Bachelor of Information Systems Advanced/Bachelor of Laws

Western Sydney University

About

This course enables multi-skilling in information systems and law, enabling increased marketability in these diverse career fields.

The Bachelor of Laws equips students with the professional legal skills and knowledge required by the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) for admission to legal practice in NSW, and to solve legal and non-legal problems.

Students can undertake specialised study in topical local and international law and practical experiences.

In the Information Systems Advanced component of the course, students learn about computing and information technology in a business context.

The course extends learning available in Bachelor of Information Systems through advanced activities including extension projects, hands on business projects and research training.

Mentoring and access to some industry partners and research groups will enable students to develop skills and networks that apply directly in industry.

Structure

Qualification for a combined degree in Information Systems Advanced / Law requires the successful completion of 400 credit points consisting of the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Early exit - Students are eligible to graduate in the Bachelor of Information Systems Advanced on completion of the 16 specified information systems advanced units plus the eight law units specified: 200977, 200978, 200008, 200811, 200010, 200011, 200013 and 200020 in lieu of course 3688 electives and/ or ‘Major’.

Students enrolled in the 2801 Bachelor of Information Systems Advanced/Bachelor of Laws will only be eligible to graduate from their Bachelor of Laws degree upon completion of the entire 400 credit point course. Students enrolled in this course who wish to graduate with a standalone law degree prior to completion of the entire Bachelor of Information Systems Advanced component must transfer to course 2502 Bachelor of Laws (Non Graduate Entry) which requires the completion of 320 credit points (inclusive of 80 credit points of non-LLB study).

Planning study - It may be possible to vary the sequence of units so that students study a greater concentration of either law or information systems advanced study each semester, to minimise travel between campuses and to overcome timetabling problems. Students should speak to their Academic Course Advisor as needed.

Recommended Sequence

Code	Name
200977	Fundamentals of Australian Law

Code	Name
200010	Criminal Law

Code	Name
300573	Information Systems in Context

Code	Name
300585	Systems Analysis and Design

Code	Name
200978	Legal Analysis and Critique

Code	Name
200008	Torts Law

Code	Name
300580	Programming Fundamentals

Code	Name
300941	Database Design and Development (Advanced)

Code	Name
200011	Contracts

Code	Name
200032	Statistics for Business

Code	Name
300582	Technologies for Web Applications

Code	Name
100483	Principles of Professional Communication 1

Code	Name
200811	Alternative Dispute Resolution

Code	Name
300960	Mobile Applications Development

Code	Name
300572	Information Systems Deployment and Management

Code	Name
300946	Computer Networking (Advanced)

Code	Name
200020	Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

Code	Name
300942	Emerging Trends in Information Systems (Advanced)

Code	Name
300578	Professional Development

Code	Name
300901	Human-Computer Interaction (Advanced)

Code	Name
200984	Government and Public Law

Code	Name
300900	Professional Experience (Advanced)

Code	Name
300569	Computer Security

Code	Name
300961	Social Computing

Code	Name
200757	Equity & Trusts

Code	Name
200012	Property Law

And two LLB alternate units

Code	Name
200013	Administrative Law

Code	Name
200018	Law of Associations

And two LLB alternate units

Code	Name
200009	Constitutional Law

Code	Name
200015	Criminal Procedure and Evidence

And two LLB alternate units

Code	Name
200756	Remedies

Code	Name
200813	Civil Procedure and Arbitration

And two LLB alternate units

LLB Alternate Units

Students must complete 80 credit points of units from the list of Bachelor of Laws alternate units. The most recent version of course 2501 indicates which units are offered in the course.

Code	Name
200019	Revenue Law

Code	Name
200021	Land Transactions Law

Code	Name
200186	Advanced Taxation Law

Code	Name
200220	International Criminal Law

Code	Name
200271	Financial Services Law

Code	Name
200294	Mediation

Code	Name
201044	Bioethics

Note: From 2020, unit 200295 - Bioethics replaced by equivalent unit 201044 - Bioethics.

Code	Name
200296	Law Economics and Business Ethics

Code	Name
200297	Law of Employment

Code	Name
200298	Immigration and Refugee Law

Code	Name
200529	Comparative Law: Legal Systems of the World

Code	Name
200629	Advanced Family Law

Code	Name
200632	Elder Law

Code	Name
200633	Family Law

Code	Name
200635	Human Rights Law

Code	Name
200637	Intellectual Property

Code	Name
200638	International Business Transactions Law

Code	Name
200639	International Trade Law

Code	Name
200641	Wills and Succession

Code	Name
200646	Advocacy

Code	Name
200647	Planning and Environment Law

Code	Name
200649	Jurisprudence

Code	Name
200650	Advanced Torts and Civil Wrongs

Code	Name
200652	Space Law - Commercial Aspects

Code	Name
200653	Public International Law

Code	Name
200654	Anti-Discrimination Law

Code	Name
200656	Conflict of Laws

Code	Name
200657	Corporate Governance

Code	Name
200659	Insolvency Law and Policy

Code	Name
200661	Media Law

Code	Name
200663	International Moot Court

Code	Name
200697	Banking and Securities Law

Code	Name
200699	Clinical Legal Placement

Code	Name
200700	Law Honours Dissertation

Code	Name
200702	Public Health Law

Code	Name
200701	Issues in the Criminal Justice System

Code	Name
200704	Independent Study (Law)

Code	Name
200755	Advanced Constitutional Law

Code	Name
200758	Transactional Law

Code	Name
200759	Foundations of Chinese Law

Code	Name
200772	Family Dispute Resolution

Code	Name
200773	Moot Court

Code	Name
200799	Work Health and Safety Law

Code	Name
200800	International Climate Law

Code	Name
200801	International Environmental Law

Code	Name
200802	Law and Public Policy (Development and Implementation)

Code	Name
200803	Law of International Organisations

Code	Name
200804	Law of the Sea

Code	Name
200856	Medical Law

Code	Name
200858	Australian Consumer Law

Code	Name
200900	Self-Managed Superannuation and Trusts

Code	Name
200905	Australian Competition Law

Code	Name
200908	Human Rights and the Asia Pacific

Code	Name
200943	Practising in the Public Interest

Code	Name
200944	First Peoples and the Australian Legal System

Code	Name
200955	Information and Data Governance Law and Regulation

Code	Name
200956	Islam, International Law and Human Rights

Code	Name
200982	Mental Health Law

Code	Name
200983	Foundations of Indian Law

Code	Name
201007	Revenue Law Industry Placement

Code	Name
201018	Cyber Law and Justice

Code	Name
201020	Elder Law Industry Placement

Code	Name
201027	Law's Self-Understanding

Code	Name
201028	Judicial Internship

Code	Name
201039	Technology, Innovation and the Law

Code	Name
201040	Designing Law Apps for Access to Justice

Code	Name
201080	Legal Internship

Please note that the availability of Bachelor of Laws Alternate Units may vary from session to session. New units may become available and some discontinued. The School will publish information on which units are available in a session.

Honours

Students may be eligible to undertake the embedded Law Honours program as part of their course attempt. Students who meet the criteria for admission to the program must complete the 20 credit point Bachelor of Laws Alternate unit 200700 Law Honours Dissertation.

For criteria for admission to the Law Honours program and further information, see

School of Law Honours Award Level guidelines

Institution