Comments

• Based on the LLB
• Covered with UG degrees, due to it being a separate UG law qualification
  
  

Entry requirements

• Approximately 35 students per year are invited to join the Honours programme based on academic performance in the 200-level LAWS courses.

Supplementary information

• "Although it shares many . . ." (GUS, p.89)

Tool tips

Thoughts and questions

• Is it accurate to describe the selection for receiving an invitation to the Honours programme as an entry requirement (when not called this in the Calendar) or should I relegate it to Supplementary information?

Degree requirements

• Total of 525 points required (typically 120 points/year), including:
  • At least 90 points from elective courses chosen from 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 five core courses at 200-level (usually in the second year):
  
  • LAWS 211
  • LAWS 212
  • LAWS 213
  • LAWS 214
  • LAWS 297.
• Complete eleven core courses from LAWS at 300-level (usually in the third, fourth and fifth years):
  • LAWS 301
  • LAWS 312
  • Nine further courses from LAWS at 300-level, including:
    • LAWS 334 if you wish to apply for admission to the Bar.
• Complete three courses from LAWS at 400-level (usually in the fourth and fifth years):
  • • LAWS 489
    • Two courses from LAWS 430-450
• Complete one courses from LAWS 500-529 (usually in the fourth or fifth year).

Supplementary information

• Standard ones on UG degree requirements
• "You should read the current law prospectus for . . ." (GUS, p.88).
• Students are unable to apply directly for enrollment in the LLB(Hons). Rather, they must be invited to enroll, where invitations are based on academic performance in 200-level LAWS courses. 

Tool tips

• Standard ones on UG degree requirements
• Bar: One step in the process to practise as or to call yourself a New Zealand lawyer

Thoughts and questions

• Listing all the 300-level courses in one requirement (5) clouds the year  3 and year 4 course allocation. Does this matter?

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/LLB(Hons), so all the rest below is that same as for the LLB.