Bachelor of Laws - Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice

Overview

This degree program consists entirely of Law subjects with a broader range of elective options. It aims to provide a legal education which equips students with a critical and questioning attitude, offers a broad perspective and provides the foundation for a career in an extensive range of legal work.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Assumed Knowledge: Any two units of English.

Recommended Studies: English Advanced.

Advanced Standing

Students may apply for advanced standing for relevant subjects completed at approved tertiary institutions. Refer to www.uow.edu.au/handbook/courserules/advancedstanding.html

Course Requirements

Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Laws - Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice must complete each of the following:

a) all compulsory Law subjects as set out in the relevant Course Program;

b) elective subjects to the value of 64 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule;

c) the requirements for the award of Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

Honours

To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws (Honours), a candidate must complete the elective LLB313 Legal Research Project as part of the above Course Requirements. The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 4 (refer to the Code of Practice - Honours, Section 8 Assessment, for information on the methods of calculating Honours).

Course Program

Electives

Students must successfully complete elective subjects to the value of 64 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule - see Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry).