Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Overview

This degree program is available only to graduates of other disciplines and consists entirely of Law subjects with a narrower range of elective options. The University of Wollongong 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

To be eligible to apply for the Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry), applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree from an approved university. Applications for the Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) will be assessed on academic performance.

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 (Graduate Entry) must complete the following:

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

b) elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule.

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 in the University's General Course Rules (8.37).

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 in the University's General Course Rules (8.37).

Course Program

Elective Law Schedule

* Not available in 2013

Professional Recognition

On completion of the Bachelor of Laws degree, a student who wishes to practise as a barrister or solicitor must undertake some form of professional practical training, the requirements for which vary between each state and territory of Australia.

In New South Wales, a student who intends to qualify for admission to practice as a legal practitioner is required to undertake a practical legal training course accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board, followed by or incorporating a period of practical experience in a law-related setting. The Faculty of Law, Humanities and Arts has established a Professional Legal Training Program and its Professional Legal Training Course has been accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board. The course has its foundations in the University of Wollongong Bachelor of Laws. The course is offered over 20 weeks in a flexible mode integrating training with professional experience.

In some instances the course is also available to final year law students, so that they are qualified for admission to practice as soon as they finish their Bachelor of Laws degree.

Other Information

Students who intend to practise as lawyers after admission should obtain further information about restricted practice and the mandatory continuing legal education requirements from the Law Society of New South Wales. Students who intend to practice as barristers after admission will be required to read with a senior barrister for a period of time and to undertake the Bar Readers' Course before being qualified to take briefs on their own account. Further information is available from the New South Wales Bar Association.

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