The Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws is a five-year, full-time combined degree jointly offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the University of Sydney Law School. The Bachelor of Laws is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board of NSW and therefore satisfies the academic qualification prerequisite for admission as a lawyer in New South Wales.
During the first three years of the course, students concurrently complete compulsory law units of study (equating to Year 1 of the Bachelor of Laws) and a program in Economics comprised of foundational studies in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics and an 'embedded' major in:
Students who meet the entry and progression criteria may elect to complete the Advanced Economics program, which serves as a pathway to Honours in Economics.
Students also complete units from the Open Learning Environment and elective units from a broad range of subject areas, including business, STEM, social sciences and humanities.
The final two years of the course consist of compulsory and elective law units (Years 2 and 3 of the Bachelor of Laws).
For detailed information on degree rules, please refer to the course resolutions.
To qualify for the award of the combined Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws, a candidate must complete 240 credit points, including:
Upon qualifying for the Bachelor of Economics (end of Year 3), students apply to transfer to the standalone Bachelor of Laws to complete the final two years of the course.
Mathematics is an essential tool in the study of economics. Students admitted to a Bachelor of Economics course are assumed to have prior knowledge of mathematics equivalent to a minimum result of Band 4 in the NSW Higher School Certificate course, Mathematics Advanced. Students who do not possess the assumed knowledge are strongly advised to enrol in ECON1003 Quantitative Methods in Economics in their first semester of study. The unit may be counted as an elective towards the requirements of the degree.
The degree plan below is intended as a guide only but indicates the recommended sequence of units of study. A degree planning tool is available to assist enrolled students in mapping out their studies against course requirements. Additional degree planning resources are also available.
Year | Semester | Units of Study | |||
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1 | 1 | ECON1001 | ECMT1010 | LAWS1025 | Elective |
2 | ECON1002 | ECMT1020 | LAWS1026 | Elective | |
2 | 1 | ECOS2001 or ECOS2902 | ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 | LAWS1027 | LAWS1029 |
2 | ECOS2002 or ECOS2901 | Embedded major or Economics program selective | LAWS1028 | OLE or Dalyell | |
3 | 1 | Embedded major | Embedded major | LAWS1023 | Elective or Dalyell |
2 | ECOS3997 or ECMT3997 | Embedded major | LAWS1021 | LAWS1030 | |
Transfer to standalone Bachelor of Laws | |||||
4 | 1 | Law | Law | Law | Law |
2 | Law | Law | Law | Law | |
5 | 1 | Law | Law | Law | Law |
2 | Law | Law | Law | Law |
Students who intend to undertake Honours in Economics or Econometrics may either:
(i) suspend candidature in the Bachelor of Laws for one year and apply for admission to the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) upon completion of the Bachelor of Economics; or
(ii) apply for admission to the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) upon completion of the Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws.
Information on the preparation required for admission to Honours can be found on the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) page.
The Dalyell stream is a targeted stream for high achievers. Students who participate in the Dalyell stream are known as ‘Dalyell Scholars’ and have access to curricular and extra-curricular activities.
Dalyell Scholars are required to complete 12 credit points of Dalyell stream units. Dalyell stream units emphasise the development of vision, depth of understanding, adaptability, breadth of perspective, societal contribution, and a high level of capability in operating across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Dalyell Scholars may take Dalyell stream units offered by any faculty.
Additionally, with the permission of the Dalyell Program Director, students have access to enrichment and accelerated units of study that can be completed as electives.
Students are required to complete 6 credit points in units of study from the Open Learning Environment, unless they are enrolled in the Dalyell stream.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 12 credit points of elective units of study from Table A (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences), Table S (shared pool), Table O (OLE), or Table D (for students enrolled in the Dalyell stream).
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