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Your Guide to Undergraduate Study At your guide to undergraduate study at sydney law school 2012 “i can often be surprised by how something in my media or politics studies will be further illuminated, or even challenged, by what i’m learning in my law lectures. studying law often feels like i’m using a whole different side of my brain, exercising a level of critical thinking that will david mack hopefully open doors bachelor of arts (media & for me in the future.” communications)/ bachelor of laws contents 02 welcome from the dean 04 the sydney LLB 05 sydney law school’s new law building 06 combined law 07 bachelor of arts (BA)/bachelor of laws (LLB) – arts/law 08 bachelor of arts (media & communications) (BA - MECO)/bachelor of laws (LLB) – arts media & communications/law 09 bachelor of commerce (BCom)/bachelor of laws (LLB) – commerce/law 10 bachelor of design in architecture (BDesarch)/bachelor of laws (LLB) - design in architecture/law 11 bachelor of economics (BEc)/bachelor of laws (LLB) – economics/law 12 bachelor of engineering (BE)/bachelor of laws (LLB) – engineering/law 14 bachelor of information technology (BIT)/ bachelor of laws (LLB) – information technology/law 15 bachelor of international & global studies (BIGS)/bachelor of laws (LLB) – international & global studies/law 16 bachelor of Political, economic & social sciences (bPESS)/bachelor of laws (LLB) – Political, economic & social sciences/law 17 bachelor of science (BSc)/bachelor of laws (LLB) – science/law 19 the sydney LLB – compulsory curriculum 22 the sydney LLB – elective curriculum 25 the sydney LLB – exchange Program 27 the sydney oxford BCL/LLB 28 the sydney LLB – social Justice Program 29 the sydney LLB – Peer mentoring Program 30 the sydney LLB – honours 31 the sydney LLB – student societies 33 the sydney LLB – scholarships & Prizes 38 the sydney LLB – alumni network 39 the sydney LLB – recent student achievements 40 admission, application & fees –domestic students 42 admission, application & fees –international students 2 about the sydney law school welcome from the dean welcome to the sydney law school and to this guide on the established in 1855, the sydney law school has made a undergraduate program. let me tell you a little about the significant contribution to the australian judiciary, politics aims that my colleagues and i share. above all else, we strive and public life. many of its graduates have become leaders in to provide a world - class legal education that prepares you their fields including Prime ministers of australia, a President for the global and international environment in which you will of the world bank, and chief Justices of the high court of provide legal advice. it is no longer enough to understand australia and the supreme court of new south wales. the the legal system in your own country. the challenges posed sydney law school is notable for its strong links to the by global warming require international solutions; national practicing profession, with barristers, judges and solicitors trade measures must comply with the rules of the WTO and giving lectures in core legal subjects. the law school international trade agreements; intellectual property rights attracts excellent students, both from australia and need protection both nationally and globally; the jurisdictional overseas, to its programs and has an internationally reach of criminal laws extend to the acts of the armed forces respected faculty of scholars. overseas and also to the international activities of directors our building on the main campus of the university of sydney of nationally based corporations. is 10 minutes from the centre of the city. we are able to offer lawyers need international and comparative legal training exciting learning opportunities as we consolidate our position to respond to these increasingly global problems. our task as one of the world’s premier law schools. our light-filled at the sydney law school is to provide you with the best building offers superior teaching facilities and a dedicated possible legal skills to respond to these issues. moot court, mediation and library facilities that are among the best available globally. despite our ‘state of the art’ building, we know that bricks legal studies open up many opportunities. while you and mortar do not make a law school. the special strengths might choose to practice as a barrister or solicitor, our of the sydney law school are its high calibre student graduates also become corporate counsel, government community, its internationally recognised academic staff and policy advisors, teachers, business executives, novelists, research, and the special contribution made by the legal journalists and artists. profession to the teaching program. many graduates work with international organisations, such there has never been a greater demand for legal advice as the united nations or the world bank, or with pro-bono and innovative approaches to problem solving than today. legal services. indeed, we believe that over 50 per cent of but you might ask... what skills will a law degree provide our