Course

Bachelor of Laws (Non graduate entry)

Approved Abbreviation: LLB

Western Sydney University Course Code: 2502.9

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 041112G

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 2021.

Students commencing in 2022 should use the link to the new handbook for details.

Bachelor of Laws (Non graduate entry)

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 2018 to 2020 - 2502.8 Bachelor of Laws (Non graduate entry)

Commencement Year 2017 - 2502.7 Bachelor of Laws (Non graduate entry)

Commencement Year Spring 2014 - 2016 - 2502.6 Bachelor of Laws (Non graduate entry)

Commencement Year Autumn 2014 - 2502.5 Bachelor of Laws (Non graduate entry)

Commencement Year 2013 - 2502.4 Bachelor of Laws (Non graduate entry)

Commencement Year 2012 - 2502.3 Bachelor of Laws (Non-graduate entry)

Commencement Years 2009 to 2011 - 2502.2 Bachelor of Laws (Non-graduate entry)

Commencement Years 2001 to 2008 - 2502.1 Bachelor of Laws (Non-graduate entry)

The Bachelor of Laws (Non-Graduate Entry) satisfies the academic degree requirements for admission to practice as an Australian lawyer. Students will engage in collaborative face-to-face problem and case-based learning, will be supported by online learning materials, and will participate in authentic assessment to develop knowledge and skills. The course provides students with a broad progressive legal education with a strong practical orientation to the law. Students develop skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, research, communication, collaboration, self-management, and ethical and professional awareness and judgement. Students will also develop skills in legal advocacy, negotiation, and legal technology and extend their professional and learning experiences through work integrated learning, clinical placement and international exchange engagements. Students are further supported to broaden their academic interest and to extend their career options by undertaking an additional year of non-law study in an academic area or areas of their own choice.

Study Mode
Four years full-time or eight years part-time.

Accreditation
Graduates of 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

Eligibility for admission to the Bachelor of Laws (Non-Graduate Entry) is based upon a completed Australian Year 12 qualification or equivalent.

Applicants with recent secondary education

Assumed knowledge: any two units of HSC English

Recommended studies: HSC English standard or equivalent

Additional Information

Entry into this course is competitive.

Work Experience

This course is suitable for students with professional work experience in a related field including working as a paralegal, court officer, police officer, or licensed conveyancer.

Advanced Standing

Applicants who have completed study towards a diploma or higher (or equivalent) may be eligible for Advanced Standing for up to 80 credit points towards the non-law component of the Bachelor of Laws (Non-Graduate Entry).

Refer to the WSU UAC site for more information

Western Sydney University general admission criteria

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 should contact International Office for details on admission. Contact information for the International Office is available via The University website.

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 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 320 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.

This comprises

160 credit points of prescribed core units
80 credit points of LLB Alternate units
80 credit points of non-LLB elective units

The electives of Year 4 may be chosen from any of the units offered by Western Sydney University, other than units that involve the study of law or the legal system to any substantial extent offered by Western Sydney University, provided that the assumed knowledge or prerequisites for the units are satisfied.

Commencing from Spring 2021 - Students may early 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 - Start year intake

Year 1

Autumn session

Fundamentals of Australian Law

Criminal Law

Contracts

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

Spring session

Legal Analysis and Critique

Torts Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Government and Public Law

Year 2

Autumn session

Equity & Trusts

Property Law

Two LLB alternate units

Spring session

Administrative Law

Law of Associations

Two LLB alternate units

Year 3

Autumn session

Constitutional Law

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

Two LLB alternate units

Spring session

Remedies

Civil Procedure and Arbitration

Two LLB alternate units

Year 4

Autumn session

Four elective units

Spring session

Four elective units

Part-time- Start year intake

Year 1

Autumn session

Fundamentals of Australian Law

Criminal Law

Spring session

Contracts

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

Year 2

Autumn session

Legal Analysis and Critique

Torts Law

Spring session

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Government and Public Law

Year 3

Autumn session

Equity & Trusts

Property Law

Spring session

Two LLB alternate units

Year 4

Autumn session

Administrative Law

Law of Associations

Spring session

Two LLB alternate units

Year 5

Autumn session

Constitutional Law

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

Spring session

Two LLB alternate units

Year 6

Autumn session

Remedies

Civil Procedure and Arbitration

Spring session

Two LLB alternate units

Year 7

Autumn session

Two elective units

Spring session

Two elective units

Year 8

Autumn session

Two elective units

Spring session

Two elective units

Full-time - Mid year intake

Year 1

Spring session

Fundamentals of Australian Law

Torts Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Legal Analysis and Critique

