Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Science / Bachelor of Laws
Five years full-time
As with the other combined law degrees offered by the Sydney Law School and the Faculty of Arts, the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences/Law at the University of Sydney allows you to complete the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences (BPESS) simultaneously with the Bachelor of Laws (LLB).
You will complete Year One of the Bachelors of Laws (LLB) over the course of your Political, Economic and Social Sciences degree. In Year Four, you will undertake the remaining compulsory units followed by elective units in Year Five.
For more information on the Bachelor of Laws, please visit the Sydney Law School website: sydney.edu.au/law.
Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Science / Bachelor of Laws sample degree structure
| Year One | Year Two | Year Three | Year Four | Year Five | |||
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | FULL-TIME LAW STUDIES | FULL-TIME LAW STUDIES |
| BPESS CORE MAJOR JUNIOR UNIT (EG ECOP) | BPESS CORE MAJOR JUNIOR UNIT (EG ECOP) | BPESS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT | BPESS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT | BPESS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT |
BPESS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT |
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| BPESS JUNIOR UNIT (eg. GOVT) | BPESS JUNIOR UNIT (eg. GOVT) | BPESS SENIOR UNIT (eg. GOVT) | BPESS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT | BPESS SENIOR UNIT (eg. GOVT) | BPESS CORE MAJOR SENIOR UNIT | ||
| BPESS JUNIOR UNIT (eg. SCLG OR ANTH) |
BPESS JUNIOR UNIT (eg. SCLG OR ANTH) |
LAWS1014 PROCESSES OF JUSTICE |
BPESS SENIOR UNIT (eg. GOVT) | BPESS JUNIOR UNIT (eg. SCLG OR ANTH) |
LAWS1017 TORTS & CONTRACTS II |
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| LAWS1006 FOUNDATIONS OF LAW | LAWS1012 TORTS | LAWS1015 CONTRACTS | LAWS1016 CRIMINAL LAW |
LAWS1023 PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW |
LAWS1021 PUBLIC LAW | ||
| LAWS1013 LEGAL RESEARCH 1 | LAWS1019 LEGAL RESEARCH 2 | ||||||
| 24 credits | 24 credits | 24 credits | 24 credits | 24 credits | 24 credits | 48 credits | 48 credits |
| Total 240 credits | |||||||
| Completion of a core major from one of the following is a requirement of the degree: Anthropology; Government and International Relations; Political Economy and Sociology |
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