B Laws (Combined Degrees)

University of Sydney - Camperdown/Darlington campus
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CourseType of
place		UAC code IntakeCourse duration
(years)		Projected
2009 UAI
cut-off		Indicative annual
tuition fee+		CRICOS
course code
B Arts (Media and Communications)/B Laws IFEE  511801  March, July 6 94.55 A$ 28 248 060620G
B Arts/B Laws IFEE  511801  March, July 5 94.55 A$ 26 194 006441D
B Commerce/B Laws IFEE  511801  March, July 5 94.55 A$ 26 712 017835F
B Economic and Social Sciences/B Laws IFEE  511801  March, July 5 94.55 A$ 27 221 008078B
B Economics/B Laws IFEE  511801  March, July 5 94.55 A$ 26 712 006443B
B Engineering/B Laws IFEE  511801  March, July 6 94.55 A$ 27 478 032885D
B International and Global Studies/B Laws IFEE  511801  March, July 5 94.55 A$ 27 221 063746C
B Science/B Laws IFEE  511801  March, July 5 94.55 A$ 29 018 016237C
IFEE - course available to international applicants.
+ The annual tuition fees are indicative and only apply to enrolments in 2009. Fees are reviewed annually and may increase during the period of study. The exact fee will depend on the specific units of study in which you enrol.

Assumed knowledge: For Law: None. For Arts, Arts (Media & Communication), Commerce, Economics, Economic and Social Sciences, Engineering, International and Global Studies or Science: Depends on the subjects chosen – refer to relevant degree entries. All students in B Science must take some units of study in mathematics.

Additional selection criteria: Applicants who have recognised tertiary qualification will generally be considered on the better of either the tertiary qualification alone or the combination of their secondary qualification and tertiary qualification. Admission is competitive. Recent experience suggests that a UAI over 97 and/or a tertiary-grade point average in the distinction range are necessary to gain entry, although this will vary according to the strength of the field in any given year.

Major studies: Law, plus refer to majors listed for the other relevant degree.

Honours: Awarded on the basis of superior performance in Law units of study attempted at the University of Sydney and a research-based activity. For Arts, Arts (Media and Communication), Commerce, Economics, Engineering International and Global Studies or Science: Refer to the Honours section in the relevant degree entries.

Professional recognition: B Laws is recognised for the purposes of satisfying the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW.

Career opportunities: Examples include legal practitioners in private and public practice; commerce and management; banking and finance; accounting; media and communications; government administration; education.

Additional information: You cannot apply to Combined Law if you have completed more than one year of full-time study or equivalent of a degree.

If you are a graduate or graduand you are not eligible for admission to the Combined Law degrees – apply for 511800 or 521800 B Laws (Graduate Entry).

Students undertaking a Combined Law program are able to complete two degrees in five years of full-time study (six if combined with Engineering or Media & Communications) rather than the six years (seven if combined with Engineering or Media & Communications) that would normally be required. Further details on the Sydney Law School and its programs can be found in the Handbook or on the website at www.law.usyd.edu.au.

Credit for Law and other subjects from previous tertiary studies may be granted by application to the relevant Faculty. Applications for credit for Law units of study are determined at enrolment.

In first year, students study Foundations of Law; Torts and Legal Research I. In the second year of Combined Law program students study Contracts; Criminal Law; and Processes of Justice. In third year, students study International Law; Legal Research II; Public Law and Torts and Contracts II. At this stage, students normally have completed their requirements for their other degree. In fourth year, students study Administrative Law; Corporations Law; Equity; Federal Constitutional Law; Introduction to Property and Commercial Law; The Legal Profession; Evidence and Real Property. Students may then elect eight optional units of study (selected from two groups of units of study) in their final year. There are about 50 optional units of study available in any given year; consult the Law School website for details – www.law.usyd.edu.au.

For B Science/B Laws: It is also possible to enrol in BSc (Advanced) or BSc (Advanced Mathematics) in this combined course. To do this students must achieve a UAI sufficient for entry to 512041 BSc (Advanced) or 512042 BSc (Advanced Mathematics).

* Subject to approval.

Note: Not all optional units of study can be offered in every year.