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

Applicants must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation)/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree, a student must have completed at least 120 cp of LAWS units from the Bachelor of Laws degree, with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.75.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.



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:

  • 130 cp from Western Civilisation Specified Units (Part A);
  • 10 cp from Community Engagement Unit (Part B);
  • 20 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)

Other requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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. 

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:

  • WCIV100The Desire to Understand: Introducing the Western Intellectual Tradition10 CP
  • WCIV101Form and Beauty: Origins of Western Art and Architecture10 CP
  • WCIV200Doctrine, Myth and History: Religion and the West10 CP
  • WPOL100The Birth of Politics: Origins of Western Political Thought10 CP
  • WPOL200The Rise of Liberalism: Authority, Society and Freedom10 CP
  • WPOL300Politics and People in British, American and Australian Democracies10 CP
  • WLIT100Greek and Roman Classics: Origins of Western Literature10 CP
  • WLIT200Medieval and Renaissance Masterpieces: the Rise of the English Literary Tradition10 CP
  • WLIT201The Age of the Novel: 1600-190010 CP
  • WLIT300Romanticism to Postmodernism: Movements Toward the Literary Present10 CP
  • WPHI101Thinking the Real: Western Metaphysics10 CP
  • WPHI201Truth and Knowledge in Western Philosophy10 CP
  • WPHI301The Good, the Right and the Beautiful: Western Ethic and Aesthetics10 CP
  • WCIV301Scientific Revolutions and the Western World10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • WCIV300Making a Difference: Community Engagement in Local, National and International Contexts10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • HUMA252Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome10 CP
  • HUMA253The Art of France From Empire to Modernity10 CP
  • HUMA254The Idea of the City: A Study of Rome10 CP
  • HUMA318The Literature and Drama of New York City10 CP
  • HUMA319Rome Field School: Landscapes Past and Present10 CP
  • THEL214Cults, Gods and Religion in Ancient Rome10 CP
  • WCIV210Grand Narratives: Western Art and Architecture From Renaissance to Baroque10 CP
  • WCIV301Scientific Revolutions and the Western World10 CP

Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • LAWS202Comparative Legal Systems10 CP
  • LAWS203False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts10 CP
  • LAWS207Contemporary Legal Issues10 CP
  • LAWS208Family Law10 CP
  • LAWS209Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States10 CP
  • LAWS210Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity10 CP
  • LAWS211Psychology and the Law10 CP
  • LAWS212Employment Law10 CP
  • LAWS214Drugs and the Law10 CP
  • LAWS301Competition Law10 CP
  • LAWS306Taxation Law10 CP
  • LAWS307Advanced Criminal Law10 CP
  • LAWS308Human Rights in Contemporary Australia10 CP
  • LAWS309Communications Law10 CP
  • LAWS310Discrimination and the Law10 CP
  • LAWS311Environmental Law10 CP
  • LAWS312International Study Tour10 CP
  • LAWS313Mooting and Advocacy10 CP
  • LAWS315Welfare Law10 CP
  • LAWS316INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR 210 CP
  • LAWS401Consumer Protection Law10 CP
  • LAWS402International Trade Law10 CP
  • LAWS406Intellectual Property Law10 CP
  • LAWS407International Human Rights Law10 CP
  • LAWS408Alternative Dispute Resolution10 CP
  • LAWS409Law of the European Union10 CP
  • LAWS410Banking and Finance Law10 CP
  • LAWS411The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar10 CP
  • LAWS412Migration Law10 CP
  • LAWS413Wills and Succession10 CP
  • LAWS414Advocacy10 CP
  • LAWS415Animal Law10 CP
  • LAWS416International Criminal Law10 CP
  • LAWS417Sports Law10 CP
  • LAWS423Law, Religion and Society10 CP
  • LAWS424Media Law10 CP
  • LAWS458Childrens Rights10 CP
  • LAWS459Law and Innovation10 CP
  • LAWS460Mental Health Law10 CP
  • LAWS461Financial Markets Law & Regulation10 CP
  • LCRM101Introduction to Criminology10 CP
  • LCRM104Juvenile Justice10 CP
  • LCRM201Introduction to Forensic Psychology and the Law10 CP

    unavailable for Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws

  • LCRM208Green Criminology10 CP
  • LCRM209Crime, Media & Popular Culture10 CP
  • LCRM212Terrorism10 CP
  • LCRM213International Criminal Law10 CP
  • LCRM301Researching Criminology10 CP
  • LCRM307Issues In Ethical Policing10 CP
  • LCRM312Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice10 CP
  • LCRM313Restorative Justice10 CP
  • LHRG103Legal Institutions and Human Rights10 CP
  • LHRG106Human Rights and Business Regulation10 CP
  • LHRG111Human Rights and Indigenous People10 CP

    unavailable for Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws

  • LHRG203Australian Human Rights Law and Policy10 CP

    unavailable for Bachelor of Human Rights/Bachelor of Laws

  • LHRG207Human Rights and Criminal Justice10 CP

    unavailable for Bachelor of Human Rights/Bachelor of Laws

  • LHRG306Human Rights Advocacy10 CP
  • LHRG311Intellectual Property and Human Rights10 CP
  • LHRG211The Australian Constitution and Human Rights10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • LAWS450Legal Research and Methodology10 CP

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

  • Law Specified UnitsLAWS104Foundations of Law and Legal Research10 cp
  • Law Specified UnitsLAWS105Contract Law10 cp
  • Western Civilisation Specified UnitsWCIV100The Desire to Understand: Introducing the Western Intellectual Tradition10 cp
  • Western Civilisation Specified UnitsWPOL100The Birth of Politics: Origins of Western Political Thought10 cp
  • Law Specified UnitsLAWS107Introduction to Australian Public Law10 cp
  • Law Specified UnitsLAWS108Commercial Law

    (Pre: LAWS104 & LAWS105)

    10 cp
  • Western Civilisation Specified UnitsWPHI101Thinking the Real: Western Metaphysics10 cp
  • Western Civilisation Specified UnitsWLIT100Greek and Roman Classics: Origins of Western Literature10 cp

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

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