Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation)/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

BA (WestCiv)/LLB (Hons)

Credit points

400

Minimum duration

5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• North Sydney

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

To qualify for the double degree, a student must complete 400cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

a.    160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation), consisting of:

• 140 cp from Western Civilisation Specified Units (Part A);
• 10 cp from Community Engagement Unit (Part B);
• 10 cp from Western Civilisation Elective Units (Part C);

           

b.    240 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours), consisting of:

• 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part D);
• 10 cp from Law Elective Units and (Part E);
• 10 cp Pro Bono/Community Legal Engagement Unit (Part F);
• 10cp LAWS450 Legal Research and Methodology (Part G);
• 30cp LAWS451 Honours Thesis (Part H)

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Program Director in consultation with the Dean of Law. 

Part A : Western Civilisation Specified Units

Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
WCIV100	The Desire to Understand: Introducing the Western Intellectual Tradition	10
WCIV101	Form and Beauty: Origins of Western Art and Architecture	10
WCIV200	Doctrine, Myth and History: Religion and the West	10
WCIV301	Scientific Revolutions and the Western World	10
WPOL100	The Birth of Politics: Origins of Western Political Thought	10
WPOL200	The Rise of Liberalism: Authority, Society and Freedom	10
WPOL300	Politics and People in British, American and Australian Democracies	10
WLIT100	Greek and Roman Classics: Origins of Western Literature	10
WLIT200	Medieval and Renaissance Masterpieces: the Rise of the English Literary Tradition	10
WLIT201	The Age of the Novel: 1600-1900	10
WLIT300	Romanticism to Postmodernism: Movements Toward the Literary Present	10
WPHI101	Thinking the Real: Western Metaphysics	10
WPHI201	Truth and Knowledge in Western Philosophy	10
WPHI301	The Good, the Right and the Beautiful: Western Ethic and Aesthetics	10

Part B : Community Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
WCIV300	Making a Difference: Community Engagement in Local, National and International Contexts	10

Part C : Western Civilisation Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
WCIV210	Grand Narratives: Western Art and Architecture From Renaissance to Baroque	10
HIST251	Human Rights in History	10
HUMA253	The Art of France From Empire to Modernity	10
HUMA254	The Idea of the City: A Study of Rome	10
HUMA318	The Literature and Drama of New York City	10
HUMA319	Rome Field School: Landscapes Past and Present	10

Part D : Law Specified Units

Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS104	Foundations of Law and Legal Research	10
LAWS105	Contract Law	10
LAWS106	Criminal Law and Procedure	10
LAWS107	Introduction to Australian Public Law	10
LAWS108	Commercial Law	10
LAWS200	Business Organisations	10
LAWS201	Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution	10
LAWS204	Land Law	10
LAWS205	Property	10
LAWS206	Torts	10
LAWS304	Evidence	10
LAWS314	Statutory Interpretation	10
LAWS403	Legal Theory	10
LAWS404	International Law	10
LAWS418	Administrative Law	10
LAWS419	Constitutional Law	10
LAWS420	Equity and Trusts	10
LAWS421	Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility	10

Part E : Law Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS202	Comparative Legal Systems	10
LAWS203	False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts	10
LAWS207	Contemporary Legal Issues	10
LAWS208	Family Law	10
LAWS209	Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States	10
LAWS210	Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity	10
LAWS211	Psychology and the Law	10
LAWS212	Employment Law	10
LAWS301	Competition Law	10
LAWS306	Taxation Law	10
LAWS307	Advanced Criminal Law	10
LAWS308	Human Rights in Contemporary Australia	10
LAWS309	Communications Law	10
LAWS310	Discrimination and the Law	10
LAWS311	Environmental Law	10
LAWS312	International Study Tour	10
LAWS313	Mooting and Advocacy	10
LAWS315	Welfare Law	10
LAWS316	INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR 2	10
LAWS401	Consumer Protection Law	10
LAWS402	International Trade Law	10
LAWS406	Intellectual Property Law	10
LAWS407	International Human Rights Law	10
LAWS408	Alternative Dispute Resolution	10
LAWS409	Law of the European Union	10
LAWS410	Banking and Finance Law	10
LAWS411	The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar	10
LAWS412	Migration Law	10
LAWS413	Wills and Succession	10
LAWS414	Advocacy	10
LAWS415	Animal Law	10
LAWS416	International Criminal Law	10
LAWS417	Sports Law	10
LAWS458	Childrens Rights	10
LAWS459	Law and Innovation	10
LAWS460	Mental Health Law	10
LCRM101	Introduction to Criminology	10
LCRM104	Juvenile Justice	10

Part F : Pro Bono/Community Legal Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS213	Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono	10

Part G : Legal Research and Methodology

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS450	Legal Research and Methodology	10

Part H : Honours Thesis

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS451	Honours Thesis	30