Course

Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Approved Abbreviation: LLB

Western Sydney University Course Code: 2501.9

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 041111J

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 to 2021.

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

Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Commencement Year Autumn 2017 - 2501.8 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Commencement Year Spring 2014 - 2501.7 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Commencement Year Autumn 2014 - 2501.6 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Commencement Year 2013 - 2501.5 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Commencement Year 2012 - 2501.4 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Commencement Years 2009 to 2011 - 2501.3 Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

This course 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; general analytical skills for analysing and solving non-legal problems and specialised study into the Australian legal system. Special emphasis is placed on legal skills. During their course students will develop skills in advocacy, negotiation, legal drafting and legal research. Both campuses have excellent facilities, including state-of-the-art moot courts for students to practise advocacy skills and excellent library and computer-based law research facilities.

Study Mode
Three years full-time or six years part-time.

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.

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

This course is designed for graduates who have completed the requirements of a tertiary qualification at bachelor’s level from a recognised university.

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: • 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 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.

This comprises:

160 credit points of specified core units and
80 credit points of LLB alternate units.

The course includes an embedded honours award which may be taken by qualifying students. Students should follow the unit sequence below:

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

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

Full time - Mid year intake

Year 1

Spring session

Fundamentals of Australian Law

Torts Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Legal Analysis and Critique

Year 2

Autumn session

Criminal Law

Contracts

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

One LLB alternate unit

Spring session

Government and Public Law

Civil Procedure and Arbitration

Two LLB alternate units

Year 3

Autumn session

Equity & Trusts

Property Law

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

Constitutional Law

Spring session

Law of Associations

Administrative Law

Remedies

One LLB alternate unit

Year 4

Autumn session

Four LLB alternate units

Part time - Mid year intake

Year 1

Spring session

Fundamentals of Australian Law

Legal Analysis and Critique

Year 2

Autumn session

Criminal Law

Contracts

Spring session

Torts Law

Government and Public Law

Year 3

Autumn session

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

Property Law

Spring session

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Administrative Law

Year 4

Autumn session

Equity & Trusts

Constitutional Law

Spring session

Law of Associations

Civil Procedure and Arbitration

Year 5

Autumn session

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

One LLB alternate unit

Spring session

Remedies

One LLB alternate unit

Year 6

Autumn session

Two LLB alternate units

Spring session

Two LLB alternate units

Year 7

Autumn session

Two LLB alternate units

LLB Alternate Units

Students must complete 80 credit points of units from the following

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

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.

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