Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Laws

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 BA/LLB degree offers a range of choices to those interested in humanities and social sciences, and includes modern languages.

For the first two years of the double degree, students enrol substantially in subjects offered by the Faculty of Arts. In the final three years of the degree, students enrol exclusively in Law subjects, including a range of law elective options.

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/generalcourserules/UOW028672.html

Course Requirements

Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws must complete each of (a), (b) and (f) as follows:

1. all compulsory Law subjects as set out in the relevant Course Program;
2. elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the LLB Elective Law Schedule. The subjects SOC222, SOC244 or SOC349 may be completed as electives for the LLB. However, they MAY NOT be counted towards the BA component of the double degree if they are being used as electives in Law;
3. to be eligible for the award of LLB Honours (calculated in accordance with method 4), a candidate must complete LLB313;
4. to be eligible for the award of BA/LLB (Joint Honours by Research), a candidate must complete LLB424 Joint Research Honours in Law and Another Discipline and the 24 credit points of the equivalent subject in Arts. The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with method 1;
5. to be eligible for the award of LLB (Honours by Research), candidate must complete LLB448 Research Honours in Law. The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with method 1;
6. subjects to the value of at least 90 credit points (not having the prefix LAW), from the course structures of the Bachelor of Arts, the General Schedule or the course structures of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. The 90 credit points must include one major study taught by a member unit of the Faculty of Arts (including Aboriginal Studies) OR a major study in Psychology or Population Health.

Note: No more than 48 credit points shall be of 100-level subjects.

Course Program

Majors

Majors are NOT available in the Bachelor of Laws course. Refer to the Arts or Health and Behavioural Sciences Schedule for majors available in the Bachelor of Arts course. It is intended that students will complete their BA within the 2 nd and 3 rd years of this double degree schedule. Some majors eg. Languages and Communication Media Studies, may require an additional subject to be taken in both Autumn and Spring semester of 4 th year. It is necessary for students to seek appropriate advice from the Arts Faculty on their options for Majors and subject sequences. This must be done prior to enrolment in their 2 nd year of this schedule.

Electives

Students must successfully complete elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the LLB Elective Law Schedule. The subjects SOC222, SOC244 or SOC349 may be completed as electives for the LLB course. However, they may not be counted towards the BA component of the double degree if they are being used as electives in Law.

Elective Law Subjects

See Bachelor of Laws – 3 year course.

Honours

For the Bachelor of Laws refer to Course Requirements for this program.

To be eligible for the award of Honours in ARTS, candidates must undertake a separate one-year full-time, or part-time equivalent degree and must make a separate degree application.