Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Laws

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Laws (a separate testamur is awarded for each degree)
Abbreviation:	BA-LLB
Home Faculty:	Faculty of Law
Duration:	5 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	270*
Delivery Mode:	On-campus
Starting Session(s):	Autumn
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	771
UAC Code:	751201
CRICOS Code:	004340C

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

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 Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Laws 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/courserules/advancedstanding.html

Course Requirements

Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Laws must complete each of 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;

c) subjects to the value of at least 90 credit points (not having the prefix LAW), from the Bachelor of Arts Course Program, the Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences Course Program or the General Schedule.

Note:

i) No more than 48 credit points shall be of 100-level subjects.

ii) 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.

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 Code of Practice - Honours, Section 8 Assessment, for information on the methods of calculating Honours).

To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Laws (Joint Honours by Research), a candidate must complete LLB424 Joint Research Honours in Law and Another Discipline, and 24 credit points of the equivalent subject in Arts, in addition to the above Course Requirements. The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 1 (refer to the Code of Practice - Honours, Section 8 Assessment, for information on the methods of calculating Honours)..

To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws (Honours by Research), 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 Code of Practice - Honours, Section 8 Assessment, for information on the methods of calculating Honours).

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

Course Program

Subjects (by year)		Session*	Credit Points
First Year
Subjects from Arts or Health & Behavioural Sciences schedule		Autumn and Spring
Second Year
Subjects from Arts or Health & Behavioural Sciences schedule		Autumn and Spring
Third Year
LLB 100	Foundations of Law A	Autumn	8
LLB 110	Legal Research and Writing	Autumn	4
LLB 120	Law of Contract A	Autumn	8
LLB 130	Criminal Law and Process A	Autumn	8
LLB 150	Communication Skills	Autumn	2
LLB 140	Advocacy Skills	Spring	2
LLB 160	Foundations of Law B	Spring	8
LLB 170	Law of Contracts B	Spring	8
LLB 180	Criminal Law and Process B	Spring	8
LLB 190	Lawyers and Australian Society	Spring	8
Fourth Year
LLB 220	Property and Trusts A	Autumn	8
LLB 230	Public Law A	Autumn	8
LLB 240	Law of Torts	Autumn	8
LLB 260	Dispute Management Skills	Autumn	2
Subjects from Arts or Health & Behavioural Sciences schedule		Autumn
LLB 270	Property and Trusts B	Spring	8
LLB 280	Public Law B	Spring	8
LLB 290	Legal Theory	Spring	8
LLB 250	Drafting Skills	Spring	2
Subjects from Arts or Health & Behavioural Sciences schedule		Spring
Fifth Year
LLB 300	Remedies and Procedure	Autumn	8
LLB 310	Law of Business Organisations	Autumn	8
2 LLB Electives		Autumn	16
LLB 301	Evidence	Spring	8
2 LLB Electives		Spring	16
1 LLB Elective or		Spring	8
LLB 396	Advanced Legal Skills	Spring	8

* Session of offer subject to change in 2007. Refer to Faculty of Law for further information when enrolling.

Majors

Majors are NOT available in the Bachelor of Laws course. Refer to the course schedules for the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences for majors available in the Bachelor of Arts course. It is intended that students will complete their Bachelor of Arts within the 2nd and 3rd 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 4th 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 2nd year of this schedule.

Electives

Students must successfully complete elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule - see Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry).

The subjects SOC222 Crime, Criminality and Criminalisation, SOC244 Punishment: Purpose, Practice, Policy or SOC349 Governing Society, the Self and the Social may be completed as electives for the Bachelor of Laws course. However, the credit points may not be counted towards the Bachelor of Arts component of the double degree if they are being used as electives in Law.