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Bachelor of Laws (3 year course)
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 Faculty 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 LLB (3 year course), applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree from an approved university. Applications for the LLB (3 year course) will be assessed on academic performance.
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 Laws, LLB (3 year course) must complete both (a) and (b) as follows:
a) all compulsory Law subjects prescribed in the relevant Course Program;
b) elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the LLB Elective Law Schedule.
To be eligible for the award of LLB Honours (calculated in accordance with method 4), a candidate must complete LLB313.
For further information on honours, refer to the Code of Practice - Honours.
Course Program
Subjects (by year) |
Session |
Credit Points |
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First Year |
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LLB100 Foundations of Law A |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB110 Legal Research and Writing |
Autumn |
4 |
LLB120 Law of Contract A |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB130 Criminal Law and Process A |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB150 Communication Skills |
Autumn |
2 |
LLB140 Advocacy Skills |
Spring |
2 |
LLB160 Foundations of Law B |
Spring |
8 |
LLB170 Law of Contract B |
Spring |
8 |
LLB180 Criminal Law and Process B |
Spring |
8 |
LLB190 Lawyers and Australian Society |
Spring |
8 |
Second Year |
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LLB220 Property and Trusts A |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB230 Public Law A |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB240 Law of Torts |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB260 Dispute Management Skills |
Autumn |
2 |
LLB270 Property and Trusts B |
Spring |
8 |
LLB280 Public Law B |
Spring |
8 |
LLB290 Legal Theory |
Spring |
8 |
LLB250 Drafting Skills |
Spring |
2 |
Third Year |
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LLB300 Remedies and Procedure |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB310 Law of Business Organisations |
Autumn |
8 |
2 LLB Electives |
Autumn |
16 |
LLB301 Evidence |
Spring |
8 |
2 LLB Electives |
Spring |
16 |
1 LLB Elective or LLB396 Advanced Legal Skills |
Spring |
8 |
Electives
Students must successfully complete elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the LLB Elective Law Schedule.
Elective Law Subjects
Subject |
Session |
Credit Points |
LLB303 |
Family, Children and Welfare |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB313 |
Legal Research Project |
Autumn/ Spring |
8 |
LLB316 |
Occupational Health and Safety Law |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB317 |
E-Commerce Law |
* |
8 |
LLB320 |
Commercial and Consumer Contracts |
* |
8 |
LLB321 |
Banking Law |
Spring |
8 |
LLB330 |
Law of Employment |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB331 |
Intellectual Property Law |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB332 |
Labour Relations Law |
Spring |
8 |
LLB334 |
Environmental Law |
Spring |
8 |
LLB335 |
Anti-Discrimination Law |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB337 |
Comparative Studies in Law |
Spring |
8 |
LLB339 |
Advanced Criminal Law and Procedure |
* |
8 |
LLB341 |
Revenue Law |
* |
8 |
LLB343 |
International Law |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB344 |
Indigenous Peoples and Legal Systems |
* |
8 |
LLB348 |
Media Law |
Spring |
8 |
LLB350 |
Special Study in Law A |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB351 |
Special Study in Law B |
* |
8 |
LLB352 |
Jessup International Law Moot |
* |
8 |
LLB354 |
Human Rights Law |
Spring |
8 |
LLB355 |
Bankruptcy and Corporate Insolvency Law and Practice |
* |
8 |
LLB356 |
Insurance Law |
* |
8 |
LLB357 |
Conflict of Laws |
* |
8 |
LLB358 |
Marine Resources Law |
* |
8 |
LLB359 |
Corporate Governance |
Spring |
8 |
LLB360 |
Foreign Investment Law in the People's Republic of China |
* |
8 |
LLB362 |
Advanced Revenue Law |
* |
8 |
LLB363 |
Advanced Family Law |
* |
8 |
LLB364 |
Islamic Law |
* |
8 |
LLB3911 |
Introduction to Natural Resources Law |
* |
8 |
LLB3918 |
Law of Land and Nature Conservation |
* |
8 |
LLB3919 |
Water Resources Law |
* |
8 |
LLB3920 |
Local Government Law and the Neighbourhood Environment |
* |
8 |
LLB3922 |
International Maritime Environmental Law |
* |
8 |
LLB3923 |
Law of the Sea |
Autumn |
8 |
LLB3924 |
International Environmental Law |
* |
8 |
LLB3927 |
Natural Resources Law Review |
Autumn/ Spring |
8 |
LLB3928 |
Special Studies in Natural Resources Law I |
* |
8 |
LLB3929 |
Special Studies in Natural Resources Law II |
* |
8 |
LLB396 |
Advanced Legal Skills |
Spring |
8 |
SOC222 |
Crime, Criminality and Criminalisation |
* |
8 |
SOC244 |
Punishment: Purpose, Practice, Policy |
* |
8 |
SOC349 |
Governing Society, the Self and the Social |
* |
8 |
* Not available in 2006
Professional Recognition
On completion of the LLB 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 NSW, 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 Practitioners’ Admission Board, followed by or incorporating a period of practical experience in a law-related setting. The Faculty of Law has established a Legal Practice Unit and its Practical Legal Training Course has been accredited by the Legal Practitioners’ Admissions Board. The course has its foundations in the Wollongong LLB. 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 LLB degree.
Other Information
Students who intend to practise as solicitors after admission should obtain further information about restricted practice and the mandatory continuing legal education requirements from the Law Society of NSW. 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 NSW Bar Association.
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