Undergraduate Law @ Sydney - Combined Law - LLB
(UAC Course Code: 511801 - CSP)
The Combined Law program allows students to study the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in conjunction with another degree. It works by spreading out the first year of the Sydney LLB over three years of an Arts, Media and Communications, Commerce, Economics, Economic and Social Sciences, Engineering, International Studies or Science degree. Students enrol with our partner faculties for the first 3 years (or 4 years for Engineering or Media and Communications) and then transfer to the Law School at the completion of their other degree to finish the last 2 years of their law studies.
The following combinations are available:
- Arts/Law
(CRICOS CODE: 006441D) - Arts (Media & Communications)/Law
(CRICOS CODE: 060620G) - Commerce/Law
(CRICOS CODE: 017835F) - Economics/Law
(CRICOS CODE: 06443B) - Economic and Social Sciences/Law
(CRICOS CODE: 008078B) - Engineering/Law
(CRICOS CODE: 032885D) - International & Global Studies/Law
(CRICOS CODE: 063746C) - Science/Law
(CRICOS CODE: 016237C)
Each combination is five years in duration with the exception of Arts (Media & Communications)/Law and Engineering/Law.
Program Structure
The number of credit points required for completion is dependent on the other degree. Please consult the relevant sections of the following Faculty websites for details:
Arts/Law
Arts (Media & Communications/Law)
Commerce/Law
Economic & Social Sciences/Law
Economics/Law
Engineering/Law
Science/Law
The program structure for Combined Law from 2008 is listed below:
| Year 1 |
|---|
| Selected Arts, Arts (Media & Communications), Commerce, Economics, Economic and Social Sciences, Engineering, International Studies or Science units of study |
| Foundations of Law |
| Legal Research I |
| Torts |
| Year 2 |
|---|
| Selected Arts, Arts (Media & Communications), Commerce, Economics, Economic and Social Sciences, Engineering, International Studies or Science units of study |
| Contracts |
| Processes of Justice |
| Criminal Law |
| Year 3 |
|---|
| Selected Arts, Arts (Media & Communications), Commerce, Economics, Economic and Social Sciences, Engineering, International Studies or Science units of study |
| International Law |
| Legal Research II |
| Public Law |
| Torts & Contracts II |
| Year 4* or Year 5* Arts (Media & Communications)/Law and Engineering/Law |
|---|
| Administrative Law |
| Federal Constitutional Law |
| Introduction to Property and Commercial Law |
| The Legal Profession |
| Corporations Law |
| Equity |
| Evidence |
| Real Property |
*You may choose, instead, to do a maximum of two electives and take the remaining compulsory units of study in Year 5 or Year 6 for Arts (Media & Communications)/Law or Engineering/Law.
| Year 5 or Year 6 Arts (Media & Communications)/Law and Engineering Law |
|---|
| 48 credit points of the following elective subjects: |
| (a) a maximum of 42 credit points from table 1 units |
| (b) a minimum of 6 credit points from table 2 units |
For more details visit Undergraduate Units of study
Elective Program
Sydney Law School offers one of Australia's most diverse undergraduate elective programs in law, with around 50 units of study taught in any given year. Students can select to undertake advanced study in core and compulsory areas such as Contracts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law and International Law. Alternatively, they may select to undertake study in specialist areas such as Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Health Law, Taxation, and Media Law. Students must complete eight units of study in their final year, although they may elect to substitute two compulsory units for an elective in Combined Law Year 4 and Graduate Law Year 2. They must complete at least one unit in a Jurisprudence or Legal Philosophy area such as Law and Gender, Criminology and International & Comparative Jurisprudence. The Law School's elective units are therefore organised into two sets. A maximum of 42 credit points are taken from Table 1, and a minimum of 6 credit points are taken from Table 2 electives. The list of elective units is below:
Table 1
|
Unit of study |
Pre/co-requisite |
|---|---|
|
Advanced Administrative Law |
P: Administrative Law |
|
Advanced Constitutional Law |
P: Federal Constitutional Law |
|
Advanced Contracts |
P: Contracts; Equity |
|
Advanced Corporate Law |
P: Corporate Law |
|
Advanced Public International Law |
P: International Law |
|
Advanced Real Property |
P: Real Property |
|
Advanced Torts |
P: Torts |
|
