Table of undergraduate units of study: Sydney Law School
Students can refer to the Sydney Law School website (sydney.edu.au/law) or the University of Sydney's unit of study handbook (ssa.usyd.edu.au/ssa/handbook/uossearch.jsp) for the latest information regarding unit of study descriptions, assessment or other requirements.
Please note: These units of study are ONLY available to students enrolled in the combined Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (first three years).
All students enrolled in this combined Law degree must complete their Law units of study in a yearly sequence as outlined in this table.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Year 1 |
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| LAWS1006 Foundations of Law |
6 | N LAWS1000, LAWS5000 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS1012 Torts |
6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS1005, LAWS1010, LAWS3001, LAWS5001 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS1013 Legal Research I |
C LAWS1006 N LAWS1008 Semester 1 classes are for Combined Law candidates in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Semester 2 classes are for Combined Law candidates in the Business School and faculties of Architecture, Engineering and Science. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Year 2 |
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| LAWS1014 Civil and Criminal Procedure |
6 | P LAWS1006, LAWS1012 N LAWS1001, LAWS1007, LAWS3002, LAWS3004, LAWS2006, LAWS5003 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS1015 Contracts |
6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS1002, LAWS2008, LAWS5002 |
Semester 1 Summer Early |
| LAWS1016 Criminal Law |
6 | P LAWS1006, LAWS1014 N LAWS1003, LAWS3001, LAWS2009, LAWS5004 |
Semester 2 |
Year 3 |
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| LAWS1017 Torts and Contracts II |
6 | P (LAWS1010 or LAWS1012) and LAWS1015 N LAWS5006 |
Semester 2 Winter Main |
| LAWS1019 Legal Research II |
P LAWS1013 N LAWS1008, LAWS1022 Semester 1 classes are for Combined Law candidates in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Semester 2 classes are for Combined Law candidates in the Business School and faculties of Architecture, Engineering and Science. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| LAWS1021 Public Law |
6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS2002, LAWS3003, LAWS1004, LAWS5007 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| LAWS1023 Public International Law |
6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS1018, LAWS2005, LAWS5005 |
Semester 1 Summer Late |