C09126v1 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Bachelor of Languages and Cultures
Award(s): Bachelor of Languages and Cultures (BLangCultures)Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB(Hons))
CRICOS code: 103101E
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Levels of award
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Languages and Cultures offers students studies in languages other than English, culture and society focused on developing their intercultural and linguistic capabilities. It also offers a capstone subject that allows students to design and carry out a small-scale research project that requires them to apply their linguistic skills and cultural knowledge.
The combined Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Languages and Cultures provides students with intercultural and linguistic skills that raise their awareness of the international implications of Law. Students develop an understanding and awareness of a language other than English languages and another culture and refine their intercultural skills. Students also develop their professional skills in writing, research and evaluation.
The course is designed for students who wish to provide specialised legal services to international organisations and to satisfy the demand for professionals with global knowledge and skills. This course also meets the academic requirements for admission to practise law in NSW.
Students have the opportunity to engage in deeper study of the law by studying 76090 Research Methodology and undertaking 76040 Research Thesis. This course can be a pathway to higher degree research programs.
Career options
Career options include legal policy adviser within a government department, lawyer in a commercial or corporate sector with international links. Graduates can work with international organisations such as the United Nations and opportunities also exist in foreign affairs.
Course intended learning outcomes
| LAW.1.1 | A coherent understanding of fundamental areas of legal knowledge including the Australian legal system, social justice, cultural and international contexts and the principles and values of ethical practice. |
| LAW.2.1 | A capacity to value and promote honesty, integrity, accountability, public service and ethical standards including an understanding of approaches to ethical decision making, the rules of professional responsibility and, an ability to reflect upon and respond to ethical challenges in practice. |
| LAW.3.1 | A capacity to think critically, strategically and creatively including an ability to identify and articulate legal issues, apply reasoning and research, engage in critical analysis and make reasoned choices. |
| LAW.4.1 | Well-developed cognitive and practical skills necessary to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues. |
| LAW.5.1 | Effective and appropriate communication skills including highly effective use of the English language, an ability to inform, analyse, report and persuade using an appropriate medium and message and an ability to respond appropriately. |
| LAW.6.1 | The ability to implement appropriate self-management and lifelong learning strategies including initiating self-directed work and learning, judgment and responsibility, self assessment of skills, personal wellbeing and appropriate use of feedback and, a capacity to adapt to and embrace change. |
| LC.1.1 | Employ effective intercultural strategies to operate within professional settings. |
| LC.2.1 | Conduct independent research into contemporary societies and cultures. |
| LC.2.2 | Evaluate research findings and creatively use research methods for international and intercultural studies. |
| LC.3.1 | Reflect on and use knowledge of contemporary societies to engage with diverse cultures. |
| LC.3.2 | Communicate effectively for everyday and/or professional purposes in an additional language. |
| LC.4.1 | Value Indigenous knowledges, Language and sovereignty in Australian and international contexts. |
| LC.5.1 | Develop capacity to engage ethically with current issues in Australian and international settings. |
| LC.6.1 | Communicate clearly and effectively in written and spoken English. |
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Assumed knowledge
Proficiency in English is assumed. There are no prior language requirements for the international studies program.
Course duration and attendance
The course duration is five years of full-time study. The law component requires attendance of 12–15 hours of lectures a week and timetable constraints may require attendance at daytime and evening classes. Students spend two sessions of study at a university or other higher education institution in the country of their major.
Course structure
The course comprises a total of 240 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows.
The law component of 144 credit points is made up of:
- 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects
- a 6-credit-point legal theory option
- a 30-credit-point law option, which includes either:
- 18 credit points of law options, a 6-credit-point research methodology subject, a 6-credit-point research thesis subject, or
- a 6-credit-point technology law, policy and ethics (Capstone 1) subject, a 6-credit-point applied project in law, innovation and technology (Capstone 2) subject, a 6-credit-point research methodology subject, a 6-credit-point research thesis subject, and either a disruptive technologies and the law subject or a local internship.
The international studies component comprises 96 credit points of international studies subjects.
For a current listing of subjects in each course refer to the study package directory.
Industrial training/professional practice
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal academic qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), which UTS offers through its PLT program.
Students enrolled in this course may complete their practical legal training by undertaking a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Course completion requirements
| STM91052 Law stream (Honours) | 144cp | |
| CBK91972 Language Major Choice | 96cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course program
The standard program shown is for a full-time student who has chosen the Germany major in the international studies component and law options.
All options shown are law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK91100.
Students wishing to study the new major MAJ09444 Legal Futures and Technology need to study 76106 Technology Law, Policy and Ethics (Capstone 1) in the Autumn session of their final year and 76107 Applied Project in Law, Innovation and Technology (Capstone 2) in their final Spring session.
Other countries may be chosen from the list of majors in CBK91972; the program has the same structure but with subjects specific to the chosen country major.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70114 Criminal Law and Procedure | 8cp | |
| 70102 Foundations of Law | 8cp | |
| 70103 Ethics Law and Justice | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70104 Civil Practice | 6cp | |
| 97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| 976001 Foundations in International Studies | 8cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70109 Evidence | 6cp | |
| 97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| 71116 Remedies | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 976421 Contemporary Germany | 8cp | |
| 97604 German Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99218 Intercultural Communication | 8cp | |
| CBK91976 Elective | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91975 Language Choice | 16cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 992219 Languages and Cultures Capstone Project | 16cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91975 Language Choice | 16cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| 70108 Public International Law | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 76008 Jurisprudence | 6cp | |
| 76033 Animal Law and Policy in Australia | 6cp | |
| 76057 Judgment and the Rule of Law | 6cp | |
| 76081 Gender and Law | 6cp | |
| 78039 Wickedness and Vice | 6cp | |
| 76902 Law and Literature | 6cp | |
| 76012 Criminology | 6cp | |
| 76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law | 6cp | |
| 76090 Research Methodology | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select 18 credit points from the following: | 18cp | |
| CBK91100 Options (Honours) | 18cp | |
| 76040 Research Thesis | 6cp | |
Levels of award
The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) may be awarded with first or second class honours, which does not require an additional honours year. Honours candidates must complete 76090 Research Methodology and 76040 Research Thesis within the course. The rules concerning the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) can be found in undergraduate course information.
Professional recognition
This course satisfies the requirements for admission to the Supreme Court of NSW as a lawyer, provided students complete a practical legal training program, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Other information
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