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Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Laws
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Laws |
Abbreviation: | BCA-LLB |
UOW Course Code: | 772 |
CRICOS Code: | 005068F |
My University: | Creative Arts, Creative Writing, Graphic Design, Theatre, Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Acting, Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, Fibres, Law, Legal |
Duration: | 5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: | 288* |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn |
Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 751204 |
ATAR: | 92 |
Additional Information: | Course Finder |
* This is a minimum figure and may vary depending on the selected major.
course description
A distinctive degree that allows you to combine studies such as creative writing, music, theatre or visual arts with studies in law. Many lawyers find that a knowledge of the arts and the media is extremely useful in their practice. From something as simple as pursuing two seemingly different passions to a career defending and promoting free press and artistic expression; this degree combination offers many exciting opportunities.
For the first year of the double degree, students enrol in 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 Law and Creative Arts schedules.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course structure
Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Laws, must complete each of the following:
a) all compulsory Law subjects in the sequence prescribed in the relevant Course Program;
b) elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule;
c) 18 credit points comprising the core BCA subjects:
- CACS101 Contemporary Creative Practice
- CACS102 Critical Frameworks in Creative Practice
- CACS301 Professional Practice
d) A major study in one of the following Creative Arts disciplines
- Creative Writing (72 credit points)
- Graphic Design (72 credit points)
- Music (72 credit points)
- Photography (84 credit points)
- Theatre (72 credit points)
- Visual Arts (72 credit points)
- Visual Arts and Design (96 credit points)
e) 6 credit points of 300-level BCA theory subjects
Subjects (by year) - full-time program | Session | Credit Points | |
First Year | |||
Foundations of Law A | Autumn | 8 | |
Legal Research and Writing | Autumn | 4 | |
Law of Contract A | Autumn | 8 | |
Criminal Law and Process A | Autumn | 8 | |
Communication Skills | Autumn | 2 | |
Advocacy Skills | Spring | 2 | |
Foundations of Law B | Spring | 8 | |
Law of Contracts B | Spring | 8 | |
Criminal Law and Process B | Spring | 8 | |
Lawyers and Australian Society | Spring | 6 | |
Second Year | |||
Property and Trusts A | Autumn | 8 | |
Administrative Law | Autumn | 8 | |
Property and Trusts B | Spring | 8 | |
Constitutional Law | Spring | 8 | |
Subjects from Creative Arts schedule | |||
Third Year | |||
Law of Torts | Autumn | 8 | |
Dispute Management Skills | Autumn | 2 | |
Drafting Skills | Spring | 2 | |
Legal Theory | Spring | 8 | |
Legal Internship | Autumn/Spring | 2 | |
Subjects from Creative Arts schedule | |||
Fourth Year | |||
Remedies and Procedure | Autumn | 8 | |
Law of Business Organisations | Autumn | 8 | |
Evidence | Spring | 8 | |
2 LLB Electives | Spring | 16 | |
Subjects from Creative Arts schedule | |||
Fifth Year | |||
2 LLB Electives | Autumn | 16 | |
1 LLB Elective | Spring | 8 | |
Subjects from Creative Arts schedule |
Majors
Majors are NOT available in the Bachelor of Laws degree. Refer to the Creative Arts Schedule for majors available in the Bachelor of Creative Arts degree.
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).
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 University's General Course Rules (8.37), for information on the methods of calculating Honours.
As an alternative to the WAM-based Honours system, eligible students may complete an additional year of study towards the award of a Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree or the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree.
In order to be eligible for the Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree (an 'end-on' full year honours), students must have completed all LLB degree requirements with a WAM calculated by Method 4 of 70% or more. To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research, a 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 University's General Course Rules (8.37), for information on the methods of calculating Honours. See the Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree entry for further details.
In order to be eligible for the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree (an 'end-on' full year honours), students must have completed all requirements for their double degree with a WAM calculated by Method 4 in the University's General Course Rules (8.37) of 70% or more* in their LLB subjects and overall in order to be eligible to apply. Entry must be approved by the School of Law, in consultation with the LLB Honours Coordinator and the relevant authority in the other discipline. The School of Law shall not approve entry into this course unless the LLB Honours Coordinator and the relevant authority in the other discipline have agreed, in consultation with the student, on the program of study that will form the basis of the course curriculum for the degree. See the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree for further details.
* Prospective candidates for the LLB Joint Honours by Research with Creative Arts need to possess a high level of research competency and a strong foundation in theoretical work; they should have a demonstrated ability to focus on a defined topic and to sustain an argument. In general, a weighted average mark (WAM) at distinction level in both theory and practice in prior undergraduate study is recommended. Please note only Autumn session commencement is possible for the LLB Joint Honours by Research with Creative Arts.
To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Creative Arts Honours a candidate must complete CREA401 - Minor Thesis in Creative Arts and CREA402 - Creative Arts Presentation. Please refer to Creative Arts for more information.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au