Overview
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 Bachelor of Arts (UNSW BA) is designed to provide you with all the benefits of an education in the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Creative and Performing Arts. The Law courses satisfy the requirements for the award of the professional LLB degree.
Stand Alone Programs
Double Degree Structure
Students must complete 240 UOC.
Bachelor of Law (144 UOC)
1. Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
2. Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
3. Law elective courses - 42 UOC
Bachelor of Arts (96 UOC)
- A Major specialisation (48 UOC)
- A Minor specialisation (36 UOC)
- Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)
OR
- A Major specialisation (48 UOC)
- A second Major specialisation (48 UOC)
PLEASE NOTE:
1. Your minor must be in a different specialisation area from your major, e.g. you cannot complete a minor in Chinese Studies and a major in Advanced Chinese Studies.
2. The following two minors are not available in the single degree 3409 Bachelor of Arts, but only in the specified dual degrees as follows.
The Mathematics for Engineers minor is only available in 3961 Engineering (Honours)/Arts and 3732 Engineering Science/Arts.
The Legal Studies minor is only available in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary).
In the first term of enrolment, students must enrol in both LAWS1052 Introducing Law & Justice and LAWS1055 Legal Research & Writing.
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.
- 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 to other students.
Enrolment Disclaimer
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
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