University of Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
Not all units of study listed are offered in a given year. Please refer to the latest Sydney Law School lecture timetable.
Students are advised that given the current pandemic context, it may be necessary, at very short notice, to change unit of study details, including mode of delivery and assessment. Students should check unit of study details provided in the unit outline at the start of each unit of study and continue to check for any changes throughout the semester.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Part 1 - Elective Units of Study |
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| Students must successfully complete 42 credit points from the elective units of study including: | |||
| (a) a maximum of 36 credit points from Part 1 - Elective Units of Study | |||
| (b) a minimum of 6 credit points from Part 2 - Jurisprudence Units of Study | |||
| (c) no more than 24 credit points of Master's level elective units of study. | |||
Part 1 - Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS3044 Law International Exchange Electives |
24 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Available to outbound exchange students only. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS3068 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems |
6 | N LAWS5368 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS3403 Advanced Corporate Law |
6 | P LAWS2014 N LAWS3445 and LAWS5103 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3404 Advanced Criminal Law |
6 | P LAWS1016 N LAWS5104 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3409 Advanced Taxation Law |
6 | P LAWS3412 N LAWS5109 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3411 Anti-Discrimination Law |
6 | N LAWS5111 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3412 Australian Income Tax |
6 | N LAWS5112 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3413 Banking and Financial Instruments |
6 | P LAWS1015 and LAWS2015 N LAWS5113 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3419 Competition Law |
6 | N LAWS5119 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3426 Criminology |
6 | N LAWS5126 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS3427 Death and Inheritance Law |
6 | N LAWS5127 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3428 Media Law: Defamation and Privacy |
6 | N LAWS5128 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS3430 Environmental Law |
6 | C LAWS2010 N LAWS5130 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3431 Law and Social Justice Clinic |
6 | N LAWS5131 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in this unit is by special application. Enrolment is restricted to students in their final year of study. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3432 Family Law |
6 | N LAWS5132 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS3434 International Human Rights Law |
6 | P LAWS1018 or LAWS1023 N LAWS5134 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3435 Indigenous Peoples and Public Law |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS3437 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | P LAWS1015 N LAWS5137 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3441 Introduction to Islamic Law |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS3443 Interpretation |
6 | P LAWS1015 and LAWS1021 N LAWS5143 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3444 Japanese Law |
6 | N LAWS5144 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3445 Insolvency Law |
6 | P LAWS2014 N LAWS3403 or LAWS5145 or LAWS5103 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3446 Labour Law |
6 | N LAWS5146 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3451 Media Law: Contempt and Open Justice |
6 | N LAWS5151 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3452 Medical Law |
6 | N LAWS5152 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS3457 Private International Law B |
6 | N LAWS5157 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3460 Roman Law |
6 | N LAWS5160 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3461 Public Interest Law Clinic |
6 | N LAWS5161 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in this unit of study is by special application. Priority will be given to students in their final year of study. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3463 Sports Law |
6 | P LAWS1012 and LAWS1015 and LAWS1017 Interest in sport is not essential to doing this subject. The topics are largely universal in application. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3465 Sydney Law Review |
6 | N LAWS3057 or Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in this unit of study is by Departmental Permission. Applicants must have a minimum WAM of 70 and be in their final year of study. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3478 Development, Law and Human Rights |
6 | N LAWS5178 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3479 IP: Trade Marks and Patents |
6 | N LAWS3472 or LAWS3423 or LAWS5179 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3480 IP: Copyright and Designs |
6 | N LAWS3423 or LAWS5180 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS3483 War Law: Use of Force and Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3440 or LAWS5183 or LAWS6218 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS3484 Secured Transactions in Commercial Law |
6 | P LAWS2012 N LAWS5184 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3489 International Moot |
6 | P LAWS1018 or LAWS1023 N LAWS5189 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in this unit of study will be by special application, and will be based on competitive selection in accordance with the rules of the individual competition. |
Intensive December Intensive February Semester 1 |
| LAWS3499 Migration, Refugees and Forced Migration |
6 | P LAWS2010 and LAWS1021 and LAWS2011 C (LAWS2002 or LAWS2010 or LAWS5010) and (LAWS1018 or LAWS2005 or LAWS1023 or LAWS5005) N LAWS3458 or LAWS5158 or LAWS3453 or LAWS5153 or LAWS5199 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3502 Advanced Trusts |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS3508 Industry and Community Engagement |
6 | A Students are expected to have completed all core units with the exception of Private International Law A. N INDP3000 Enrolment in this unit of study is only available to JD and LLB students in their final two years of study. |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS3511 Indigenous Engagement |
6 | A Required knowledge will vary by project. N FASS3500 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS3514 Race and the Law |
6 | N LAWS5214 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3515 Citizenship and Nationality Law |
6 | P LAWS1021, LAWS1023 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3519 The Criminal Trial |
6 | P LAWS1014 and LAWS1016 C LAWS2016 N LAWS5219 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3520 Psychology and Law |
6 | N LAWS5220 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS3521 Law of Restitution and Unjust Enrichment |
