Fine Arts / Law - 4704
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical Duration: 5 Years
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
Min UOC For Award: 240
UAC Code: 426000
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Program Description
This program is for new 2014 commencing students. If you are a continuing student please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Dual Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice.
The Bachelor of Law / Bachelor of Fine Arts (LLB BFA) is a 5 year dual award program which combines a highly valued legal qualification with a qualification designed for those who may wish to involve themselves as practitioners in the visual arts or related fields.
The LLB component provides students with the fundamentals of law and the opportunity to complete a professional legal degree. The BFA component offers students strong fundamentals combined with flexibility to explore various media through practice and experimentation.
The Bachelor of Law / Bachelor of Fine Arts (LLB BFA) is a 5 year dual award program which combines a highly valued legal qualification with a qualification designed for those who may wish to involve themselves as practitioners in the visual arts or related fields.
The LLB component provides students with the fundamentals of law and the opportunity to complete a professional legal degree. The BFA component offers students strong fundamentals combined with flexibility to explore various media through practice and experimentation.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
The UNSW School of Law instills in students the understandings, values, skills and qualities necessary to become highly qualified professionals with a strong sense of citizenship, community and social justice. A legal education at the UNSW Law School, therefore, develops graduates who have:
- a functioning and contextual knowledge of law and legal institutions;
- excellent intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis, critical judgment, reflection and evaluation;
- the capacity to engage in practical and scholarly research;
- effective oral and written communication skills both generally and in specific legal settings;
- a commitment to personal and professional self-development, ethical practice and social responsibility.
The BFA component aims to:
- Provide an opportunity for students to undertake rigorous and demanding studies at tertiary level from a wide range of approaches and disciplines within the visual arts.
- Provide the opportunity for students to explore the visual arts through a critical examination of the possibilities they offer and by use of available technological resources.
- Encourage students to develop increased self-motivation as developing independent and professional practitioners.
- Encourage students to realise their own intellectual and creative potential.
- Increase students' awareness of, and sensitivity to, their environment.
- Provide students with:
- an understanding of concepts relevant to aesthetics and the visual arts;
- an understanding of various media through practice and experimentation with such media;
- an understanding of research practice in fine arts, and a capacity to engage with research;
- a confidence and competence in decision making, together with an appreciative and informed awareness of viewpoints in the visual arts other than their own; and
- an understanding of the historical and theoretical underpinning of contemporary fine art practice.
Program Structure
The Bachelor of Law Bachelor of Fine Arts consists of 144 UOC of Law courses and 96 UOC of Fine Arts courses as detailed in the following table:
LLB component
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144 UOC
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BFA
component
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96 UOC
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Approved Sequence of Study
The Plan for the dual Fine Arts/LLB program provides a standard outline of the sequence of law courses in Years 1-5.
Plan for Fine Arts/LLB 4704
Plan for Fine Arts/LLB 4704
Free Law Electives
All Free Electives must be taken from an approved list of LAWS courses. Approximately 25-30 electives are made available each session. The number of students that may take an elective may be limited.
Fine Arts Streams (48 UOC)
Students must complete:
- 24 UOC from approved Fine Arts streams
- 24 UOC from approved Fine Arts, Design or Media Arts streams
Fine Art Streams:
Painting, Drawing, Sculpture Installation Performance, Printmaking, Photography, Textiles, Cross-Media Art
Design Streams:
Graphics Media, Object Design, Spatial Design, Textiles, Jewellery, Ceramics
Media Art Streams:
Animation and Visual Effects, Video Sound Image, Cross-Media Arts
Painting, Drawing, Sculpture Installation Performance, Printmaking, Photography, Textiles, Cross-Media Art
Design Streams:
Graphics Media, Object Design, Spatial Design, Textiles, Jewellery, Ceramics
Media Art Streams:
Animation and Visual Effects, Video Sound Image, Cross-Media Arts
Please note that these requirements may be subject to change. Students should always follow the program requirements according to the year they started their degree.
General Education Requirements
Students enrolled in dual law degrees (with exception to Jurisprudence/Law) are not required to complete general education courses.
Honours
Honours in BFA Component
Students undertaking the BFA in Dual Award mode may apply to complete an
additional year (48UOC) of study for the award of Honours. For details of Honours please see 4814 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Advanced).
Honours in LLB Component
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) will be awarded with the following levels of Honours:
Honours Class 1
Honours Class 2, Division 1
Honours Class 2, Division 2
To be awarded Honours in Law, students are not required to complete an additional year. Honours in Law is based on academic excellence throughout the degree. There are three criteria relevant for awarding Honours:
• Honours Weighted Average Mark (WAM)
The Honours WAM weighting for core/electives for the Honours WAM is currently under review.
• Satisfactory performance in written research
The Research Requirement for Honours is under review.
• Not been found guilty of plagiarism or serious misconduct on more than one occasion and not more than one failure in the law program
For more information, please visit the Honours Page on the Law website.
Students undertaking the BFA in Dual Award mode may apply to complete an
additional year (48UOC) of study for the award of Honours. For details of Honours please see 4814 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Advanced).
Honours in LLB Component
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) will be awarded with the following levels of Honours:
Honours Class 1
Honours Class 2, Division 1
Honours Class 2, Division 2
To be awarded Honours in Law, students are not required to complete an additional year. Honours in Law is based on academic excellence throughout the degree. There are three criteria relevant for awarding Honours:
• Honours Weighted Average Mark (WAM)
The Honours WAM weighting for core/electives for the Honours WAM is currently under review.
• Satisfactory performance in written research
The Research Requirement for Honours is under review.
• Not been found guilty of plagiarism or serious misconduct on more than one occasion and not more than one failure in the law program
For more information, please visit the Honours Page on the Law website.
Academic Rules
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Fine Arts
For the BFA component of this degree, please refer to Program 4800.
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program, please refer to program 4701. Although 4701 program is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here.
A direct link is given below:
Bachelor of Laws 4701
For the BFA component of this degree, please refer to Program 4800.
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program, please refer to program 4701. Although 4701 program is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here.
A direct link is given below:
Bachelor of Laws 4701
Fees
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html
Important Information
The Academic Rules for the BFA/LLB and the online enrolment facility provide students
with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that
students meet the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a
course complies with Program Rules. Students are responsible for ensuring they are
enrolling in accordance with the Academic Rules outlined above. Students should
not assume that because they have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to their dual degree program.
with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that
students meet the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a
course complies with Program Rules. Students are responsible for ensuring they are
enrolling in accordance with the Academic Rules outlined above. Students should
not assume that because they have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to their dual degree program.
Professional Recognition
For further information, please refer to the Professional Recognition of Programs in the UNSW Online Handbook.
Contact
Contact Faculty of Law Student Services for advice on the LLB component.
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 2264
Location: 2nd Floor, Law Building, Kensington Campus
Contact the College of Fine Arts (COFA) for advice on the BFA component.
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 0684
Location: Ground Floor, D Block, Paddington Campus
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 2264
Location: 2nd Floor, Law Building, Kensington Campus
Contact the College of Fine Arts (COFA) for advice on the BFA component.
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 0684
Location: Ground Floor, D Block, Paddington Campus