Bachelor of Economics Bachelor of Laws
University of Technology Sydney
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About
The degree seeks to provide students with the knowledge, competencies and values necessary to develop critical, analytical and evaluative skills essential for a dynamic and rewarding career in economics and law.
The program provides full-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the academic requirements for admission as a lawyer.
Areas of study
Behavioural economics, business, commercial law, contracts, corporate law, criminal law, dispute resolution, econometrics, economics, employment law, environmental economics, environmental law, family law, finance and banking law, game theory, health and medical law, human rights, Indigenous, industrial law, industrial organisation, intellectual property, international law, justice studies, legal theory, macroeconomics, microeconomics, practical legal training, public economics, torts.
Career opportunities
Legal adviser within a government department, lawyer in corporate and commercial sector, mergers and acquisitions, property, intellectual property, industry, consulting, industrial relations, international relations, media and environmental studies.
Professional recognition
This course satisfies the requirements for admission to the Supreme Court of NSW as a lawyer, provided students undertake the Practical Legal Training program, such as the UTS Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Practical experience
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal academic qualification (eg 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).
Fees and charges
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Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Assumed knowledge: Mathematics Advanced, any 2 units of English.
Applicants with work and life experience
Not applicable.
Other applicants
Refer to the UTS general admission criteria.
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