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Overview

T3 intake for this program is available for International students only This Handbook is for commencing students. If you commenced in a prior year please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice. The UNSW Business School, … For more content click the Read More button below. Students should always follow the program requirements according to the year they started their degree. To see your program requirements, visit Previous UNSW Online Handbooks. The Bachelor of Economics / Bachelor of Laws is described on this page. If you are in the BEc program as a single degree or in another double degree, see the respective Handbook page for your program. For questions regarding the Bachelor of Economics requirements for the program, students should consult staff in the UNSW Business School Student Centre. For questions relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of the program, students should consult the Faculty of Law. The program is a five year full-time combined program leading to the award of the two degrees of Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (BEc/LLB).

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure
240 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 240 UOC.

Bachelor of Economics/Law degree normally consists of 240 UOC.

These UOC are made up of:

Economics Component (96 UOC)
1. ECON1401 (6 UOC)
2. Introductory Business Core (6 UOC)
3. Economics major (60 UOC)
4. Economics Electives (12 UOC)
5. Business School Electives (12 UOC)

Law component (144 UOC)
1. Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
2. Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
3. Law elective courses - 42 UOC

  • 4744 - Economics / Law
  • 3543 - Economics
  • 4701 - Law

Economics Majors
3543 - Economics

Students must complete at least one of the specialisations below.

Please note: If you choose to study a 2nd Economics major, you must choose another 6 courses (36 UOC) from the second major that do not overlap with the first major.

Economics Core Course
3543 - Economics

Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

Please Note: ECON1101 must be completed before ECON1401. ECON1401 cannot be counted towards an Economics major.

UNSW Business Electives
3543 - Economics

Students must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

Law Electives
4701 - Law

Students must complete 42 UOC of Law Electives.

Note: With the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the course teacher, undergraduate students may enrol in one or more Postgraduate courses, in a select list of approved Postgraduate Electives. Not more than half the students' total elective courses may be taken from the postgraduate offerings.

Economics Electives
3543 - Economics

Students must complete 12 UOC of Economics electives or accepted substitutes of Economics electives to ensure a student completes a minimum of 78 UOC of Economics courses.

Note: Students in combined Economics/Computer Science, Economics/Science or Economics/Adv Science (Hons) who complete MATH1031/1041, MATH1131/MATH1231, MATH1141/MATH1241 instead of ECON1202/ECON1203 have the option of counting the MATH pair towards the Science component and must complete 2 additional Economics electives (4 in total) OR towards the Economics component and must complete 2 additional Science electives.

Students in combined Economics/Adv Mathematics (Hons) must count the MATH pair towards their Science component and will therefore complete 24 UOC of Economics electives.

Minimum Economics UOC
3543 - Economics

Students must complete a minimum of 78 UOC of Economics courses or accepted substitutes of Economics electives.

Maximum Level 1 UOC
3543 - Economics

No more than 60 UOC in Level 1 courses will be counted towards the Economics component of the dual degree.

Minimum UNSW Business School UOC
3543 - Economics

Students must complete a minimum of 96 UOC of the following courses.

TABL Free Electives

Law students are permitted to complete TABL courses offered in Commerce/ Law - Taxation major: TABLC14733. Law students are NOT permitted to take TABL1710 and TABL2741, as part of the Business School component of their program. TABL2751 cannot be taken under the Commerce component if LAWS3147 or LAWS3751 was/will be … For more content click the Read More button below.

Level 2 and 3 Maturity Requirements
3543 - Economics

Students must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.
Students must have completed 48 UOC before taking any Level 3 courses.

Nura Gili Pre-Law Program
4701 - Law

Indigenous students who have entered the Bachelor of Law program through the Nura Gili Pre-Law program must complete the following two courses (6 UOC):- LAWS1213 Foundations Enrichment 1 (3 UOC)- LAWS1214 Foundations Enrichment 2 (3 UOC)These courses are taken in place of 6 UOC of electives and are not available … For more content click the Read More button below.

Program Fees

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