Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Laws from UOW equips you with a comprehensive legal education:

a world-class degree that provides a thorough grounding in the law, as well as a real-world focus on the essential practical skills and the social and ethical context in which the law operates.Combining Law with Creative Arts allows you to study a traditional creative discipline including creative writing, music, theatre, visual arts or visual arts and design alongside studies in law.

Many lawyers find that knowledge of the arts and media is extremely useful in their practice.

From something as simple as pursuing two seemingly different passions to a career defending and promoting free press and artistic expression, this double degree offers many exciting career opportunities.We believe that practical experience is a vital part of your legal training.

We are the only law school in New South Wales that requires you to complete a legal internship, providing highly valued industry experience.We are committed to social justice and providing a legal education that engages with the complexities of law's intersection with society.This double degree delivers a practical and contextual legal education that prepares graduates not only for traditional careers in the legal profession but also for a wide range of careers in government, business, creative industries and community organisations – as leaders, innovators and problem solvers.

To qualify for award of the degree, the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Laws, a candidate must successfully complete at least 240 credit points, comprised of:

1. All compulsory Law subjects as set out in the Course Program below;
2. Elective subjects to be value of 30 credit points from the Bachelor of Law Elective Law Schedule - see Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry);
3. The core subjects for the Bachelor of Creative Arts (24 credit points);
4. One of the majors listed for the Bachelor of Creative Arts (minimum 72, maximum 96 credit points);
5. If required elective subjects to bring the total number of credit points completed to 240;
6. Students must achieve a clear pass in the core 300-level subjects to be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Creative Arts.

Year 1

Year 2

Subjects from the Creative Arts schedule

Year 3

1 LLB Elective

Subjects from the Creative Arts schedule

Year 4

1 LLB Elective

Subjects from the Creative Arts schedule

Year 5

3 LLB Electives

Subjects from the Creative Arts schedule

Part-time Study A student is considered part-time when they are enrolled in less than 75% of the standard load for a session. If you are seeking to complete your undergraduate law degree part-time, you are required to complete a minimum of 12 credit points (2 subjects) per session. Please refer to the Recommended Study Sequence for information.

Click on subject codes in the above course structure for information on sessions of offer for each subject. To find out specific information on timetables, tutorials, and classes, visit the Timetable page.

Majors

Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.

A number of the course learning outcomes in each of these degrees complement and consolidate outcomes in the partner degree. Applied across two discipline areas, the outcomes are achieved at a broader and more comprehensive level.

The outcomes which are common and consolidated in this double degree ensure that on successful completion of the course students will be able to:

CLO Description 1 Apply ethical principles to a range of contexts; 2 Critically analyse concepts to produce a creative response; 3 Apply research and knowledge to provide an original response using disciplinary skills; 4 Communicate effectively to a range of audiences through a range of media.

Please refer to the Course Handbook page of each individual degree for a comprehensive list of degree course learning outcomes.