Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research
Abbreviation:	LLB(Hons-Res)
Home Faculty:	Faculty of Law
Duration:	4 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	228
Delivery Mode:	On-campus
Starting Session(s):	Autumn
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	1771
UAC Code:	756100
CRICOS Code:	055107A

Overview

This degree program consists entirely of Law subjects with a broader 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. This program enables students to apply this knowledge in the context of a major legal research project in their final year of study.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Students must have completed all compulsory subjects in the Bachelor of Laws (Direct Entry) program [Course Code 1777], and 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws elective schedule, with a WAM (weighted average mark) of 70% or more calculated by Method 4 in the University's General Course Rules (8.37) in all of their LLB subjects in order to be eligible to apply for entry into this course. Entry must be approved by the Sub Dean of the Faculty of Law, in consultation with the LLB Honours Coordinator. The Sub Dean of the Faculty of Law shall not approve entry into this course unless the LLB Honours Coordinator, the student's proposed supervisor and the student have agreed on the program of study that will form the basis of the course curriculum for the fourth year of this degree.

Credit Transfer

Students may apply for credit transfer for relevant subjects completed at approved tertiary institutions. Refer to http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/generalcourserules/UOW028638.html

Course Requirements

Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research, must complete the following:

a) all compulsory Law subjects in the sequence 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) the subject LLB448 Research Honours in Law.

The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 1 referred to in the University's General Course Rules (8.37) that is based entirely on performance in 400 level subjects.

Course Program

Subjects (by year)		Session	Credit Points
First 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 Contract B	Spring	8
LLB 180	Criminal Law and Process B	Spring	8
LLB 197	Lawyers and Australian Society	Spring	6
Second 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
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
LLB 397	Legal Internship	Spring	2
Third Year
LLB 300	Remedies and Procedure	Autumn	8
LLB 302	Law of Business Organisations	Autumn	8
2 LLB Electives		Autumn	16
LLB 301	Evidence	Spring	8
3 LLB Electives		Spring	24
Fourth Year
LLB 448	Research Honours in Law	Autumn and Spring	48

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).