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Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Laws |
Abbreviation: | LLB |
UOW Course Code: | 770 |
CRICOS Code: | 004339G |
Study Area / Disciplines / My University Key Words: | Law, Laws, Legal |
Duration: | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: | 180 |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 756101 |
Additional Information: | Course Finder |
course description
The Bachelor of Laws (3-year degree) provides professional legal skills, an understanding of the relationship between law and society, general analytical skills for solving non-legal problems, and specialised study into the Australian legal system. This degree is available only to graduates of other disciplines and consists entirely of Law subjects with a narrower range of elective options.
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 Laws (Graduate Entry) must complete 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.
Subjects (by year) | 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 Contract 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 | ||
Law of Torts | Autumn | 8 | ||
Dispute Management Skills | Autumn | 2 | ||
Property and Trusts B | Spring | 8 | ||
Constitutional Law | Spring | 8 | ||
Legal Theory | Spring | 8 | ||
Drafting Skills | Spring | 2 | ||
Legal Internship | Autumn/Spring | 2 | ||
Third Year | ||||
Remedies and Procedure | Autumn | 8 | ||
Law of Business Organisations | Autumn | 8 | ||
2 LLB Electives | Autumn | 16 | ||
Evidence | Spring | 8 | ||
3 LLB Electives | Spring | 24 |
Elective Law Schedule
Subject | Session | Credit Points | |
Family Law | Autumn | 8 | |
Legal Research Project A | Autumn/Spring | 8 | |
Occupational Health and Safety Law | Autumn | 8 | |
International Business Law | Spring | 8 | |
Banking Law | * | 8 | |
Consumer Protection and Product Liability Law | Spring | 8 | |
Public Interest Law | Spring | 8 | |
Children and the Law | * | 8 | |
Gender, Sexuality and the Law | * | 8 | |
Securities Regulation | * | 8 | |
Law and Humanities | * | 8 | |
Law of Employment | Autumn | 8 | |
Intellectual Property Law | Spring | 8 | |
Labour Regulation | Spring | 8 | |
Environmental Law | Spring | 8 | |
Anti-Discrimination Law | Spring | 8 | |
Comparative Studies in Law | * | 8 | |
International Trade Law | * | 8 | |
Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice | Spring | 8 | |
Corporate Takeovers - Securities Regulation | * | 8 | |
Revenue Law | Spring | 8 | |
International Law | Autumn | 8 | |
Indigenous Peoples and Legal Systems | Spring | 8 | |
Interpreting Legal Texts | Spring | 8 | |
Summary Justice and Public Order | Autumn | 8 | |
Media Law | Autumn | 8 | |
Feminism and the Law | Autumn | 8 | |
Special Study in Law A | * | 8 | |
Special Study in Law B | * | 8 | |
Jessup International Law Moot | * | 8 | |
Contemporary Issues in Southeast Asian Law | Autumn | 8 | |
Human Rights Law | Autumn | 8 | |
Bankruptcy and Corporate Insolvency Law and Practice | * | 8 | |
Insurance Law | * | 8 | |
Conflict of Laws | * | 8 | |
Marine Resources Law | Spring | 8 | |
Corporate Governance | * | 8 | |
Foreign Investment Law in China | Autumn | 8 | |
Law and Popular Culture | Autumn | 8 | |
Advanced Family Law | * | 8 | |
Islamic Law | * | 8 | |
International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law | * | 8 | |
Animal Law | * | 8 | |
Land Development Law | * | 8 | |
Marine Resources Law | * | 8 | |
Law of the Sea | * | 8 | |
International Environmental Law | Autumn | 8 | |
International and Comparative Criminal Law | * | 8 | |
Crime, Criminality and Criminalisation | * | 8 | |
Punishment: Purpose, Practice, Policy | Spring | 8 | |
Social Aspects of Genetics and Biotechnology | Autumn | 8 | |
The Environmental Context: Imagining a Zero Carbon Future | Autumn | 8 | |
Future Tense: Politics and Regulations of Technoscience | Spring | 8 |
* Not available in 2014
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 in the University's General Course Rules (8.37).
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. In order to be eligible for this '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 in the University's General Course Rules (8.37).
Professional Recognition
The UOW Bachelor of Laws (straight LLB or in combination with another degree) is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) as satisfying the academic requirements necessary for admission to practise as a lawyer. On completion of the Bachelor of Laws, a student who wishes to practise as a barrister or solicitor must also undertake some form of professional practical training, the requirements for which vary between each state and territory of Australia.
In New South Wales, a student who intends to qualify for admission to practise as a legal practitioner is required to undertake a practical legal training (PLT) course accredited by the LPAB, followed by or incorporating a period of practical experience in a law-related setting. A list of LPAB accredited PLT courses can be found on the LPAB website.
Other Information
Students who intend to practice as lawyers after admission should obtain further information about restricted practice and the mandatory continuing legal education requirements from the Law Society of New South Wales. 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 New South Wales Bar Association.
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au