Bachelor of Arts in Western Civilisation - Bachelor of Laws

Assumed Knowledge
The University assumes students will have studied any two units of English.

Recommended Studies
Ideally, students will have studied English Advanced and History Extension.

• Recent Secondary Education

  All applicants to the Bachelor of Arts in Western Civilisation will be required to submit a written application via the application portal during the designated period.

  You must upload an essay response with your application for it to be considered complete. Once assessed eligible applicants will be invited to take part in a telephone interview with UOW.

  Essay topics, and details on the application process are at the UOW School of Liberal Arts webpage.

  If you are a current high school student in Australia, or you’ve finished high school recently, your admission to UOW will also be based on your Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) or International Baccalaureate admissions score (IBAS). 

  Other high-school qualifications UOW considers for entry include: 

  • GCE A-Levels
  • New Zealand NCEA Level 3
  • Overseas senior secondary qualifications comparable to Australian qualifications 

  See UOW Admissions for more information. 

  The minimum score for guaranteed entry (or for consideration if this course has limited places) is an ATAR-Selection Rank of 90 or an IB of 35.50. This includes the effect of adjustment factors.

  Adjustment factors

  Adjustment factors, such as the subjects you are studying, the area in which you live or equity and access schemes, are taken into consideration and these will be combined with your ATAR to adjust your selection rank and make it higher than your ATAR. Find out more about UOW's adjustment factors.

• Higher Education Study

  Entry into this course is based on a combination of a written submission (essay), an interview and academic performance. For your application to be assessed on your university results you need to have completed at least one year of full-time study (or part-time equivalent) at a Bachelor's degree level or higher. Your grades will be converted to a selection rank to be used for admission purposes. Students may also be eligible for credit for prior learning.

• Vocational Education and Training (VET) study

  Entry into this course is based on a combination of a written submission (essay), an interview and academic performance. Applicants who have completed a minimum of an AQF Diploma will be considered for admission to this degree. Your grades will be converted to a selection rank, in order for UOW to assess whether you meet the minimum ATAR-SR (which is stated above).

• Work and life experience

  Admission to UOW is primarily based on your academic qualifications, with work or life experience generally not considered. If you do not meet the academic requirements for this course, we recommend exploring recognized pathway programs, such as those offered by UOW College or the TAFE Tertiary Preparation Certificate (TPC).

  For more information, please refer to the UOW Admissions Information page.