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Art Theory / Law - 4703

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Law

Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 5 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 240

UAC Code: 426000

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Art Theory

Bachelor of Laws

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Program Description

This program is for new 2017 commencing students. If you are a continuing student please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Dual Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice.

Students undertaking this dual degree program complete the core requirements of both the Bachelor of Art Theory and the Bachelor of Laws. The dual degree allows students to undertake a focused study in the visual arts and culture.

Students completing the BArtTh LLB are likely to gain employment in Arts or Law, but broader opportunities exist for careers in arts management and policy. The professional contexts courses of the BArtTh will enable students to develop career-related skills and experiences and the theoretical/historical contexts courses will provide depth of knowledge about the arts.

Assumed Knowledge

Students must satisfy the normal assumed knowledge requirements for entry to UNSW Art & Design and to individual courses in that Faculty.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

At the completion of this program, students will have obtained a sound knowledge base in the fields of both Art Theory and Law.

Program Structure

Total Unit Requirements

Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
Law elective courses - 42 UOC
Art Theory core courses - 30 UOC
Art Theory major courses - 66 UOC
Total 240 UOC

Approved Sequence of Study

An approved sequence can be found here:

Plan for Art Theory/Law 4703

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 BArtTh Component
Students undertaking the BArtTh in Dual Award mode may apply to complete an additional year (48 UOC) of study for the award of Honours. For details of Honours please see Bachelor of Art Theory (Honours) Program 4516.

Honours in Laws

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

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 new policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB from 2015 onwards).

Academic Rules

Bachelor of Art Theory - Dual Award Mode

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:

enrol in the Bachelor of Art Theory and complete 96 units of credit;
complete the requirements for the Art Theory Major stream
complete at least 30 UOC of Level I courses before enrolling in Level II or Level III courses

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