law graduates do not practice in the traditional legal for future practice? a law degree develops skills of analysis, profession. research, writing and advocacy and prepares students to i hope you find this guide helpful in deciding upon your move with confidence across national boundaries. education at the sydney law school, an education that is at sydney law school you will learn about the doctrine or both intellectually stimulating and rewarding. jurisprudence of the law and its fundamental structures. however, the most valuable skills you will acquire are the ability to think originally, creatively and logically so as to best wishes, advise your clients to resolve legal issues in ways that are Professor gillian triggs both ethical and principled. dean of sydney law school 4 about the sydney law school the sydney LLB the sydney bachelor of laws (LLB), the sydney LLB has endured tertiary transfer to special admission much like the legal profession and innumerable curriculum changes entry to elite performance. entry via a the practice of law, has undergone in order to adhere to the academic particular admission scheme results in a transformation since its inception. demands of the practice of law. from a place in law for you at sydney. the inaugurated in 1855, alongside the its delivery as a five year program in degree’s content and your employment university of sydney’s only other combination with the university of prospects upon graduation are identical. disciplines at the time: arts and sydney’s bachelor of arts (BA) in the the sydney LLB is international in medicine, the sydney law school did late nineteenth century to arguably its focus and global in perspective. it is the not deliver its LLB until 1865, 25 years most significant curriculum review in only australia law degree that requires before the sydney law school itself the late 1980s, where the LLB itself you to complete two compulsory became official by virtue of its physical experienced a reduction from four years units in international law. its expansive location in downtown sydney. the to three, to the most recent changes to elective program in this field allows first cohort consisted of 13 students. the structure and content of both you to undertake specialised study at the sydney LLB now caters for its compulsory and elective program. an undergraduate level in international approximately 1,700 students each throughout its transformation, human rights, public and private year, with the total number of annual the reputation of the sydney LLB international law and foreign law. graduates at around 400. has remained intact. since 2000, the sydney LLB is designed to provide the first sydney LLB required students the sydney LLB has arguably been a legal education that is not only to complete civil and international law; australia’s most sought after law challenging and rewarding but one that constitutional history, including the degree. it offers you the opportunity equips you for the demands of the 21st constitutional law of england, and to study law in combination with century. it rewards you with a high level finally the general law of england. the university of sydney’s most of english proficiency while enhancing today, the sydney LLB still comprehensive and challenging degrees both your mind and skill sets through accommodates both constitutional in arts, commerce, engineering or its demanding assessment regime and law and international law, while science through the combined law interactive teaching approach. incorporating an ever-growing array program. in short, the sydney LLB aims to of specialist elective units of study the sydney LLB gives you a variety of including environmental law, medical be your definitive legal tertiary admission requirements, from direct qualification, on a national and law, intellectual Property and entry via secondary education to media law. international level. sydney law school’s new law Building one hundred and eighteen years ‘downtown’ and thousands of hours of research and teaching later, delivering many of the most respected and influential names in justice, business, politics and academia, the sydney law school embarked on an exciting new phase upon its move to the heart of the university’s beautiful camperdown campus. the new law school is a flagship building, creating a new gateway to the university from the city via Victoria Park and representing a new era for law teaching at the university of sydney. it provides prestigious and well-equipped accommodation as befits one of australia’s leading law schools and offers the highest quality teaching, learning, and research facilities for students and staff. the main building consists of four levels and accommodates the academic and administrative staff, together with a range of research centres and institutes. it incorporates collaborative spaces, meeting and conference rooms. there are a total of 23 teaching spaces within the precinct ranging from 300 and 100 seat lecture theatres, through to 60, 56, and 24 seat seminar facilities to suit a wide range of teaching requirements.
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