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Bachelor of Laws (Direct Entry)
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Laws |
Abbreviation: | LLB |
UOW Course Code: | 1777 |
CRICOS Code: | 055107A |
Study area / Disciplines / My University Key Words: | Law, Laws, Legal |
Duration: | 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: | 228 |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn |
Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 756100 |
ATAR: | 92 |
Additional Information: | Course Finder |
course description
This degree program consists entirely of Law subjects with a broad range of elective options. It 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
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course Structure
Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Laws (Direct Entry) 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 88 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 | |
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 | |
Legal Internship | Autumn/Spring | 2 | |
Fourth Year | |||
6 LLB Electives | Autumn | 48 |
Electives
Students must successfully complete elective subjects to the value of 88 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. 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. Refer to the University's General Course Rules (8.37), for information on the methods of calculating Honours.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au