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Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Laws

Testamur Title of Degree:

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Laws

(Psychology)

Abbreviation:

BSc-LLB

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Law

Duration:

5 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

282

Delivery Mode:

On-campus

Starting Session(s):

Autumn

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

775_2

UAC Code:

751207

CRICOS Code:

029274B

Overview

Students commencing University study directly from school may enrol in a double degree course with the Bachelor of Laws. Study in another academic discipline allows students to recognise how law functions in social, economic, technical, environmental and scientific contexts. The Bachelor of Science (Psychology) - Bachelor of Laws degree provides opportunities for students to combine their interest in law with behavioural sciences.

For the first year of the double degree, students enrol in subjects prescribed by the Faculty of Law. The first year of the LLB must be completed full time, except where Faculty approval is given on equity grounds. In the following four years of the degree, students enrol in subjects from the Law, Health & Behavioural Sciences and Science schedules.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Domestic school leavers are assumed to have completed at least 2 units of English at HSC level. English (Advanced) is recommended.

Course Requirements

Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Science (Psychology)- Bachelor of Laws must complete each of the following:

a) all compulsory Law subjects in accordance with the table below;

b) 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule;

c) 72 credit points of Psychology subjects in accordance with table below

d) 18 credit points of elective subjects from the Health & Behavioural Sciences or Science Schedule

Subject Code

Subject Name

Session

Credit Points

Year 1

LLB 100

Foundations of Law A

Autumn

8

LLB 110

Legal Research and Writing

Autumn

4

LLB 120

Law of Contract A

Autumn

8

LLB 130

Criminal Law and Process A

Autumn

8

LLB 150

Communication Skills

Autumn

2

LLB 140

Advocacy Skills

Spring

2

LLB 160

Foundations of Law B

Spring

8

LLB 170

Law of Contracts B

Spring

8

LLB 180

Criminal Law and Process B

Spring

8

LLB 197

Lawyers and Australian Society

Spring

6

Year 2

LLB 220

Property and Trusts A

Autumn

8

LLB 230

Public Law A

Autumn

8

PSYC121

Foundations of Psychology A

Autumn

6

Elective subject from the HBS or Science schedule

Autumn

6

LLB 270

Property and Trusts B

Spring

8

LLB 280

Public Law B

Spring

8

PSYC122

Foundations of Psychology B

Spring

6

PSYC123

Theory Design and Statistics in Psychology

Spring

6

Year 3

LLB 240

Law of Torts

Autumn

8

LLB 260

Dispute Management Skills

Autumn

2

PSYC234

Biological Psychology and Learning

Autumn

6

PYSC241

Developmental and Social Psychology

Autumn

6

PSYC250

Quantitative Methods in Psychology

Autumn

6

LLB 250

Drafting Skills

Spring

2

LLB 290

Legal Theory

Spring

8

LLB 397

Legal Internship

Autumn/Spring

2

PSYC231

Personality

Spring

6

PSYC236

Cognition and Perception

Spring

6

Year 4

LLB 300

Remedies and Procedure

Autumn

8

LLB 302

Law of Business Organisations

Autumn

8

PSYC347

Assessment and Intervention

Autumn

8

LLB 301

Evidence

Spring

8

2 LLB Electives

Spring

16

Year 5

2 LLB Electives

Autumn

16

300-Level PSYC subject as per BSc(Psyc) single degree

Autumn

8

1 LLB Elective

Spring

8

300-Level PSYC subject as per BSc(Psyc) single degree

Spring

8

Elective subject from the HBS or Science schedule

Spring

12

Majors

Majors are NOT available in the Bachelor of Laws course. The only major currently available in the Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws double degree is Psychology

Electives

Students must successfully complete elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule - see Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry).

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 General Course Rules (8.37) for information on the methods of calculating Honours.

As an alternative to the WAM-based Honours system, eligible students may complete an additional year of study towards the award of a Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree or the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree.

In order to be eligible for the Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree (an 'end-on' full year honours), students must have completed all LLB degree requirements with a WAM calculated by Method 4 of 70% or more. To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research, a candidate must complete LLB448 Research Honours in Law in addition to the above Course Requirements. The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 1. Refer to the General Course Rules (8.37) for information on the methods of calculating Honours. See the Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree entry for further details.

In order to be eligible for the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree (an 'end-on' full year honours), students must have completed all requirements for their double degree with a WAM calculated by Method 4 in the University's General Course Rules (8.37) of 70% or more* in their LLB subjects and overall in order to be eligible to apply. Entry must be approved by the Sub Dean of the Faculty of Law, in consultation with the LLB Honours Coordinator and the relevant authority in the other Faculty. The Sub Dean of the Faculty of Law shall not approve entry into this course unless the LLB Honours Coordinator and the relevant authority in the other Faculty have agreed, in consultation with the student, on the program of study that will form the basis of the course curriculum for the degree. See the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree for further details.

Honours in Psychology is a fourth year of study accredited by the Australian Psychological Society (APS). It is offered on a one year full-time or two year part-time basis. Psychology Honours is a route to the Postgraduate coursework or research degrees in Psychology. It is also a partial qualification for registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia, a post-degree supervision period also being required. Graduates of the University of Wollongong with a major in Psychology are eligible to apply for admission to Psychology Honours provided that: they have completed an undergraduate degree curriculum with a major in psychology; they have completed PSYC249 Applied Psychology, PSYC348 History and Metatheory of Psychology and PSYC354 Design and Analysis; they have completed at least 76 credit points of Psychology subjects at 200- and 300- levels; they have at least a credit average for Psychology subjects at 200- and 300- levels. For the purposes of assessing eligibility for entry to the Honours program, we use the best 11 subjects from successfully completed 200- and 300- level Psychology subjects excluding PSYC216 Psychology of Physical Activity.

Contact Information

Psychology

Dr Nadia Crittenden
Undergraduate Psychology Coordinator
+61 2 4221 4515
nadia_crittenden@uow.edu.au

Law

Faculty of Law
Building 67
+61 2 4221 3456
law@uow.edu.au

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/