C10129v5 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.
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 legal policy adviser within a government department, lawyer in a 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
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
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.
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 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 a week and timetable constraints may require attendance at daytime and evening classes. Students spend two semesters of study at a university or other higher education institution in the country of their major.
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, and
- 42 credit points of law options.
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.
Overseas study
Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.
Industrial training/professional practice
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal academic 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 this course may complete their practical legal training by undertaking a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
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 law options.
All options shown are law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK90383.
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 | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| 70115 Perspectives on Law | 8cp | |
| 70120 Legal Method and Research | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 70218 Criminal Law | 8cp | |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| 97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| 976001 Foundations in International Studies | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 70327 Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| 97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| 70417 Corporate Law | 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 | ||
| Select 24 credit points of options | 24cp | |
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 complete a practical legal training program, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
