Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Bachelor of Economics Bachelor of Laws course is designed for those who want a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between financial systems and the law. This course enhances analytical and quantitative skills to tackle economic challenges effectively and meets the academic requirements for admission as a lawyer in NSW. Distinctive features include the integration of law with econometrics, macroeconomics, and microeconomics, tailored to inform practical policy decisions.

Availabilities

• City campus - Autumn Session:
  • Attendance mode: On campus - Weekly
  • Attendance type: Full Time, Part Time
  • Location: City campus
  • Session: Autumn Session
  • Student type: Domestic, International
• City campus - Spring Session:
  • Attendance mode: On campus - Weekly
  • Attendance type: Full Time, Part Time
  • Location: City campus
  • Session: Spring Session
  • Student type: International

Professional Recognition

This course satisfies the requirements for admission to the Supreme Court of NSW as a lawyer, provided students complete a practical legal training program, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

1. Evaluate and apply a broad and coherent body of legal knowledge to demonstrate an understanding of the broader contexts in which legal issues arise, and the law operates.
2. Demonstrate professional integrity and accountability through the ability to analyse and respond to ethical challenges in legal practice.
3. Apply skills in legal research, critical analysis and evaluation to problems and questions in law to construct effective legal arguments.
4. Generate solutions to legal issues through effective collaboration and communicate accurately and persuasively with a variety of audiences.
5. Apply knowledge and skills to develop professional capabilities to work effectively with and for Indigenous peoples and communities across the law profession.
6. Critically analyse economic problems in Australian and global society using and justifying appropriate economic concepts and frameworks.
7. Communicate information clearly in a form appropriate for its audience.
8. Demonstrate ability to work independently and with others as a member of a team to achieve an agreed goal.
9. Analyse and discuss the intended and unintended effects of economic decisions on social welfare, equity and the environment.
10. Combine economic analysis, data and econometric techniques to address typical complex problems faced by economists in diverse work environments.
11. Critically reflect on the intersection between Indigenous Australians' experience, and sustainable economic policy and apply to decision making to work with and for Indigenous peoples and communities.

Structure

The course comprises a total of 240 credit points, allowing students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws.

• The law component of 144 credit points is made up of:
  • 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects
  • 30 credit points of law options, including either 30 credit points of law options or 30 credit points of legal futures and technology options
  • a 6-credit-point legal theory option
• The economics component of 96 credit points comprises:
  • 66 credit points of core economics subjects
  • 30 credit points of elective economics subjects

Bachelor of Laws (144 Credit Points)

• Core (108 Credit Points): Complete all of the following subjects:
  • Foundations of Law (8 CPs)
  • Torts (8 CPs)
  • Contracts (8 CPs)
  • Ethics Law and Justice (6 CPs)
  • Civil Practice (6 CPs)
  • Introduction to Property and Commercial Law (6 CPs)
  • Real Property (8 CPs)
  • Remedies (6 CPs)
  • Public International Law (6 CPs)
  • Evidence (6 CPs)
  • Equity and Trusts (8 CPs)
  • Administrative Law (8 CPs)
  • Corporate Law (8 CPs)
  • Australian Constitutional Law (8 CPs)
  • Criminal Law and Procedure (8 CPs)
• Legal Futures and Technology Major or Options (Law UG) (30 Credit Points): Select 30 credit points from the following options:
  • Legal Futures and Technology (30 CPs)
  • Options (Law UG) (30 CPs)
• Legal Theory (undergraduate) (6 Credit Points): Select 6 credit points from the following stream:
  • Options (Legal Theory UG) (6 CPs)

Bachelor of Economics (96 Credit Points)

• Core (66 Credit Points): Complete all of the following subjects:
  • Economics for Business (6 CPs)
  • Responsible Evidence-Based Decisions (6 CPs)
  • Strategic Decision Making and Game Theory (6 CPs)
  • Economics for Business 2 (6 CPs)
  • Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business (6 CPs)
  • Introductory Econometrics (6 CPs)
  • Intermediate Microeconomics (6 CPs)
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics (6 CPs)
  • Empirical Methods for Policy Evaluation (6 CPs)
  • Behavioural Economics (6 CPs)
  • Economic Policy and Analysis (Capstone) (6 CPs)
• Electives (30 Credit Points): Select 30 credit points from the following subjects:
  • Business Internship (6 CPs)
  • Economic Growth, Development and Sustainability (6 CPs)
  • Economics of Competition and Strategy (6 CPs)
  • Economics of Monetary Policy and Central Banking (6 CPs)
  • Economics of the Environment (6 CPs)
  • Experimental Economics (6 CPs)
  • Labour Economics (6 CPs)
  • Market Design (6 CPs)
  • Public Economics (6 CPs)
  • Time Series Econometrics (6 CPs)

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential for successfully completing a course at UTS.

Award(s)

Bachelor of Economics (BEcon) Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Faculty

Law, Business

Study Level

Undergraduate

Location

City campus

Duration

5 Year(s)

UAC Code(s)

Autumn Session

CRICOS Code

K

Language of Instruction

English