C10129v4 Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Award(s): Bachelor of Laws (LLB)Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BA)
UAC code: 609070
CRICOS code: 026195C
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Levels of award
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is offered jointly by UTS: Law and UTS: International Studies. The course is designed for students who wish to provide specialised legal services to international organisations and to satisfy the demand for lawyers who can act for foreign investors.
The program provides full-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer (providing they undertake the optional practical legal training (PLT) component) together with an international specialisation. Career prospects are enhanced by international experience, making students more marketable to prospective employers both locally and internationally.
The course offers students the opportunity to gain an international perspective to their law studies. In developing language skills and undertaking overseas study in their fourth year, students are exposed to expertise and skills to enable them to work internationally and have an in-depth understanding of cross-cultural legal issues.
Career options
Career options include lawyer or legal policy adviser within a government department, private law firm or commercial or corporate sector with international links. Graduates can work with international organisations such as the United Nations and opportunities also exist in foreign affairs.
Admission requirements
There is a range of entry levels to the various Language and Culture programs. Students are admitted to the International Studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific major, although every effort is made to meet students' preferences.
Assumed knowledge
Proficiency in English is assumed. There are no prior language requirements for the International Studies program.
Course duration and attendance
The course duration is five years of full-time study. The Law component requires attendance of 10–15 hours of lectures per week and timetable constraints may require attendance at daytime and evening classes. Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.
Course structure
The course comprises a total of 240 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows.
The Law component of 144 credit points is made up of:
- 102 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (14 subjects)
- 18 credit points of law options (three subjects), and
- either 24 credit points of practical legal training subjects (five subjects) or an additional 24 credit points of law options (four subjects).
The International Studies component comprises 96 credit points of International Studies subjects.
Refer to the course entry in the UTS: Handbook 2007 for the pre-2008 course structure.
For a current listing of subjects in each course refer to the study package directory. In particular, refer to the correct structure of the PLT options, in CBK90437.
Industrial training/professional practice
To practise as a lawyer in NSW students must successfully complete an accredited legal qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training, such as the PLT program.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws have the option of completing the PLT program within their undergraduate law degree. Alternatively, students who wish to practise as lawyers in NSW can complete their Bachelor of Laws by including further law electives and then undertake a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (C07075).
Course completion requirements
| STM90691 Law stream | 144cp | |
| CBK90005 Country major choice | 96cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course diagram
Course program
The standard program shown is for a full-time student who has chosen the Germany major in the International Studies component and has elected to undertake PLT within the Bachelor of Laws. Students have the choice of commencing PLT within the Bachelor of Laws in the final semesters of study or attempting an additional 24 credit points of law options.
All options shown are law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK90592.
Other countries may be chosen from the list of majors in CBK90005; the program has the same structure but with subjects specific to the chosen country major.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70218 Criminal Law | 8cp | |
| 70115 Perspectives on Law | 8cp | |
| 70120 Legal Method and Research | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70327 Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| 976001 Foundations in International Studies | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 976421 Contemporary Germany | 8cp | |
| 97604 German Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| 70717 Evidence and Criminal Procedure | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 977420 In-country Study 1: Germany | 24cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 978420 In-country Study 2: Germany | 24cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 75421 Civil Litigation | 6cp | |
| 75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of options | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 75402 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
| 75403 Commercial and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
| 75412 Legal Skills | 6cp | |
| 75413 Advocacy | 6cp | |
Levels of award
The Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with first or second class honours, which does not require an additional honours year. Honours candidates must complete the research thesis within the law option component. The rules concerning the Bachelor of Laws with honours can be found in undergraduate course information.
Professional recognition
Supreme Court of NSW
This course satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer, provided students undertake the optional PLT component.
Other information
Further information on the Law component is available from:
Service Desk https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au
Further information on the International Studies program is available from UTS: International Studies on:
