This program gives students the maximum freedom to follow their interests in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The Law courses satisfy the requirements for the award of the professional LLB degree.

Areas of specialisation for the Bachelor of Arts include: Australian Studies, Chinese Studies, Cognitive Science, Development Studies, Education, English, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Film, French, German Studies, Greek, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Indonesian Studies, Italian, Japanese Studies, Jewish Studies, Korean Studies, Linguistics, Media Technology and Culture, Music, Philosophy, Political Economy, Politics and International Relations, Policy Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Theatre and Performance studies, Women's and Gender Studies.

Assumed Knowledge
Students must satisfy the normal assumed knowledge requirements for entry to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and to individual courses in that Faculty.

In a world where people increasingly have a number of career shifts in their lifetime, humanities and social science graduates possess a unique combination of intellectual and analytical skills which can be readily transferred from one occupation to another. Someone planning a career in policy making, diplomacy, international relations or legal practice will find the BA/LLB an excellent preparation.

Students must study Arts courses in a sequence approved by the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences and Law courses in a sequence approved by the School of Law.

The core courses are taken in a specified sequence during Years 1 to 4. An approved sequence can be found here:

Plan for Arts/Law 4760

Other sequences may be approved under special circumstances.

After completing the majority of the core courses students are eligible to enrol in electives in Years 4 and 5.

Students must complete a total of 84 units of credit of approved Arts & Social Sciences courses from at least three schools or programs. No more than 36UOC of Level 1 Arts courses can be counted towards the Arts component. The 84 UOC must include:

A few majors, e.g .Jewish Studies comprise only 36 UOC. Students selecting such a major will bring their total UOC to 84 by completing an additional 6 UOC course approved by the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences.

For details of the available specialisations and courses, please refer to the Bachelor of Arts program, 3400. A direct link is given below:

Bachelor of Arts 3400

Students who find they are unable to complete the combined degree may apply to transfer to the single BA program with credit for all courses completed.

Students enrolled in combined law degrees are not required to complete general education courses.

Honours in the BA Program

Students wishing to take the BA(Media and Communications) degree program at Honours level must obtain prior approval from the relevant Schools in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Law. At least one and possibly two additional years of study are required. Alternatively students may consider completing the BA degree program at Honours level (4 years) and then seeking admission to the three year LLB degree program for graduates.

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) may be awarded with the following levels of Honours:

Honours Class 1
Honours Class 2, Division 1
Honours Class 2, Division 2

The award of Honours in the LLB program is based on two requirements:

1) the Weighted Average Mark (WAM); and
2) satisfactory performance in written research.

1) Weighted average mark

In general terms, students who score a WAM in the top 10% of the graduating cohort in each semester will be eligible for the award of Honours Class 1; students with a WAM in the next 10% will be eligible for the award of Honours Class 2, Division 1; and students with a WAM in the next 10% will be eligible for the award of Honours Class 2, Division 2.
All courses taken towards the Law degree will be taken into account for written research requirements, but only those taken at UNSW Law School will count towards the WAM.

2) Satisfactory performance in written research

To demonstrate “satisfactory performance in written research” a student must complete one long substantial piece or three shorter substantial pieces of research writing in their program. In particular, a student must attain at least a credit grade either in LAWS 2423 Research Thesis (8 uoc); or (16 uoc); or in each of three (3) research papers of at least 3000 words each, taken in any three (3) courses in the LLB program.
At the time of enrolment in courses in their final semester, students who have demonstrated satisfactory performance in written research must submit an approved Honours Nomination Form to the Honours Committee detailing the basis upon which the research requirement has been met, and the course or courses in which the requisite grades were attained. If a student has not met the Honours research requirement before the end of their penultimate semester, he or she must notify the Honours committee of the LLB courses in which they propose to meet the requirement before the census date in their last semester.

Failures and Academic Misconduct

In no circumstances will a student be eligible for the award of Honours if he or she has

(a) failed more than one course in the LLB program;
(b) been found guilty of plagiarism or serious misconduct on more than one occasion.

See program 4790 for academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws Program. A direct link is given below;

Bachelor of Laws 4790

For students transferring from another University or another program from UNSW, a maximum of 36 Level 1 units of credit in completed Arts courses will be awarded for the Arts Program.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html