6 | P LAWS1012 and LAWS1015 and LAWS1017 and LAWS2012 C LAWS2015 N LAWS5221 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS3900 Law Honours |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Further information regarding the honours program, including eligibility requirements, workload, supervision and award, can be found at https://sydney.edu.au/students/honours/law.html. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Part 1 - Master's Level Electives |
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| LAWS6032 Crime Research and Policy |
6 |
Core unit for MCrim and GradDipCrim students. Elective unit for GradDipCrim students who commenced on or after 1 Jan 2019. 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 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
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 May |
| LAWS6052 Govt Regulation, Health Policy and Ethics |
6 |
MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252. 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 October |
| LAWS6054 Health Care and Professional Liability |
6 |
Core unit for GradDipHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252. 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 April |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental 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 April |
| LAWS6063 World Trade Organization Law I |
6 | A limited knowledge of law of treaties N LAWS3439 or LAWS5139 Note: Department permission required for enrolment 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 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6065 Pollution, Corporate Liability and Govern |
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 June |
| LAWS6066 Discretion in Criminal Justice |
6 |
Academic Profile https://www.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 October |
| LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have successfully completed an undergraduate/postgraduate unit of study in tax law. 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 |
Intensive June |
| LAWS6096 Work Health and Safety: Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 (MLLR students) 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 |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have successfully completed an undergraduate/postgraduate unit of study in tax law. 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 November |
| LAWS6141 Asia Pacific Environmental Law |
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 |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. The completion of LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation will provide students; without such knowledge or work experience; with additional knowledge and skills that will assist in successfully completing this unit. 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 May |
| LAWS6193 Criminal Justice: Prevention and Control |
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 |
Session 1 Early Census |
| LAWS6195 Immigration and Labour Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 (MLLR students only) 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 November |
| LAWS6214 Goods and Services Tax Principles A |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. 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 April |
| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
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 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6307 Class Action Litigation in Australia |
6 | N LAWS6230 or LAWS6869 Mr Jason Betts |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6320 Climate Justice and Disaster 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 September |
| LAWS6342 Environmental Markets This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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/cpd/ |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6343 International Law and Technology |
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 |
Intensive November |
| LAWS6344 Work, Care and Gender |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree 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 |
Session 1 Early Census |
| LAWS6345 Principles of Financial Regulation |
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 |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6350 Criminal Law: History and Theory |
6 | A LAWS6034 Gender Violence and the Criminal Law, undergraduate criminal law or permission given by Unit Coordinator 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 May |
| LAWS6352 Mergers and Acquisitions in Asia |
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 |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6355 Energy and Water Security 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 November |
| LAWS6356 Critical Victimology |
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 November |
| LAWS6357 The Statutory Foundations of Negligence |
6 | A undergraduate law degree 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 May |
| LAWS6358 Digital Criminology: Tech and Crime |
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 |
| LAWS6360 Project Finance Fundamentals |
6 | A Students who do not hold a law degree must have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit. 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 |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6361 Advanced Insolvency Law |
6 | A This unit is available to students who have completed LAWS5014 Corporations Law, LAWS6159 Insolvency Law or equivalent unit. 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 |
| LAWS6816 Labour Law in the Global Economy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 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 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law |
6 |
MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. 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 April |
| LAWS6852 Doing Business in China This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | A Students who do not hold a law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit. 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 |
| LAWS6862 Hate Crime |
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 |
Semester 1a |
| LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution |
6 | N LAWS6202 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 April |
| LAWS6877 Mental Illness: Law and Policy |
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 October |
| LAWS6888 Risk, Fear and Insecurity |
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 |
| LAWS6889 Death 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 |
| LAWS6916 International Investment 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 May |
| LAWS6931 Dispute Resolution in Asia |
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 |
Session 1 Early Census |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
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 October |
| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
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 |
| LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals |
6 | A Available to law graduates only. Students undertaking this unit must have a good working knowledge of the Australian Corporations Act and the rules and practices applicable to securities offerings and takeovers or the equivalent in their home jurisdiction. 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 April |