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Bachelor of Information Technology - Bachelor of Laws
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Information Technology - Bachelor of Laws |
Abbreviation: | BIT-LLB |
UOW Course Code: | 1845 |
CRICOS Code: | 069492E |
Study Area / Disciplines / My University: | Information Technology, eBusiness, Law |
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 Campius / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 751213 |
ATAR: | 92 |
Additional Information: |
* This is a minimum figure and may vary depending on the selected major.
course description
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. This double degree program allows students to combine the necessary knowledge and skills to be successful in the dynamic and changing world of Information Technology (IT) with the Bachelor of Laws.
For the first year of the double degree, students enrol in subjects prescribed in the table below. The first year of the LLB must be completed full-time, except where Faculty approval is given on equity grounds. In the following four years of the degree, students enrol in subjects from the Law and SISAT 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 Information Technology - 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) subjects worth at least 108* credit points from the SISAT Course Schedule or the General Schedule, including:
i) 84 credit points of compulsory (core) subjects from the SISAT Course Schedule
ii) 24 credit points of 300-level subjects, of which 12 credit points must be ISIT351 and
iii) 24 credit points (4 subjects) which constitute a major
NOTE: some of the subjects which satisfy rule ii) or rule iii) will also satisfy rule i) so there is an overlap. The total number of credit points for the Bachelor of Information Technology component of the combined degree is only 108 although the sum of the credit points in rules ii) to iv) inclusive is 126.
* This is a minimum figure and may vary depending on major.
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 Bachelor of Information Technology 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 Bachelor of Information Technology schedule | |||
Fourth Year | |||
Remedies and Procedure | Autumn | 8 | |
Law of Business Organisations | Autumn | 8 | |
Evidence | Spring | 8 | |
2 LLB Electives | Spring | 16 | |
Subjects from Bachelor of Information Technology schedule | |||
Fifth Year | |||
2 LLB Electives | Autumn | 16 | |
1 LLB Elective | Spring | 8 | |
Subjects from Bachelor of Information Technology schedule |
Majors
Majors are NOT available in the Bachelor of Laws degree. Refer to the SISAT Course Schedule for majors available in the Bachelor of Information Technology 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.
* The other discipline may specify other minimum entry requirements.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au or eis@uow.edu.au