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Bachelor of Laws in Australian Indigenous Studies


UTS course code: C10130 UAC code: 604013 Testamur title: Bachelor of Laws in Australian Indigenous Studies Abbreviation: LLB Course fee: HECS (local); $8,000 per semester (international) Total credit points: 192 Overview Admission requirements Course duration Course structure Course diagram Course program Overview This degree offers students the opportunity to gain a qualification tailored to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and which satisfies the academic requirements of the Supreme Court of NSW for admission as a legal practitioner. Admission requirements Local students are required to apply for admission through the NSW Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). For school leavers, admission is based on UAI scores. Non-current school leavers should apply through UAC in addition to sending a Personal Statement to UTS. Applications are taken from August to end of October each year. Considerations for admission as a non-current school leaver takes into account the following: English proficiency and written expression previous legal study tertiary study legal experience or related employment motivation and the reason for wanting to study law (and other discipline in the case of a combined or double degree) commitment to study law, and supporting material such as professional and personal references and/or letter of employer's support. International students should contact the UTS International Office for application procedures. In addition to academic requirements, students are required to meet English language proficiency requirements. Assumed knowledge An adequate proficiency in English is assumed. Course duration The full-time Bachelor of Laws in Australian Indigenous Studies normally requires four years for completion and the part-time course, six years. Course structure All subjects are taught over one semester. Full-time students attend 10 to 14.5 hours of lectures per week and part-time students attend classes for 7 to 9.5 hours per week. Part-time students are normally required to attend classes for half a day and two evenings per week and full-time students may also be required to attend evening classes. The Bachelor of Laws in Australian Indigenous Studies is available at both Pass and Honours level and includes an optional Practical Legal Training component. Students who have already completed a degree in another discipline may apply for exemption from 48 credit points of non-law electives. The compulsory subjects in the Australian Indigenous Law component are: 76707 Indigenous Peoples, Race and the Law 76708 Comparative Issues in Aboriginal Self-determination 76703 Indigenous Peoples and Land Law 76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law Students in the Bachelor of Laws in Australian Indigenous Studies who do not apply for exemptions may study up to 48 credit points of non-law electives in other faculties. The following examples are available in the Faculty of Education: 015110 Aboriginal Cultures and Philosophies 8cp 015111 Issues in Aboriginal Education 8cp 015112 Aboriginal Initiatives in Education: Towards Community Control 8cp 015113 Teaching Aboriginal Studies 8cp 015114 Aboriginal Studies 4cp 015115 Introducing Aboriginal Cultures and Philosophies 6cp 85208 Reconciliation Studies 6cp 85209 Reconciliation Studies 8cp Course diagram Course program Full-time program Year 1 Stage 1 70113 Legal Process and History 10cp 70105 Legal Research 4cp 70217 Criminal Law 6cp Stage 2 70211 Law of Contract 8cp 70311 Law of Tort 8cp 70616 Federal Constitutional Law 8cp Year 2 Stage 3 70317 Real Property 8cp 70318 Personal Property 4cp 76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 1 6cp Stage 4 70417 Corporate Law 8cp 70617 Administrative Law 8cp 76703 Indigenous Peoples and Land Law 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 2 6cp Year 3 Stage 5 70516 Equity and Trusts 8cp 76707 Indigenous Peoples, Race and the Law 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 3 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 4 6cp Stage 6 71216 Law of Evidence 6cp 71005 Practice and Procedure 4cp 71116 Remedies 6cp 76708 Comparative Issues in Aboriginal Self-determination 6cp Year 4 Stage 7 76xxx Elective subject 5 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 6 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 7 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 8 6cp Stage 8 Practical Legal Training (PLT) 24cp or Four Law electives 24cp Part-time program Year 1 Stage 1 70113 Legal Process and History 10cp 70105 Legal Research 4cp Stage 2 70211 Law of Contract 8cp 70217 Criminal Law 6cp Year 2 Stage 3 70311 Law of Tort 8cp 70616 Federal Constitutional Law 8cp Stage 4 70317 Real Property 8cp 70318 Personal Property 4cp Year 3 Stage 5 70617 Administrative Law 8cp 76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law 6cp Stage 6 70417 Corporate Law 8cp 76703 Indigenous Peoples and Land Law 6cp Year 4 Stage 7 70516 Equity and Trusts 8cp 76707 Indigenous Peoples, Race and the Law 6cp Stage 8 71005 Practice and Procedure 4cp 71216 Law of Evidence 6cp 71116 Remedies 6cp Year 5 Stage 9 76xxx Elective subject 1 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 2 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 3 6cp Stage 10 76708 Comparative Issues in Aboriginal Self-determination 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 4 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 5 6cp Year 6 Stage 11 76xxx Elective subject 6 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 7 6cp 76xxx Elective subject 8 6cp Stage 12 Practical Legal Training (PLT) 24cp or Four Law electives 24cp