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Law (Part-Time) - 4791

This Program is no longer accepting new enrolments

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 6 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 12
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 16
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 144
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Laws (Major)
 
  

Program Description

This program is not available to commencing students. Details below are provided for the reference of continuing students only. Prospective students should refer instead to the new UNSW Juris Doctor program 9150 at www.law.unsw.edu.au/future_students/jd/index.asp

This program enables students who have already completed another degree to obtain the Bachelor of Laws degree on a part time study basis. The program covers all the foundation areas of Law in theory and practice.

Duration/Award
The program is a six-year part-time program leading to the award of Bachelor of Laws and satisfies academic requirements for admission to practice.

Entry Requirements
The program is only available to graduates and people over 21 years of age who have completed the University Preparation Program. The program is not available to people who proceed directly from the Higher School Certificate.

Attendance Requirements
The program involves attendance at the Kensington campus on two afternoons a week.

Electives
The courses of the LLB degree program are set out in Rule 5 appearing later under Rules for Award of Degrees. However, it will not be possible to provide the full range of electives at times convenient to part-time students.

Transfer to Full-Time Program
Students enrolled in program 4791 (part-time) are eligible to apply to transfer to 4790 (full-time) after completing 48 units of credit in the part-time program.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

This program aims to provide students with a firm foundation of knowledge relating to the theory and practice of Law.

Program Structure

Total Unit Requirements
  • Law compulsory courses - 92 UOC
  • Law elective courses - 52 UOC
  • Total 144 UOC
Approved Sequence of Study

Students must study law courses in an approved sequence. An approved sequence can be found here:

Plan for Law 4791

Other sequences may be approved in special circumstances.

Honours

Rules for the award of Honours in the Bachelor of Laws

Award of Honours
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) will 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 Law 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 LAWS2423 Research Thesis (8 uoc) or (16 uoc); or LAWS3423 Research Thesis (6 uoc) or (12 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.

Academic Rules

See Program 4790 for Rules Relating to the Bachelor of Laws Program. A direct link is given below:

Bachelor of Laws 4790

Fees

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


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