Table of undergraduate units of study: Sydney Law School
Students should refer to the Sydney Law School website (sydney.edu.au/law) for the latest information on unit of study descriptions, assessment or other requirements.
Note: These units of study are ONLY available to students enrolled in the combined Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (first three years).
LAWS units of study for the 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 or LAWS5000 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS1012 Torts |
6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS1005 or LAWS1010 or LAWS3001 or LAWS5001 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS1013 Legal Research I |
C LAWS1006 N LAWS1008 or LAWS1203 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 and LAWS1012 N LAWS5003 or LAWS2006, LAWS2006 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS1015 Contracts |
6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS1002 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS1016 Criminal Law |
6 | P LAWS1006 and LAWS1014 N LAWS1003 or LAWS2009 or 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 |
| LAWS1019 Legal Research II |
P LAWS1013 N LAWS1008 or 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 LAWS1004 or LAWS2002 or LAWS3003 or LAWS5007 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| LAWS1023 Public International Law |
6 | P LAWS1006 N LAWS1018 or LAWS2005 or LAWS5005 |
Semester 1 |
Details on years four and five of the Bachelor of Law (once the Bachelor of Commerce component is completed), please refer to the Sydney Law School handbook.