C10124v6 Bachelor of Laws
Award(s): Bachelor of Laws (LLB)UAC code: 604000 (FT), 604001 (PT)
CRICOS code: 013614G
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 192
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Levels of award
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
This course teaches students foundational knowledge and skills in law and its practice. UTS: Law graduates are increasingly in demand in the legal profession and the business sector in a wide range of roles and responsibilities. Today's law graduates are called upon to advise and counsel parties, act as negotiators, manage project teams and resolve disputes.
This course provides full- or part-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer.
Students have the opportunity to engage in deeper study of the law by undertaking a number of law options and incorporate a broad variety of other disciplines by enrolling in options from other faculties.
Career options
Career options include lawyer or legal policy adviser within a government or corporate department, private law firm or community law centre, or negotiating treaties or work in legislation drafting with the Attorney-General's Department.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Assumed knowledge
Proficiency in English.
Credit recognition
Students who have already completed a degree in another discipline may apply for exemption from 48 credit points of general law electives. Details about applying for credit recognition can be found in undergraduate course information.
Course duration and attendance
The course duration is four years of full-time or six-and-a-half years of part-time study. Full-time students have approximately 10–14.5 contact hours per week and part-time students have approximately 7–9.5 contact hours per week. Timetable constraints may require attendance at both day and evening classes.
Course structure
The course comprises a total of 192 credit points. The study components for course completion are:
- 102 credit points of compulsory core law subjects
- 42 credit points of law options, and
- 48 credit points of general electives that include subjects offered by other faculties of the University (for students who have not received exemption on the basis of a recognised prior degree), or
- either 18 credit points of practical legal training (PLT) subjects and an additional 30 credit points of general electives.
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.
Industrial training/professional practice
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), which UTS offers through its 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 Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Course completion requirements
| STM90688 Core subjects | 102cp | |
| CBK90383 Options | 42cp | |
| CBK90391 Options | 48cp | |
| Total | 192cp |
Course diagram
Course program
The two programs below show the standard programs of study for a full-time student and a part-time student.
The 90 credit points of optional subjects are made up of:
- 42 credit points of law options from CBK90383, and
- 48 credit points of general UTS electives from CBK90300, or 30 credit points of general UTS electives from CBK90390 and 18 credit points of PLT subjects from STM90792.
| Full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70115 Perspectives on Law | 8cp | |
| 70120 Legal Method and Research | 6cp | |
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 70218 Criminal Law | 8cp | |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 70327 Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| 70717 Evidence and Criminal Procedure | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| Select 24 credit points of options | 24cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| Select 24 credit points of options | 24cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 75421 Civil Litigation | 6cp | |
| 75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of options | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
| 75422 Transactional Practice | 6cp | |
| 75424 Legal and Professional Skills | 6cp | |
| 75423 Litigation and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70115 Perspectives on Law | 8cp | |
| 70120 Legal Method and Research | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70218 Criminal Law | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 70327 Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| 70717 Evidence and Criminal Procedure | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| Select 12 credit points of options | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 75421 Civil Litigation | 6cp | |
| 75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 75424 Legal and Professional Skills | 6cp | |
| 75422 Transactional Practice | 6cp | |
| Year 7 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
| 75423 Litigation and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 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
This course satisfies the requirements for admission to the Supreme Court of NSW as a lawyer provided students undertake the optional practical legal training program as part of the course.
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
