Arts & Business / Law - 4773
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical Duration: 6 Years
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
Min UOC For Award: 288
UAC Code: 426000
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts and Business (Major)
Bachelor of Laws (Major)
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Program Description
(i) Students may select any major from those offered in the Bachelor of Arts and Business 3437.
(ii) Students may select any minor from those offered in the Bachelor of Arts and Business 3437.
See stream structure at Plan for Arts and Business/Law 4773
Duration/Award
The program is a six year full-time combined program leading to the award of the two degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Business and Bachelor of Laws (BA&Bus LLB).
BA&Bus
The degree of Bachelor of Arts and Business/Bachelor of Laws is not awarded until the completion of the full six year program, but students unable to complete the full program may apply to transfer to the three year Bachelor of Arts and Business program with advanced standing where appropriate.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
- Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
- Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
- Law elective courses - 42 UOC
- Arts and Business major stream - 54 UOC
- Arts and Business minor stream- 36 UOC
- Arts and Business prescribed elective - 6 UOC
- Arts and Business business studies stream - 48 UOC
- Total 288 UOC
Students must study Arts and Business courses in a sequence approved by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Law courses in a sequence approved by the Faculty of Law. A typical structure of a combined Arts and Business/Law program is set out below.
An approved sequence can be found here:
Award with Distinction in NonLLB degree
High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their program and who have completed at least 48 UOC of their program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".
General Education Requirements
Honours
Honours Class 1
Honours Class 2, Division 1
Honours Class 2, Division 2
To be awarded Honours in Law, students are not required to complete an additional year. Honours in Law is based on academic excellence throughout the degree. Honours in Law is based on academic excellence throughout the degree. There are three criteria relevant for awarding Honours:
The Honours WAM weighting for core/electives for the Honours WAM is currently under review.
Satisfactory performance in written research
The Research Requirement for Honours is under review.
Not been found guilty of plagiarism or serious misconduct on more than one occasion and not more than one failure in the law program.
For more information, please visit Honours Page on the Law website.
Honours in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
High achieving Bachelor of Arts and Business students (in Single or Dual mode) who have successfully completed all program requirements may apply for admission to honours in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504. A minimum WAM of 70 is required for entry into Honours.
Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504
Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504
Academic Rules
- enrol in the Bachelor of Arts and Business and complete 144 UOC;
- complete the requirements for one home major stream
- complete the requirements for one minor stream
- complete a 6 UOC Faculty Prescribed Elective
- complete the requirements for the Business Studies stream
- enrol in 24 UOC of Business Studies stream core courses in their first 48 UOC of study
- complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
- specify their major and minor combination at the time of enrolment in Level 2 courses
- complete at least 24 UOC in their streams before enrolling in Level 3 courses
- complete 120 UOC overall before enrolling in their Major stream(s) Capstone course
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program, please refer to program 4701. Although 4701 program is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here.
A direct link is given below:
Bachelor of Laws 4701.
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation
- Art History and Theory
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Asian Studies
- Australian Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Criminology
- Dance Studies
- Development Studies
- English
- Environmental Humanities
- European Studies
- Film Studies
- French Studies
- Geography
- German Studies
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- Indigenous Studies
- Indonesian Studies
- International Relations
- Japanese Studies
- Korean Studies
- Law
- Linguistics
- Media, Culture and Technology
- Music
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Psychology
- Remote Sensing
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Theatre and Performance Studies
- Women's and Gender Studies