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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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Program
3543
Economics
Program
4701
Law

Double Degree Structure

Students must complete 240 UOC.

These UOC are made up of:

Economics Component (96 UOC)

  1. Introductory Business Core (6 UOC) 
  2. Economics Core Courses (48 UOC) 
  3. Economics Electives (30 UOC)
  4. Business School Electives (12 UOC)

Students may choose to use their Economics core and elective courses to complete an optional Economics major. Courses for the major are taken once but also meet core and elective course rules where listed. 

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

Disciplinary Component - 3543 Economics96 Units of Credit:
Disciplinary Component - 4701 Law144 Units of Credit:

4744 Economics / Law Restrictions on TABL Courses as Business Electives in Economics

Program Constraints

Limit Rule

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

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Pre-2019 Handbook Editions