Bachelor of International Studies - Bachelor of Laws

* This is a minimum figure and may vary depending on the major.

Overview

Combining the Bachelor of International Studies with the Bachelor of Laws allows students to recognise how law functions in different social, historical, political and economic texts. The program is for students interested in the analysis, appreciation and study of the diversity of the global community, and how this diversity might affect our systems of law.

For the first year of the double degree, students enrol in law subjects as prescribed in the table below. The first year of the LLB must be completed full-time, except where approval is given on equity grounds. In the following four years of the degree, students enrol in subjects from the School of Law and the School of Humanities and Social Inquiry.

Entry Requirements

Academic requirements and English requirements are available from the Course Finder.

Course Learning Outcomes

A number of the course learning outcomes in each of these degrees complement and consolidate outcomes in the partner degree. Applied across two discipline areas, the outcomes are achieved at a broader and more comprehensive level.

The outcomes, which are common and consolidated in this double degree, ensure that on successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Communicate effectively to a range of audiences.
2. Apply problem solving skills to complex issues.

Please refer to the Undergraduate Course Handbook page of each individual degree for a comprehensive list of degree course learning outcomes.

Course Structure

Students who enrol in the Bachelor of International Studies - Bachelor of Laws, must complete each of the following:

1. all compulsory Law subjects;
2. elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule;
3. all core subjects for the Bachelor of International Studies;
4. a language minor in the Bachelor of International Studies;
5. one of the majors listed for the Bachelor of International Studies;
6. not more than 90 credit points at 100 level;
7. a minimum of 282 credit points.

Note: Students in this degree are not required to take LHA101. 

Majors

Majors are not available in the Bachelor of Laws degree.

Refer to The School of Humanities and Social Inquiry for majors available in the Bachelor of International Studies degree.

Students can consult with academic advisors in the relevant School concerning the selection of appropriate subjects.

Electives

The subjects SOC 222 Crime, Criminality and Criminalisation, SOC 244 Punishment: Purpose, Practice, Policy STS 250 Social Aspects of Genetics and Biotechnology, STS 300 The Environmental Context: Imagining a Zero Carbon Future and STS 309 Future Tense: Politics and Regulations of Technoscience may be completed as electives for the Bachelor of Laws course. However, the credit points may not be counted towards the Bachelor of International Studies component of the double degree if they are being used as electives in the Law degree.

Honours

High achieving students, enrolled in a Bachelor of Laws double degree, are eligible to apply for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB Hons) (Course Code 351).

Academic requirements and credit transfer information for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Course Code 351) are available from the Course Finder.

Students accepted into the LLB (Hons) will be transferred out of their double degree and into a concurrent enrolment comprising the LLB (Hons) and their non-law degree. Students will then complete the final honours year, following the course structure outlined in the course handbook page.

A student who successfully transfers into the LLB (Hons) program but does not meet the minimum performance standards required for the award of Honours will be permitted to transfer back to the Bachelor of Laws double degree in which they were enrolled immediately prior to the transfer into the Honours course, and will be awarded credit to the Bachelor of Laws for the number of credit points passed in the Honours degree.

As an alternative, students who have completed all requirements for their LLB double degree with a weighted average mark of 70% in their LLB subjects are eligible to apply for entry to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours), which a standalone honours program, LLB (Hons). Students who enrol in the LLB (Hons) must complete the subject LLB 448 Research Honours in Law (48cp). Entry to LLB (Hons-Res) must be approved by the School of Law in consultation with the LLB Honours Coordinator. The School of Law shall not approve entry into this course unless the Coordinator has agreed, in consultation with the student, on the program of study that will form the basis of the course curriculum for the degree.

Credit Arrangements

Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.

Other Information

Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au