Comments

• v2.1
• Applied most of the changes suggested by HoS Gordon Stewart.
• Considered feedback from Alison and responded/applied as suitable. Answering my questions has helped a lot, so thanks for that.
• In reading feedback, website and handbook I believe that the LLB might require a few diversions from the standard programme page structure:
  • Entry into second year: Quite a lot of content on this process, so we will probably locate it on the new faculty/school site and link to it.
  • Selection into Honours: Not like any other honours programme, so have written it up differently. SHould be available to you soom.
  • Conjoint degree: As the LLB is often studied simultaneously with another degree we will have to cover the conjoint option(s) on the requirements tab (where we have spare space because this degree doesn't have any majors.
• Added a duration/intensity (that really come in to its own for part-time only qualifications and PG (where there is a specified maximum duration as well as the standard full-time minimum)
• Revised the entry requirements.
• Fine-tuned the first degree requirement.

Duration/intensity

The LLB represents four years of full-time study and may also be studied part-time.

Entry Requirements

To be accepted into the LLB you need to

• achieve University Entrance for at least one of the admission types.

Degree requirements

• A total of 480 points, of which:
  
  • At least 90 points must be from non-law courses chosen from any other first degree at this university.
• Complete three core courses at 100 level (usually in the first year):
  
  • LAWS 121
  • LAWS 122
  • LAWS 123.
• Complete non-law courses worth at least 70 points (usually in the first year)
• Complete five core courses at 200 level:
  
  • LAWS 211
  • LAWS 212
  • LAWS 213
  • LAWS 214
  • LAWS 297.
• Complete any further courses to make the 90 required non-law points.
• Complete two core courses at 300 level:
  • LAWS 301
  • LAWS 312
• Complete eleven further LAWS courses at 300 level, including LAWS 334 if you wish to apply for admission to the Bar.

LLB Conjoint programme

Comments

We decided to limit our treatment of conjoint and double degrees to a few words and a link to an existing homesite page.

The suggested exception to this is the LLB, because 80% of students do a conjoint degree. As such, it seems necessary to give more coverage to this flexibility for this degree.

I have used the major requirements section to describe the conjoint options, as the LLB doesn't have any majors. However, this section of the page is likely to be hand crafted.

• We need to state the general requirements for conjoints (at least those applicable to the LLB. See Entry and Conjoint Requirements sections above.
• Based on the graduate numbers (see comment) we will show an LLB/BA only for the MVP. We can always add more conjoint examples later.

Conjoint Requirements

For conjoint programmes consisting of the LLB and a three-year degree:

• Total of 660 points required, of which:
  • At least 480 points from courses at 200 level or higher.
  • Maximum of 60 points may be credited to the conjoint programme from a previously completed degree.
  • At least 180 points from courses passed at Victoria University
• Students must meet the conjoint requirements for each component degree.
• 300-level courses may not normally be used to satisfy the major or specialisation requirements for both component degrees.