Bachelor of Laws (Direct Entry)

Overview

This degree program consists entirely of Law subjects with a broad 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.

Credit Transfer

Students may apply for credit transfer for relevant subjects completed at approved tertiary institutions.

Course Requirements

Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Laws (Direct Entry) must complete the following:

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

b) elective subjects to the value of 88 credit points* from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule.

* Students who enrol in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) concurrently with the LLB in their final year of study will receive 24 credit points (unspecified at 300 level) towards their LLB degree upon completion of the GDLP. This reduces the number of electives students must undertake from 88 credit points or 11 electives to 64 credit points or 8 electives. In order to be eligible to enrol concurrently in the GDLP, students must have:

a) completed all compulsory LLB subjects, and

b) applied for concurrent enrolment in the GDLP by the dates specified by the Faculty of Law for Autumn or Spring session commencement in the relevant year.

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 University's 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. In order to be eligible for this '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 University's General Course Rules (8.37), for information on the methods of calculating Honours.

Course Program

Electives

Students must successfully complete elective subjects to the value of 88 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule.

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: law-enquiries@uow.edu.au