Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of LawsApproved Abbreviation: BIntlSt/LLB
Western Sydney University Course Code: 2758.3
AQF Level: 7
CRICOS Code: 079495G
Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year in this course is Spring 2014 or later.
Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.
Commencement Year 2014 Autumn - 2758.2 Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Laws
Commencement Year 2013 - 2758.1 Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Laws
The double degree program permits students to examine and analyse the historical development of relations among nation states and contemporary political, social and cultural issues, such as globalisation, transnationalism and migration. The Bachelor of Laws provides students with professional legal skills including the ability to analyse legal material and understand fundamental legal principles; an understanding of the relationship between law and society; the skills to analyse and solve non-legal problems and specialised study into the Australian legal system.
Study Mode
Five years full-time or ten years part-time
Accreditation
Graduates from this program are eligible to apply to the Legal Profession Admission Board for admission to legal practice in NSW after undertaking prescribed practical legal training.
Inherent requirements
There are inherent requirements for this course that you must meet in order to complete your course and graduate. Make sure you read and understand the requirements for this course online.
Inherent requirements
Admission
Eligibility for admission to the Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Laws is based on the following requirements:
Assumed knowledge: any 2 units of HSC English
Recommended studies: HSC English standard or equivalent
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to Western Sydney University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.
UAC
International applicants must apply directly to Western Sydney University via the International Office.
International students applying to The University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.
http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/international/
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.
Course Structure
Qualification for a double degree in law requires the successful completion of 400 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequences for the relevant double degree programs.
Students are eligible to graduate in the associated degree at the end of three years of full-time study, only when they have completed all non-law units plus the eight law units specified in the study sequence as being in the first three years of the relevant double degree.
It may be possible to vary the sequence of units so that students study a greater concentration of either law or their second discipline of study each semester, to minimise travel between campuses and to overcome timetabling problems. Students should speak to their academic advisor as needed.
For details of International Studies units required please see course 1658.3 Bachelor of International Studies. Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Laws students are required to complete the International Studies units as outlined below
1658.3 Bachelor of International Studies
Note that instead of the minimum of 80 credit points of elective units required to be completed by Bachelor of International Studies students enrolled in course 1658.3 , students in this Bachelor of International Studies /Bachelor of Laws course are required to complete the eight law units listed in the first three years of the recommended sequence below.
Students must complete the four Bachelor of Arts (BA) core units
| 100846 | Analytical Reading and Writing |
Students must also complete units in the following, as per the chosen course structure
Major - International Relations and Asian Studies
| M1055 | International Relations and Asian Studies |
Sub-major
A sub-major in Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian or Japanese must be undertaken in conjunction with the major
Note: The following sub-majors have inherent requirements, SM1078 - Chinese, & SM1080 - Japanese. Please check the inherent requirements online.
Inherent Requirements
Bankstown Campus
Parramatta Campus
Recommended sequence
Year 1
Autumn session
| 100846 | Analytical Reading and Writing |
Note: From Autumn session 2017, 200006 Introduction to Law will no longer be offered and students should instead enrol in 200977 Fundamentals of Australian Law. Also 200008 Torts will not be offered in Autumn and will move to Spring session. Students should enrol for this unit in Spring and in Autumn enrol instead in 200010 Criminal Law.
| 200977 | Fundamentals of Australian Law |
Spring session
Note: From Spring session 2017, 200007 Law Foundation will no longer be offered and students should instead enrol in 200978 Legal Analysis and Critique. Also 200010 Criminal Law will not be offered in Spring and will move to Autumn session. Students should enrol for this unit in Autumn and in Spring enrol instead in 200008 Torts.
| 200978 | Legal Analysis and Critique |
Year 2
Autumn session
Language Sub-major 1
International Relations and Asian Studies Major 2
Spring session
Language Sub-major 2
International Relations and Asian Studies Major 3
International Relations and Asian Studies Major 4
Year 3
Autumn session
| 200020 | Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics |
Language Sub-major 3
International Relations and Asian Studies Major 5
International Relations and Asian Studies Major 6
Spring session
Language Sub-major 4
International Relations and Asian Studies Major 7
International Relations and Asian Studies Major 8
Year 4
Autumn session
| 200811 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
Two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
Two LLB Alternate units
Year 5
Autumn session
| 200814 | Commercial Transactions Law |
| 200813 | Civil Procedure and Arbitration |
Two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
Two LLB Alternate units
LLB Alternate Units
Students must complete 80 credit points from the list of LLB alternate units below.
| 200220 | International Criminal Law |
| 200296 | Law Economics and Business Ethics |
| 200298 | Immigration and Refugee Law |
| 200529 | Comparative Law: Legal Systems of the World |
| 200638 | International Business Transactions Law |
| 200647 | Planning and Environment Law |
| 200650 | Advanced Torts and Civil Wrongs |
| 200652 | Space Law - Commercial Aspects |
| 200653 | Public International Law |
| 200659 | Insolvency Law and Policy |
| 200663 | International Moot Court |
| 200697 | Banking and Securities Law |
| 200699 | Clinical Legal Placement |
| 200700 | Law Honours Dissertation |
| 200701 | Issues in the Criminal Justice System |
| 200755 | Advanced Constitutional Law |
| 200759 | Foundations of Chinese Law |
| 200772 | Family Dispute Resolution |
| 200799 | Work Health and Safety Law |
| 200800 | International Climate Law |
| 200801 | International Environmental Law |
| 200802 | Law and Public Policy (Development and Implementation) |
| 200803 | Law of International Organisations |
| 200905 | Australian Competition Law |
| 200908 | Human Rights and the Asia Pacific |
| 200943 | Practising in the Public Interest |
| 200944 | First Peoples and the Australian Legal System |
| 200955 | Information and Data Governance Law and Regulation |
| 200956 | Islam, International Law and Human Rights |
Please note that the availability of Bachelor of Laws Alternate Units may vary from year to year. New units may become available and some others discontinued. The most recent version of course 2501 indicates which units are offered in the course. The School will publish information on which units are available in a session.
Honours
An Honours award is offered - see the Honours in Bachelors Awards Policy and associated Guidelines for the admission criteria.
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