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University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table

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Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Part 2 - Jurisprudence Elective Units of Study

Students must successfully complete 42 credit points from the elective units of study including:
(a) a maximum of 36 credit points from Part 1 - Electives
(b) a minimum of 6 credit points from Part 2 - Jurisprudence
(c) no more than 24 credit points of Master's level electives

Part 2 - Jurisprudence Elective Units of Study

LAWS3447
Law and Economics
6    N LAWS3036 or LAWS5147


This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 2 requirement of the LLB.
Semester 2
LAWS3454
Philosophy of Law
6    N LAWS3459 or LAWS5154

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 2 requirement of the LLB. Enrolment is by separate application to the Law School.
Intensive August
LAWS3468
Theories of Justice
6    N LAWS3077 or LAWS5168


This unit satisfies the Juriprudence/Part 2 requirement of the LLB.
Semester 1
LAWS3471
Theories of Conscientious Obedience
6    N LAWS5171


This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 2 requirement of the LLB.
Semester 1
LAWS3475
Philosophy of International Law
6   

This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 2 requirement of the LLB.
Semester 2
LAWS3495
The Rule of Law and its Value
6    N LAWS5195


This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 2 requirement of the LLB.
Semester 2
LAWS3500
Law, Morals and Politics
6    N LAWS5200

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit satisfies the Part 2/Jurisprudence requirement of the LLB.
Semester 1
LAWS3512
Law and Social Theories
6    N LAWS3462
Semester 1
LAWS3517
The History of Legal Thought
6      Semester 1

Part 2 Masters's Level Jurisprudence Electives

JURS6018
Constitutional Theory
6   

Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
Intensive September
JURS6019
Freedom of Speech
6   

Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
Intensive September
LAWS6187
Functional Analysis of Law and Soc Control
6   

Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
Intensive April
LAWS6316
Theories of the Judiciary
6   

Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
Intensive June
LAWS6338
The Nature of the Common Law
6   

Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
Intensive June
LAWS6836
Precedent, Interpretation and Probability
6   

Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
Semester 2