C09120v1 Bachelor of Economics Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

This combined program is offered jointly by UTS Law and UTS Business.

One of the most popular combined law degrees, this course brings together foundational understanding of law and how institutional rules and incentives shape economic outcomes as well as real-world experience to make students work-ready upon graduation.Honours relates to the law component only and students must successfully complete both of the research subjects:

76090 Research Methodology and 76040 Research Thesis.

Strong research skills are valued highly in contemporary professional practice.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 only for admission as a lawyer.Students have the opportunity to engage in deeper study of the law by studying 76090 Research Methodology and undertaking 76040 Research Thesis.

This course can be a pathway to higher degree research programs.

The course comprises a total of 240 credit points, allowing students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws. The study components for course completion are as follows.

The law component of 144 credit points is made up of:

• 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects
• a 6-credit-point legal theory option
• a 30-credit-point law option, which includes either:
• 18 credit points of law options, a 6-credit-point research methodology subject, a 6-credit-point research thesis subject, or
• a 6-credit-point technology law, policy and ethics (Capstone 1) subject, a 6-credit-point applied project in law, innovation and technology (Capstone 2) subject, a 6-credit-point research methodology subject, a 6-credit-point research thesis subject, and either a disruptive technologies and the law subject or a local internship.

The economics component of 96 credit points comprises:

• 66 credit points of core economics subjects, and
• 30 credit points of elective economics subjects.

Industrial training/professional practice

To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal academic qualification (e.g. 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).

Course completion requirements

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Course program

The standard program shown is for a full-time student with law options.

All options shown are law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK91100.

Students wishing to study the new major MAJ09444 Legal Futures and Technology need to study 76106 Technology Law, Policy and Ethics (Capstone 1) in the Autumn session of their final year and 76107 Applied Project in Law, Innovation and Technology (Capstone 2) in their final Spring session.

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