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Arts & Business / Law - 4773

This Program is no longer accepting new enrolments

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: 24

Min UOC For Award: 288

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Arts and Business (Major)

Bachelor of Laws (Major)

View program information for previous years

Program Description

This program is for students commencing prior to 2016. The Arts component has changed and the new Bachelor of Arts and Business/Law program will be published when approved. Please contact the Faculty of Law for further advice.

This program combines the professional LLB program with Bachelor of Arts and Business. The Bachelor of Arts and Business (BA&Bus) is designed to provide students with all the benefits of an education in the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Creative and Performing Arts PLUS study in Business. The program provides students with not only the depth (Major and Minor streams) of the Bachelor of Arts but a specially-designed Business Studies stream that will introduce you to key concepts and approaches in Business and Management.

Major Sequence
(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

At the completion of this program, students will have obtained a sound knowledge base in the disciplines of both Arts and Business and Law with general business background.

Program Structure

Total Unit Requirements

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 Social Sciences prescribed elective - 6 UOC
Business component - 48 UOC
Total 288 UOC

Note: Language Studies for Commencing Mid-Year Students
If your language skills are assessed as Level A in Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced or Professional you cannot commence study until Semester 1.

Approved Sequence of Study

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:

Plan for Arts and Business/Law 4773

For details of the requirements for approved Arts and Business majors and minors , please see the hyperlinked majors and minors on the 3437 Bachelor of Arts and Business program page.

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

Students enrolled in combined law degrees (with exception to Jurisprudence/Law) are not required to complete general education courses.

Honours

Honours in Laws

High achieving students may be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours).

Please note that the Faculty's Honours and University Medallist policies are currently under review. Please visit the Honours in law website for further information about the current Honours policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB in 2014 or earlier) and the status of the new policy.

Honours in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences

After completion of 144 UOC including all of the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts and Business dual degree, high achieving students may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the stream(s) seeking to be further studied.

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504

Academic Rules

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts and Business in dual mode

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 component
enrol in 24 UOC of Business 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

Note: When students take this program in combination with a Bachelor of Laws they are unable to take any courses from the Business Law stream as advertised for program 3925 Science and Business. Ie students cannot complete any LEGTxxxx courses.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Laws

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.