Advocacy, Interviewing and Negotiation |
C: Litigation |
|
Amicus Litigation Clinic |
|
|
Anti-Discrimination Law |
|
|
Aspects of Legal History |
|
|
Banking and Financial Instruments |
|
|
Business Taxation |
P: Personal Taxation |
| Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems | |
|
Clinical Environmental Law |
P: Environmental Law |
|
Comparative Law |
|
|
Comparative Commercial Contracts |
P: Contracts |
|
Competition Law |
|
|
Contemporary Issues in Health Law |
|
|
Conveyancing |
P: Real Property |
| Corporate and Securities Regulation | P: Corporate Law |
|
Death and Inheritance Law |
|
|
Dispute Resolution |
|
|
Employment and Industrial Law |
P: Federal Constitutional Law; Contracts |
|
Environmental Law |
|
|
External Placement Program |
|
|
Family Law |
|
| Forced Migration: Law and Ethics | |
| Gender and Constitution-Making | |
|
High Court of Australia |
P: Federal Constitutional Law |
|
Independent Research Project |
|
|
Indigenous People and the Law |
|
|
Intellectual Property |
|
| International Commercial Transactions | P: Contracts; International Law |
|
International Human Rights Law |
P: International Law |
|
Internet Law |
|
|
Introduction to Vietnamese Law |
|
|
Japanese Law |
|
|
Jessup International Law Moot |
P: International Law |
|
Law and Commercial Transactions |
P: Contracts; Equity; Real Property |
| Law at Work |
P: Employment and Industrial Law |
|
Media Law |
|
|
Medical Law |
|
|
Migration Law |
P: Administrative Law |
|
Personal Taxation |
|
|
Policing Crime and Society |
P: Criminology |
|
Practising in the Public Interest |
|
|
Private International Law |
C: International Law |
|
Product Liability Law |
P: Contracts; Torts |
|
Regulation of Financial Markets |
P: Corporate Law; Equity; Administrative Law |
|
Roman Law |
|
|
Social Security Law |
|
|
Sydney Law Review |
|
Table 2
|
Unit of study |
Pre/co-requisite |
|---|---|
|
Comparative Constitutionalism |
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Criminology |
|
|
Fundamental Principles of the Philosophy and Sociology of Law |
P: Federal Constitutional Law |
|
Health Law Jurisprudence |
|
|
International and Comparative Jurisprudence |
|
|
Law and Economics |
|
|
Law and Gender |
|
|
Law and Sexuality |
|
|
Law and Social Theory |
|
|
Law, Communications, Culture and Global Economies |
|
|
Law, Ethics and Personhood |
|
|
Legal Geographies |
P: Administrative Law; Federal Constitutional Law; Real Property |
|
Philosophy of Law |
|
|
Post Communist Law and Legal Theory |
|
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Sociological Jurisprudence |
|
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The Holocaust: Moral Responsibility and the Rule of Law |
|
|
Theories of Justice |
|
|
Theories of Legal Reasoning |
|
For all details on units of study please visit this section of the website.
Teaching and Learning
Units of study are taught seminar-style and this structure permits an opportunity for active participation, to share ideas, experiment and innovate. Lecturers facilitate clinical and problem-based learning approaches, as well as skills development. Assessment emphasises individual autonomy, creativity, and academic freedom.
Honours
There is no separate Honours year in Law. Honours are awarded on the basis of your weighted average marks in all law units, including those taken as part of a combined degree and any failures.
Proficiency in English
While there is no assumed knowledge for law, the Sydney Law School suggests that future local students study the highest level of HSC English or equivalent of which they are capable. Weakness in the English language and its expression will adversely affect your studies and assessment results. If your first language is not English, you may care to seek assistance through the University's Learning Assistance Centre. Phone: +61 2 9351 3853.
Professional Recognition
A Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Sydney satisfies the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW.
Additional requirements must be met before a Law graduate can practise as a lawyer in NSW. Information on these requirements is available from:
The Legal Profession Admission Board
Level 4
37 Bligh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: +61 2 9338 3500
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lpab
If you intend to practise in another State or overseas, you must consult the relevant professional body or equivalent to determine whether the Sydney LLB is acceptable as a legal qualification. It is not the responsibility of the Sydney Law School to do so.
