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Bachelor of Laws for School-Leavers
New 4 Year Degree
Natalie Klein
Dean, Macquarie Law School
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2013 Offerings at Macquarie Law
School
• Combined LLB programs
• Distance LLB program
– Age requirement of 21 years, part time only,
distance
• Graduate LLB
– For students already holding a Bachelors degree;
available internally and by distance
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What Stays (Mostly) the Same…
• All of the combined degree programs
– Though they will now be called double degree
programs
• There are no changes to the LLB component
of these degrees
• Internal pathways will exist between the
double degree and single degree programs
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What is Changing
• The graduate LLB will no longer be available
– Last intake: Session 3, 2013-14
• A Juris Doctor will begin as a postgraduate
degree in law, replacing the graduate LLB
• The distance LLB as a distinct program will
become part of the new 4 year LLB program
– No age requirement
– Part time or full time
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The New 4 yr LLB
• Essentially made up of the existing 72cp LLB,
with the addition of a 24 cp qualifying major
• Seven qualifying majors available
• Allows for a focus on law, but has the
advantage of rounding out legal studies with
addition of units from other areas to ensure a
broader, contextual understanding of the law
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Our LLB Program
• Comprised of 15 compulsory units, 9
electives
– Includes units required for admission to practice
– International Law
– PACE
• LAW115 is assessed on pass / fail basis to
ensure students gain skills needed at outset
– These skills and capabilities are scaffolded
throughout program
• Electives cover diverse areas of law
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Criminology
• Available in the BA, BSocSci as well as LLB
• Taught with PICT and Sociology
• Brings together topics on crime, social control
and the legal system
• Career paths include:
– Criminal law and advocacy
– Corrective services and policing
– Intelligence and security
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Public Policy, Law and Governance
• Available in the BA as well as LLB
• Taught with Dept of Modern History, Politics
and International Relations
• Focused on politics, law reform, policy
development
• Career paths include:
– Advocacy and lobbying
– Government and public sector
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Environmental Law and Management
• Available in the BA as well as LLB
• Taught with Dept of Environment and
Geography
• Encompasses local, national and
international environmental law and policy;
resource management
• Careers include:
– Environmental consultant
– Advocacy and policy advice at all levels of
government
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International Law and Global
Governance
• Available in the BA as well as LLB
• Taught with Dept of Modern History, Politics
and International Relations
• Focus on international law and international
relations in range of issue areas, as well as
Australian law and policy in global context
• Careers include:
– Advisor in international organisations
– Foreign affairs
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Media, Technology and the Law
• Available in the BA as well as LLB
• Taught with Faculty of Science and Dept of
Media, Music, Communications and Cultural
Studies
• Provides understanding of legal dimensions
to technology and new media in society
• Careers include:
– Media and technology consultant
– Talent manager
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Commercial and Corporate Law
• Available in the LLB only
• Taught with the Faculty of Business and
Economics
• Allows studies in accounting, finance and
economics
• Careers include:
– Policy and business advisors and analysts
– Contract managers
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Social Justice
• Available in the BA, BSocSci and the LLB
• Taught with different departments in the
Faculty of Arts
• Brings together studies in law, sociology,
cultural studies, gender and philosophy
• Careers include:
– Welfare and social policy advisors and advocates
– Strategic campaigner
– Public sector roles
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Why Macquarie?
• Still provides interdisciplinarity, but a shorter
time commitment overall
• PACE is still required
• Available internal or by distance
– Though not entirely online; there are compulsory
oncampus sessions for each unit
• Available full time or part time
• Rather than two undergraduate degrees in 5
years, students can do the LLB and
potentially a 1 year Masters program
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Compared to other Sydney universities
• No equivalents at UNSW or USyd
• UTS does straight LLB, which includes
practical legal training requirements, but not
the breadth of studies
• UWS has a straight LLB, but without a
defined major so no distinct pathways beyond
law and so more narrow
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Entry Requirements for LLB programs
• No prerequisite study at high school
• ATAR for double degree programs are 95-96
• No advertised ATAR for the new 4 year LLB
program, but anticipating 97
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Pathways – Pre-Law Quota
• Admission to the ‘Pre-Law’ Pathway allows students
in non-law degrees to undertake introductory law
units as a pathway to the Bachelor of Laws.
• Students approved for entry to the pre-law pathway
will have waivers loaded to allow enrolment in
LAW115, LAW104, LAW108, and LAW109.
– Upon satisfactory completion of these four units, students
may then apply to transfer into either the Bachelor of Laws
(96cp Single Award) or a Double Degree with Bachelor of
Laws, subject to meting the transfer requirements set out
below.
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Pathways – Pre-Law Quota
• New Students (commencing their studies at
Macquarie in 2014) who have been admitted to a
non-law degree at Macquarie University can apply for
admission to the pre-law pathway prior to their first
semester of studies if they meet the following criteria:
– Minimum ATAR to be established each year. For 2014
intake the minimum ATAR will be 93.
• Existing Students already enrolled in a non-law
degree at Macquarie must meet the following criteria
for entry to the Pre-Law Pathway:
– 24cp of non-law units including LEX101 or LEX102
– GPA 3.0
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Transfers between Programs
• Subject to program requirements, students
will be able to transfer between the single
LLB to a double degree and from the double
degree to the single degree
• Which one to choose at the start?
– 4 yr LLB if set on being a lawyer
– Double degree if want more flexibility around
choice of units to study
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Questions?
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