C09083v3 Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Award(s): Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB(Hons))Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 192
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus
Notes
This is an exit-only course. There is no direct admission to it. Current UTS students may be able to submit an Internal Course Transfer (Graduating) application to exit with this course. See the Course transfer page for further details.
Overview
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Inherent (essential) requirements
Assumed knowledge
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Levels of award
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
This course provides students with a coherent and advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts in the discipline of law and equips them with advanced research skills. UTS Law graduates are increasingly in demand in the legal profession and in other employment sectors where legal knowledge and skills are valued. Today's law graduates are employed in a wide range of roles and responsibilities, including to advise and counsel parties, act as negotiators, manage project teams and resolve disputes. Students must successfully complete both of the research subjects: 76090 Research Methodology and 76040 Research Thesis. Strong research skills are valued highly in contemporary professional practice.
This course provides full-time or part-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer.
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 lawyer or legal policy adviser within a government or corporate department, private law firm or community law centre, or negotiating treaties or work in legislation drafting with the Attorney-General's Department.
Course intended learning outcomes
| LAW.1.1 | A coherent and advanced understanding of fundamental areas of legal knowledge including:
a. The Australian colonial and post-colonial legal system, international and comparative contexts, theoretical and technical knowledge; b. The broader contexts within which legal issues arise and the law operates including cultural awareness, social justice and policy; c. The impact of Anglo-Australian laws on Indigenous peoples, including their historical origins in the process of colonisation and ongoing impact; d. The principles and values of justice and ethical practices in lawyers’ roles; e. Advanced theoretical and technical knowledge of underlying legal principles and concepts in one or more areas of practice or inquiry. |
| LAW.2.1 | A capacity to value and promote honesty, integrity, accountability, public service and ethical standards including: a. An understanding of approaches to ethical decision making and professional responsibility; b. An ability to recognise, reflect upon and respond to ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts in ways that evidence professional judgment, promote justice and serve the community; and c. An ability to reflect on and engage constructively with diversity in practice. |
| LAW.3.1 | An advanced capacity to think critically, strategically and creatively, including the ability to: a. Identify and articulate legal issues in context, including the skill of critical reading and writing; b. Apply reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to sometimes complex legal problems; c. Engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned choice amongst alternatives; and d. Think creatively in approaching legal issues and generating appropriate responses. |
| LAW.4.1 | Well-developed cognitive and practical skills necessary to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues; advanced knowledge of legal research principles and different methodologies, and technical and planning skills to design and apply research to a significant scholarly piece of work. |
| LAW.5.1 | Effective and appropriate communication skills including: a. Highly effective use of the English language to convey legal ideas and views to different and diverse audiences and environments; b. An ability to communicate to inform, analyse, report and persuade; c. An ability to strategically select an appropriate medium and message; d. An ability to assess how messages are received and alter communication strategies accordingly; e. An ability to be responsive and adaptive to the perspectives of collaborators, clients, counter parties and others; and f. An ability to communicate a clear and coherent exposition of legal research and scholarship orally and in writing. |
| LAW.6.1 | Effective and appropriate collaboration skills in working together to achieve a common goal in a group learning environment or the workplace including: a. An ability to give and receive feedback; b. Appropriate professional and interpersonal skills in working collaboratively; c. A capacity to develop strategies to successfully negotiate group challenges; and d. An ability to be responsive and adaptive to the perspectives of collaborators, clients, counter parties and others. |
| LAW.7.1 | The capacity to work with Indigenous peoples in a professional context; a. To respect, recognise and advocate for Indigenous strengths and self-determination; b. To acknowledge and respect Indigenous Knowledges; c. To understand the impact of colonisation, specifically historical and ongoing racism and the economic impact of dispossession resulting in social and economic exclusion, and To identify and challenge the deficit narratives and biases of Anglo-Australian laws towards Indigenous Australians. |
| LAW.8.1 | The ability to implement appropriate self-management and lifelong learning strategies including: a. An ability to undertake and initiate self-directed work and learning, including authorship of a significant piece of work; b. Well-developed judgment and responsibility as a legal professional in a broader social context; c. The ability to support personal and professional development by: I. Reflecting on and assessing their own capabilities, wellbeing and performance; II. Making use of feedback as appropriate; III. Identifying and accessing appropriate resources and assistance; IV. Making use of resources and support in developing resilience; and d. A capacity to adapt to and embrace change and a commitment to ongoing learning. |
Key
LAW = Law course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
Inherent (essential) requirements
Inherent (essential) requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course.
Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course. This Statement should be read in conjunction with the UTS Student Rules.
Prospective or current student concerned about their ability to meet these requirements should discuss their concerns with the Academic Liaison Officer in their faculty or school and/or UTS Accessibility Service on 9514 1177 or at accessibility@uts.edu.au.
UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.
For course specific information see the Faculty of Law Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
Assumed knowledge
Proficiency in English.
Recognition of prior learning
Students who have already completed a degree in another discipline may apply for exemption from 48 credit points of general law electives. Details about applying for recognition of prior learning can be found in undergraduate course information.
Course duration and attendance
The course duration is four years of full-time or six-and-a-half years of part-time study. Full-time students have approximately 12–14.5 contact hours per week and part-time students have approximately 7–9.5 contact hours per week. Timetable constraints may require attendance at both day and evening classes.
Course structure
The course comprises a total of 192 credit points. The study components for course completion are:
- 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects
- a 6-credit-point legal theory option
- a 6-credit-point transdisciplinary elective
- 30 credit points of law options, 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
- 42 credit points of law or non-law electives, made up of either:
- 42 credit points of subjects offered by other faculties of the university (for students who have not received exemption on the basis of a recognised prior degree), or
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18 credit points of practical legal training (PLT) subjects plus 24 credit points of electives.
Industrial training/professional practice
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal 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 the Bachelor of Laws have the option of completing the PLT program within their undergraduate law degree. Alternatively, students who wish to practise as lawyers in NSW can complete their Bachelor of Laws by including further law electives and then undertake a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Course completion requirements
| CBK91731 Honours choiceblock | 30cp | |
| STM90832 Core (Law) | 108cp | |
| CBK90923 Options (Legal Theory UG) | 6cp | |
| CBK92210 Options | 42cp | |
| CBK92069 Transdisciplinary Electives | 6cp | |
| Total | 192cp |
Course diagram
Course program
The two programs below show the standard programs of study for a full-time student and a part-time student.
The 72 credit points of optional subjects are made up of:
- 18 credit points of law options from CBK91100 or MAJ09444
- a 6 credit point of transdisciplinary elective from CBK92069
- a 6-credit-point legal theory option from CBK90923, and either:
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.
| full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70102 Foundations of Law | 8cp | |
| 70103 Ethics Law and Justice | 6cp | |
| 70114 Criminal Law and Procedure | 8cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| 70104 Civil Practice | 6cp | |
| 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 71116 Remedies | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| 70109 Evidence | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70108 Public International Law | 6cp | |
| 76090 Research Methodology | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK91100 Options (Honours) | 18cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| 76040 Research Thesis | 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 | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK91100 Options (Honours) | 18cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select 24 credit points from the following: | 24cp | |
| CBK92208 Options | 24cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
| 75422 Transactional Practice | 6cp | |
| 75424 Legal and Professional Skills | 6cp | |
| 75423 Litigation and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK92069 Transdisciplinary Electives | 6cp | |
| part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70102 Foundations of Law | 8cp | |
| 70103 Ethics Law and Justice | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70114 Criminal Law and Procedure | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 70104 Civil Practice | 6cp | |
| 71116 Remedies | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| 70109 Evidence | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| 70108 Public International Law | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK92208 Options | 24cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK92208 Options | 24cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| CBK92069 Transdisciplinary Electives | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select 18 credit points from the following: | 18cp | |
| CBK91100 Options (Honours) | 18cp | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 76090 Research Methodology | 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 | |
| Spring session | ||
| 75424 Legal and Professional Skills | 6cp | |
| 75422 Transactional Practice | 6cp | |
| Year 7 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
| 75423 Litigation and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| 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 undertake the optional practical legal training program as part of the course or at the completion of the course. Check with the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) for time constraints.
Other information
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