Course

Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology/Bachelor of Laws

Approved Abbreviation: BICT/LLB

Western Sydney University Course Code: 2768.1

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 084731C

The course offers multi-skilling and highly marketable career paths in information and communications technology and law. It equips students with professional legal skills and knowledge which are required by the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) for admission to legal practice, solve non-legal problems and undertake specialised study in topical local and international law. The Information and Communications Technology component of the course is accredited by the Australian Computer Society and involves applied study of systems analysis and design, networking, programming and databases, web development, project management, communications, operating systems, human computer interaction and numeracy

Study Mode
Five years full-time or ten years part-time. Information and Communications Technology units are offered at Penrith, Campbelltown and Parramatta campuses and Law units are offered at Campbelltown and Parramatta campuses. Students may be required to travel between campuses in order to complete their core units.

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. The Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology is accredited with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at Professional level.

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

Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics and any two units of HSC English (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 requires the successful completion of 400 credit points comprising all units listed in the recommended sequence below.

To gain early exit from the combined degree, with a Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology students are required to complete 16 technology units and the first eight law units listed in the recommended sequence below.

It may be possible to vary the sequence of units so that students study a greater concentration of either law or technology each semester, to minimise travel between campuses and to overcome timetabling problems. Students should speak to their Academic Course Advisor as needed.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

200006Introduction to Law
200008Torts Law
300580Programming Fundamentals
300585Systems Analysis and Design

Note: From Autumn session 2017, 200006 Introduction to Law will no longer be offered and students should instead enrol in 200977 Fundamentals of Australian Law. Also 200008 Torts will not be offered in Autumn and will move to Spring session. Students should enrol for this unit in Spring and in Autumn enrol instead in 200010 Criminal Law.

200977Fundamentals of Australian Law

Spring session

200007Law Foundation
200010Criminal Law
300581Programming Techniques
300104Database Design and Development

Note: From Spring session 2017, 200007 Law Foundation will no longer be offered and students should instead enrol in 200978 Legal Analysis and Critique. Also 200010 Criminal Law will not be offered in Spring and will move to Autumn session. Students should enrol for this unit in Autumn and in Spring enrol instead in 200008 Torts.

200978Legal Analysis and Critique

Year 2

Autumn session

200011Contracts
200020Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics
300582Technologies for Web Applications
300144Object Oriented Analysis

Spring session

200012Property Law
300583Web Systems Development
200032Statistics for Business
300565Computer Networking

Year 3

Autumn session

300698Operating Systems Programming
300570Human-Computer Interaction
300578Professional Development
300095Computer Networks and Internets

Spring session

200009Constitutional Law
300579Professional Experience
300958Social Web Analytics
300961Social Computing

Year 4

Autumn session

200757Equity & Trusts

Parramatta Students

200811Alternative Dispute Resolution

And two LLB Alternate units

Campbelltown Students

200018Law of Associations

And two LLB alternate units

Spring session

200756Remedies

Parramatta Students

200018Law of Associations

And two LLB Alternate units

Campbelltown students

200811Alternative Dispute Resolution

And two LLB alternate units

Year 5

Autumn session

Parramatta Students

200814Commercial Transactions Law
200813Civil Procedure and Arbitration

And two LLB Alternate units

Campbelltown Students

200013Administrative Law
200015Criminal Procedure and Evidence

And two LLB Alternate units

Spring session

Parramatta Students

200013Administrative Law
200015Criminal Procedure and Evidence

And two LLB Alternate units

Campbelltown Students

200814Commercial Transactions Law
200813Civil 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.

200019Revenue Law
200021Land Transactions Law
200186Advanced Taxation Law
200220International Criminal Law
200271Financial Services Law
200294Mediation
200295Bioethics
200296Law Economics and Business Ethics
200297Law of Employment
200298Immigration and Refugee Law
200529Comparative Law: Legal Systems of the World
200629Advanced Family Law
200632Elder Law
200633Family Law
200635Human Rights Law
200637Intellectual Property
200638International Business Transactions Law
200639International Trade Law
200641Wills and Succession
200646Advocacy
200647Planning and Environment Law
200649Jurisprudence
200650Advanced Torts and Civil Wrongs
200652Space Law - Commercial Aspects
200653Public International Law
200654Anti-Discrimination Law
200656Conflict of Laws
200657Corporate Governance
200659Insolvency Law and Policy
200661Media Law
200663International Moot Court
200697Banking and Securities Law
200699Clinical Legal Placement
200700Law Honours Dissertation
200701Issues in the Criminal Justice System
200702Public Health Law
200704Independent Study (Law)
200755Advanced Constitutional Law
200758Transactional Law
200759Foundations of Chinese Law
200772Family Dispute Resolution
200773Moot Court
200799Work Health and Safety Law
200800International Climate Law
200801International Environmental Law
200802Law and Public Policy (Development and Implementation)
200803Law of International Organisations
200804Law of the Sea
200856Medical Law
200858Australian Consumer Law
200905Australian Competition Law
200908Human Rights and the Asia Pacific
200943Practising in the Public Interest
200944First Peoples and the Australian Legal System
200955Information and Data Governance Law and Regulation
200956Islam, International Law and Human Rights

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 program is offered - see the Honours in Bachelor Awards Policy and associated School of Law Honours Award Level Guidelines for the admission criteria.

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