Course

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

Approved Abbreviation: BA/LLB

Western Sydney University Course Code: 2537.6

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 041113G

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 2010 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 2009 - 2537.5 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

Commencement Year 2008 - 2537.4 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

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.

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).

UAC

International applicants must apply directly to Western Sydney University via the International Office.

International Office

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof can be found on the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) website.

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 - Campbelltown campus

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

200006

Introduction to Law

200008

Torts Law

Core Arts unit

Core Arts unit - [students doing B Arts (Psychology)/LLB should select 101184 Psychology: Human Behaviour.]

Spring session

200007

Law Foundation

200010

Criminal Law

Core Arts unit

Core Arts unit - [students doing B Arts (Psychology)/LLB should select 101183 Psychology: Behavioural Science.]

Year 2

Autumn session

200011

Contracts

BA key program unit

BA key program unit - [students doing B Arts (Psychology)/LLB should select a core Arts unit instead]

Spring session

200012

Property Law

BA key program unit

BA key program unit - [students doing B Arts (Psychology)/LLB should select a core Arts unit instead.]

Year 3

Autumn session

200020

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

BA key program unit

Spring session

200009

Constitutional Law

BA key program unit

Year 4

Autumn session

200018

Law of Associations

200016

Equity Trusts and Remedies 1

LLB alternate unit

Spring session

200014

Commercial Law

200200

Equity Trusts and Remedies 2

LLB alternate unit

Year 5

Autumn session

200015

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

200013

Administrative Law

LLB alternate unit

Spring session

200017

Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure

200019

Revenue Law

LLB alternate unit

Recommended Sequence - Parramatta campus

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

200006

Introduction to Law

200008

Torts Law

Core Arts unit

Core Arts unit - [students doing B Arts (Psychology)/LLB should select 101184 Psychology: Human Behaviour.]

Spring session

200007

Law Foundation

200010

Criminal Law

Core Arts unit

Core Arts unit - [students doing B Arts (Psychology)/LLB should select 101183 Psychology: Behavioural Science.]

Year 2

Autumn session

200011

Contracts

BA key program unit

BA key program unit - [students doing B Arts (Psychology)/LLB should select a core Arts unit instead]

Spring session

200012

Property Law

BA key program unit

BA key program unit - [students doing B Arts (Psychology)/LLB should select a core Arts unit instead]

Year 3

Autumn session

200020

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

BA key program unit

Spring session

200009

Constitutional Law

BA key program unit

Year 4

Autumn session

200014

Commercial Law

200016

Equity Trusts and Remedies 1

LLB alternate unit

Spring session

200018

Law of Associations

200200

Equity Trusts and Remedies 2

LLB alternate unit

Year 5

Autumn session

200019

Revenue Law

200017

Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure

LLB alternate unit

Spring session

200013

Administrative Law

200015

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

LLB alternate unit

LLB Alternate Units

Students may choose 80 credit points of units from the following

200021

Land Transactions Law

200186

Advanced Taxation Law

200220

International Criminal Law

200278

Professional Legal Skills 1

200279

Professional Legal Skills 2

200293

Alternative Dispute Resolution

200294

Mediation

200295

Bioethics

200296

Law Economics and Business Ethics

200297

Law of Employment

200298

Immigration and Refugee Law

200529

Comparative Law: Legal Systems of the World

200629

Advanced Family Law

200630

Child Law

200631

Competition Law and Policy

Elder Law

Family Law

Human Rights Law

Intellectual Property

200638

International Business Transactions Law

200639

International Trade Law

200640

Medical Malpractice Law

200641

Wills and Succession

200646

Advocacy

200647

Planning and Environment Law

200648

Corporate Finance and Securities Regulation Law

200649

Jurisprudence

200650

Advanced Torts and Civil Wrongs

200652

Space Law - Commercial Aspects

200653

Public International Law

200654

Anti-Discrimination Law

200656

Conflict of Laws

200657

Corporate Governance

200658

Electronic Financial Transactions Law

200659

Insolvency Law and Policy

200660

Occupational Health and Safety Law

200661

Media Law

200662

Advanced Criminal 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

200702

Public Health Law

200704

Independent Study (Law)

200741

Indigenous Australians and the Law

200772

Family Dispute Resolution

200773

Moot Court

200774

Consumer Law and Policy

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 (http://policies.uws.edu.au/).

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