Autumn session

Criminal Law

Contracts

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

One LLB alternate unit

Year 2

Spring session

Government and Public Law

Civil Procedure and Arbitration

Two LLB alternate units

Autumn session

Equity & Trusts

Property Law

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

Constitutional Law

Year 3

Spring session

Law of Associations

Administrative Law

Remedies

One LLB alternate unit

Autumn session

Four LLB alternate units

Year 4

Spring session

Four elective units

Autumn session

Four elective units

Part-time - Mid year intake

Year 1

Spring session

Fundamentals of Australian Law

Legal Analysis and Critique

Autumn session

Criminal Law

Contracts

Year 2

Spring session

Torts Law

Government and Public Law

Autumn session

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

Property Law

Year 3

Spring session

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Administrative Law

Autumn session

Equity & Trusts

Constitutional Law

Year 4

Spring session

Law of Associations

Civil Procedure and Arbitration

Autumn session

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

One LLB alternate unit

Year 5

Spring session

Remedies

One LLB alternate unit

Autumn session

Two LLB alternate units

Year 6

Spring session

Two LLB alternate units

Autumn session

Two LLB alternate units

Year 7

Spring session

Two elective units

Autumn session

Two elective units

Year 8

Spring session

Two elective units

Autumn session

Two elective units

LLB Alternate Units

Students must complete 80 credit points of units from the list of Bachelor of Laws alternate units below.

Revenue Law

Land Transactions Law

Advanced Taxation Law

International Criminal Law

Financial Services Law

Mediation

Bioethics

Note: From 2020, unit 200295 - Bioethics replaced by equivalent unit 201044 - Bioethics.

Law Economics and Business Ethics

Law of Employment

Immigration and Refugee Law

Comparative Law: Legal Systems of the World

Advanced Family Law

Elder Law

Family Law

Human Rights Law

Intellectual Property

International Business Transactions Law

International Trade Law

Wills and Succession

Advocacy

Planning and Environment Law

Jurisprudence

Advanced Torts and Civil Wrongs

Space Law - Commercial Aspects

Public International Law

Anti-Discrimination Law

Conflict of Laws

Corporate Governance

Insolvency Law and Policy

Media Law

International Moot Court

Banking and Securities Law

Clinical Legal Placement

Law Honours Dissertation

Issues in the Criminal Justice System

Public Health Law

Independent Study (Law)

Advanced Constitutional Law

Transactional Law

Foundations of Chinese Law

Family Dispute Resolution

Moot Court

Work Health and Safety Law

International Climate Law

International Environmental Law

Law and Public Policy (Development and Implementation)

Law of International Organisations

Law of the Sea

Medical Law

Australian Consumer Law

Self-Managed Superannuation and Trusts

Australian Competition Law

Human Rights and the Asia Pacific

Practising in the Public Interest

First Peoples and the Australian Legal System

Information and Data Governance Law and Regulation

Islam, International Law and Human Rights

Mental Health Law

Foundations of Indian Law

Revenue Law Industry Placement

Cyber Law and Justice

Elder Law Industry Placement

Law's Self-Understanding

Judicial Internship

Technology, Innovation and the Law

Designing Law Apps for Access to Justice

Legal Internship

Legal, Economic and Social Transformation in Taiwan

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

Major and Sub-major Elective Spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or sub-major (40 credit points).

Search for majors and sub-majors

Western Sydney University offers majors and sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Australian Studies Major

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Global Sustainability Sub-major

Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR.

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