Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws

The course resolutions detailed in this page apply to all courses included in the table below under section 1 (course codes).

These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2014 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Coursework Policy 2021 (the 'Coursework Policy'), the Learning and Teaching Policy 2019, the Resolutions of the Faculty, University of Sydney (Student Academic Appeals) Rule 2021, the Academic Integrity Policy 2022 and the Academic Integrity Procedures 2022. Current versions of all policies are available from the Policy Register: http://www.sydney.edu.au/policies

These resolutions must also be read in conjunction with the course resolutions for the singular Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws.

1  Course codes

2  Attendance pattern

(1) The attendance pattern for this course is full time only.

3  Streams

(1) The Bachelor of Economics in this combined degree is available in the following streams:

(a) Dalyell.

(2) Completion of a stream is not a requirement of the Bachelor of Economics. The requirements for the completion of the Dalyell stream are specified in Table D of the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees. Candidates wishing to exit from a stream should contact the Student Centre.

(3) With the permission of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the University of Sydney Law School, candidates for the combined Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws degree may undertake appended honours in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours), as listed in the degree resolutions, by fulfilling requirements for the first 144 credit points in the Bachelor of Economics and then suspending their enrolment in the combined Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws degree and enrolling in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) to complete the requirements of honours before proceeding with the Bachelor of Laws.

4  Cross-faculty management

(1) Candidates will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences until the end of the semester in which they complete requirements for the Bachelor of Economics. After completion of requirements for the Bachelor of Economics, students will be under the supervision of the University of Sydney Law School.

(2) The Deans of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the University of Sydney Law School shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerned with the combined course not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions.

5  Admission to candidature

(1) Admission to this course is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), tertiary study or an approved preparation program. English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Special admission pathways are open for educationally disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking. Details of admission policies are found in the Coursework Policy.

(2) Admission to the Dalyell Stream requires achievement of a minimum tertiary admission rank (ATAR) set by joint agreement of the Deans and Heads of School and Deans of University schools of all the faculties and University schools administering degrees offering the Dalyell Stream, or equivalent.

6  Requirements for award

(1) The units of study that may be taken for this combined degree are set out in:

(a) Table A for the Bachelor of Economics;

(b) the University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table;

(c) Table S of the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees;

(d) Table O of the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees; and

(e) For students enrolled in the Dalyell stream, Table D of the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees.

In these resolutions, except where otherwise specified, Table A, the University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table, Table S, Table O, and Table D mean Table A, the University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table, Table S, Table O, and Table D as specified here.

(2) To qualify for the award of the pass combined degrees, a candidate must complete 240 credit points, comprising:

(a) a program in Economics (72 credit points) as specified in Table A for the Bachelor of Economics as set out in Section 7 below;

(b) for students not enrolled in the Dalyell stream, 6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O;

(c) for students enrolled in the Dalyell stream;

(i) a minimum of 12 credit points of Dalyell units of study as specified in Table D.

(d) for students previously but no longer enrolled in the Dalyell stream who have completed at least 6 credit points of Dalyell units of study are not required to complete any units of study in the Open Learning Environment;

(e) 18 credit points of elective units from Table A, Table S, Table O or, for students enrolled in the Dalyell stream, 12 credit points of elective units from Table A, S, O or D;

(f) if enrolled in a stream, complete the requirements for the stream as specified in Table A or Table D; and

(g) 144 credit points of Law units of study as specified in the University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table, of which 48 credit points are Combined Law compulsory units of study for Years 1, 2 and 3 of the combined degree and are credited towards the requirements for both the Bachelor of Economics and the Bachelor of Laws.

(3) Requirements for the Bachelor of Economics

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Economics, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, comprising:

(a) 96 credit points specified in 6(2) (a) - (g) above; and

(b) 48 credit points of Combined Law compulsory units of study for Years 1, 2 and 3 from the University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table which shall take the place of the minor/second major specified in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Economics.

(4) Requirements for the Bachelor of Laws

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Laws, a candidate must complete 144 credit points taken from the University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table, comprising:

(a) 102 credit points of compulsory units of study as specified in the University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table; and

(b) 42 credit points from the Elective Unit of Study Table (undergraduate) for the University of Sydney Law School, of which a maximum of 36 credit points are taken from Part 1, Elective Units of Study or as specified in 6 (5) (c) below, and a minimum of 6 credit points are taken from Part 2, Jurisprudence Units of Study.

(c) Students may apply to take up to a maximum of 24 credit points of advanced learning Master's units of study as elective units of study.

(i) enrolment in Master's units of study will be subject to availability and any unit pre-requisites or assumed knowledge, which may include relevant industry experience or prior specialist study.

(ii) enrolment in Master's units is only permitted after a candidate has completed 96 credit points towards the Bachelor of Laws.

