choose three units from the following
| 300925 | Advanced Analytical Chemistry |
| 300906 | Advanced Organic Chemistry |
Capstone units
| 300909 | Biological Adaptation to Climate Change |
| 300883 | Laboratory Quality Management |
| 300924 | Science Research Project |
Mathematics major
| 301035 | Environmental Informatics |
Capstone unit
Year 4
Autumn session
And two LLB alternate units
Spring session
And two LLB alternate units
Year 5
Autumn session
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
And two LLB alternate units
Spring session
| 200813 | Civil Procedure and Arbitration |
And two LLB alternate units
LLB Alternate Units
Students must complete 80 credit points of units from the list of Bachelor of Laws alternate units below.
| 200220 | International Criminal Law |
| 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 |
Note: Unit 201044 - Bioethics replaces 200295 Bioethics from autumn 2020
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
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.
Honours in Bachelors Awards Policy