The Bachelor of Laws degree may be combined with a Bachelor of Economics specialising in Economics, Econometrics or Financial Economics. The combination of economics and law is ideally suited for those wishing to work in one of the major accounting or law firms on competition policy and indirect taxation.

This program provides an opportunity to obtain two degrees of professional importance to business, administration and commercial law practice.

Duration/Award:

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).

Distinction:

The BEc degree may be awarded with Distinction where a student has achieved a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 75% in the UNSW courses completed as part of that degree.

Transferring Majors (Plans):

Students must nominate a major (plan code) at enrolment. Subsequent transfers to another major may be possible subject to the approval of both Faculties.

Graduation:

Candidates enrolled in one of the combined degree programs may be awarded the degree of BCom or BEc after the completion of specified requirements. Full details are given in the 'Rules Relating to the Award of Degrees'.

Commerce & Economics courses:

Apart from service courses for other faculties, and unless specified as from which discipline they must be chosen, Commerce and Economics options may be chosen from any taught by the Faculty of Commerce and Economics except for those offered by the School of Business Law and Taxation (LEGT). No course can be counted both as an option and as a prescribed course.

Approved Sequence of Study:

Students must study commerce and economics courses in a sequence approved by the Faculty of Commerce and Economics and law courses in a sequence approved by the School of Law. Specifically, all or the majority of law core courses must be completed prior to enrolling in law electives. Approved sequences for each combined program are given below; other sequences may be approved under special circumstances.

Total Unit Requirements

Law compulsory courses - 92UOC

Law elective courses - 64UOC

Approved commerce courses - 84UOC

The major requirement for the BEc it is 60 UOC. Students enrolling in the BEc/LLB complete 60 UOC towards a major and 24 UOC of other approved commerce/economics courses.

PLANS

Plan LAWSA14744 provides a standard outline of the sequence of law courses in Years 1-5 of the combined Economics/Law program.LAWSA14744

For details of the recommended sequence of courses in each Economics major, please refer to the following plans listed under the Commerce/Economics section of the Handbook:

ECONA14744 Economics
ECONC14744 Econometrics
ECONJ14744 Financial Economics

The BEc degree is available with Honours. This normally requires an extra year of study between Years 3 and 4. Students interested in undertaking Honours should consult with the relevant School Office at the end of Year 1.

For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program, please see program 4790. A direct link is given below:

Bachelor of Laws 4790

Rules Relating Tothe Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Law Program

BEc: Candidates for the combined Economics/Law degree program may be awarded the degree of BCom or BEc either when they have successfully completed the entire combined program or, for students enrolling from 1996, when they have completed the requirements for the award of the first three years of the combined Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws program - as set out in the program outline - and subject to satisfaction of 12uoc General Education requirements for the single pass degree.

Concessions apply in deciding when students enrolled prior to 1995 who have not completed the requirements of the combined degree have nevertheless completed the requirements of the BEc. Please consult earlier faculty handbooks for the appropriate 'Rules relating to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Economics prior to the completion of the Combined Degree'.

Honours: Notwithstanding the above regulations, students undertaking the combined Bachelor of Economics at Honours level/Bachelor of Laws program may be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Economics at Honours level once they have completed the Honours year and the requirements of the first three years of the combined Bachelor of Economics at Honours Level/Bachelor of Laws program.

Candidates for Honours in the Economics degree course must complete one year additional to the minimum of five years required for the Economics/Law program at pass level.

The requirements relating to Honours in the BCom and BEc degree courses are noted at the end of the program for each specialisation. Students ordinarily will interpolate an Honours year between Years 3 and 4 of the combined course.

Commerce and Economics Options: Options may be chosen from any offered by the Faculty of Commerce and Economics except for (i) LEGT courses, (ii) service courses for other faculties. Prerequisites apply. No course can be counted both as an option and as a prescribed course.

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