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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 http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/generalcourserules/UOW028672.html

Course Requirements

To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Laws a candidate who is enrolled in the LLB (3 year course) must complete, satisfactorily and independently, each of a and b as follows:

  1. All compulsory Law subjects;
  2. Elective subjects to the value of 32 credit points from the LLB Schedule.

To be eligible for the award of Honours, candidates must complete either LLB313 or LLB314 from the list of electives.  

Course Program

Subjects

Credit Points

First Year

 

LLB100

Foundations of Law A

6

LLB110

Legal Research and Writing

4

LLB304

Criminal Law and the Process of Justice

8

LLB308

Public Law A

8

LLB200

Foundations of Law B

6

LLB210

Law of Contracts

8

LLB309

Public Law B

8

LLB311

Lawyers and Australian Society

8

 

 

 

Second Year

 

LLB305

Property and Trusts A

8

LLB307

Law of Torts

8

LLB392

Communication Skills

2

1 LLB Elective

8

LLB306

Property and Trusts B

8

LLB391

Dispute Management Skills

2

LLB394

Advocacy Skills

2

2 LLB Electives

16

 

 

 

Third Year

 

LLB300

Remedies and Procedure

8

LLB302

Law of Business Organisations

8

LLB393*

Drafting Skills

2

1 LLB Elective

8

LLB301

Evidence

8

LLB312

Legal Theory

8

* Also available in Spring

 

Electives

Students must successfully complete elective subjects to the value of 32 credit points from the LLB Schedule.

NOTE: LLB 396 Advanced Legal Skills is a pre-requisite for entry to the Practical Legal Training Course at this University.

Elective Law Subjects

Subject

Credit Points

LLB303

Family, Children and Welfare

8

LLB313

Legal Research Project A

8

LLB314*

Legal Research Project B

16

LLB316

Occupational Health and Safety Law

8

LLB317

E-Commerce Law

8

LLB320*

Commercial and Consumer Contracts

8

LLB321

Banking Law

8

LLB330

Law of Employment

8

LLB331

Intellectual Property Law

8

LLB332

Labour Relations Law

8

LLB334

Environmental Law

8

LLB335

Anti-Discrimination Law

8

LLB337

Comparative Studies in Law

8

LLB339*

Advanced Criminal Law and Procedure

8

LLB341*

Revenue Law

8

LLB343

International Law

8

LLB344

Indigenous Peoples and Legal Systems

8

LLB348*

Media Law

8

LLB350*

Special Study in Law A

8

LLB351*

Special Study in Law B

8

LLB354*

Human Rights Law

8

LLB355

Bankruptcy and Corporate Insolvency Law and Practice

8

LLB356

Insurance Law

8

LLB360*

Foreign Investment Law in the People's Republic of China

8

LLB362*

Advanced Revenue 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*

The Law of the Sea

8

LLB3924*

International Environmental Law

8

LLB3927

Natural Resources Law Review

8

LLB3928*

Special Studies in Natural Resources Law I

8

LLB3929*

Special Studies in Natural Resources Law II

8

LLB396

Advanced Legal Skills

8

SOC222*

Sociology of Crime and Justice

8

SOC244

Punishment: Purpose, Practice, Policy

8

SOC349

Governing Society, the Self & the Social

8

*Not available in 2005  

Honours

To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws (Honours), students MUST:

  1. Complete either LLB313 Legal Research Project A (8 credit points) or LLB314 Legal Research Project B (16 credit points) from the LLB Schedule; and
  2. Obtain a weighted average mark within the specified ranges.

For further information on honours, refer to the Code of Practice - Honours.

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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