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Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
General Education Requirements
Honours
Academic Rules
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 6 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 288
 
 

Program Description

The Bachelor of Advanced Science is designed challenge students with an interest in critical thinking, research and innovation. The development of depth of understanding and practical skills in a discipline is a key part of the program, however, the degree also focuses on instilling a culture of research and enquiry through early induction into the research ethos and access to research groups and facilities. The Law courses satisfy the requirements for the award of the professional LLB degree.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

Please refer to the program objectives and learning outcomes as listed for the Bachelor of Advanced Science program 3972.

Program Structure

Law compulsory courses - 92 UOC
Law elective courses - 52 UOC
Advanced Science course - 144UOC
Total 288 UOC

General Education Requirements

Students enrolled in dual law degrees (with exception to Jurisprudence/Law) are not required to complete general education courses.

Honours

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) will be awarded with the following levels of Honours:
Honours Class 1
Honours Class 2, Division 1
Honours Class 2, Division 2

To be awarded Honours in Law, students are not required to complete an additional year. Honours in Law is based on academic excellence throughout the degree. There are three criteria relevant for awarding Honours:

• Honours Weighted Average Mark (WAM)
Honours WAM will be calculated using the WAM from core courses as 60 percent of the Honours WAM and the WAM from the prescribed elective courses as 40 percent of Honours WAM.
• Satisfactory performance in written research
To demonstrate satisfactory performance in written research, a student must complete one long substantial piece (i.e. research thesis) or three shorter substantial pieces of research (i.e. 3000 words or more) in their program that is awarded a credit or more.
• Not been found guilty of plagiarism or serious misconduct on more than one occasion and not more than one failure in the law program
For more information, please visit http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/Current_Students/honours/index.asp

Academic Rules

For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws
For law component of this dual degree program, please refer to program 4790. Although 4790 program is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here. A direct link is given below:

Bachelor of Laws 4790

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

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