(iii) students may only enrol in Master's units listed in the Bachelor of Laws Elective units of study Table.

7  Programs

Completion of a program in Economics (72 credit points) as specified in Table A for the Bachelor of Economics is a requirement for this combined degree.

8  Progression rules

(1) Candidates in a combined law program must successfully complete LAWS1006 Foundations of Law before enrolling in any other Bachelor of Laws units of study.

(2) Candidates are required to complete Bachelor of Laws units in the order listed in the University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table.

(3) Except with permission of the Law Associate Dean, candidates must complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Economics before proceeding to Year Four of the combined degree with the Bachelor of Laws.

(4) Progression within a major or program

Except with the permission of the relevant delegate, candidates must pass all 1000-level units of study within a program, before proceeding to 2000- level units within that program, or else undertake those 1000-level units concurrently with the 2000-level units. Except with the permission of the relevant delegate, candidates must pass all 2000-level units of study within a program before proceeding to 3000-level units, or else undertake those 2000-level units concurrently with the 3000-level units.

(5) Progression within the Dalyell stream

Candidates in the Dalyell stream may proceed in the Bachelor of Economics according to the resolutions of the Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Advanced Studies and Table D.

9  Requirements for award with Honours

(1) Honours is available to meritorious candidates in the Bachelor of Laws and in Economics or Econometrics by additional enrolment in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and taking an appended honours program.

(2) Candidates undertaking an honours program within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences must complete the requirements for the honours course full-time over two consecutive semesters. If the School is satisfied that a student is unable to attempt the honours program on a full-time basis and if the Associate Dean so recommends, permission may be granted to undertake honours part-time over four consecutive semesters. For candidates undertaking an honours program with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, admission, requirements and award of honours are according to these resolutions and the Resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

(3) Candidates who qualify to undertake honours in the Bachelor of Economics may elect to enrol in the honours program:

(a) with the permission of the University of Sydney Law School and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, by suspending candidature from the Bachelor of Laws degree for one year, with the permission of the University of Sydney Law School; and enrolling in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and taking an appended honours program; or

(b) by enrolling in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and undertaking an appended honours program after completion of both degrees in the combined program.

(4) Admission to the appended honours component in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) is by permission of the School of Economics honours coordinator or head of school after the completion of 144 credit points and the requirements for the Bachelor of Economics, including a program in Economics with an embedded Economics major. Admission requires a WAM of at least 70 in units of study completed to that point, and a major or study of equivalent depth in the area of the proposed honours program.

(5) To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Economics (Honours), a candidate must complete 48 credit points of 4000-level honours units of study in the Economics or Econometrics honours subject area.

(6) The grade of honours awarded on the basis of an appended honours program in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) will be determined by an honours mark calculated from work in the  appended honours program as specified in Table A for the Bachelor of Economics.

(7) Honours in the Bachelor of Laws is available to meritorious students who complete an alternative set of units of study in the final year of the combined degree program. Admission, requirements and calculation of the honours grade are as set out in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Laws.

10  Award of the degree

(1) The Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours.

(2) Candidates who successfully complete the Bachelor of Economics as specified in Section 6(3) and also complete an appended honours component within the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) as specified in Section 9(2) shall be awarded the Bachelor of Economics with the appropriate honours.

(3) The Bachelor of Economics (Honours) is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class in accordance with the Coursework Policy and the resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

(4) Honours in the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded in First Class or Second Class in accordance with the Resolutions of the Bachelor of Laws.

(5) Candidates for the award of the honours degree who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated, will be awarded the pass degree.

(6) For candidates qualifying for the Dalyell stream, the words “Dalyell scholar” will be inserted below the degree name on the testamur.

11  Cross-institutional study

Cross-institutional study is available in this course subject to the terms set out in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences during the first 144 credit points of the combined degree and subsequently subject to the terms set out in the Resolutions of the University of Sydney Law School.

12  International exchange

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the University of Sydney Law School encourage candidates in this course to participate in international exchange programs subject to the terms set out in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences during the first 144 credit points of the combined degree and subsequently subject to the terms set out in the Resolutions of the University of Sydney Law School.

13  Course transfer

(1) A candidate may withdraw from the combined degree program and elect to transfer to the Bachelor of Economics by written application to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree at the time of transfer. Candidature in the Bachelor of Laws will cease in these circumstances.

(2) A candidate who has suspended enrolment in the combined degree to enrol in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) to complete an appended honours component may abandon the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and return to the combined Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws.

14  Credit for previous study

Credit transfer is subject to the relevant provisions of the Coursework Policy and the Resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the University of Sydney Law School.

15  Transitional provisions

(1) These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January 2024. 

(2) Students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January 2024 should complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement.