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Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Science / Bachelor of Laws

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Five years full-time
Six years full-time with honours

This combined program allows students to complete the Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences (BPESS) simultaneously with the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in five years (full-time).

You complete Year One of the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) over the course of your Political, Economic and Social Sciences degree. In Year Four, you undertake the remaining compulsory units followed by elective units in Year Five.

For more information on the Bachelor of Laws, please visit the Faculty of Law website: www.law.usyd.edu.au.


Pathways

Year One Year Two Year Three
Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 1 Semester 2
BPESS Core Major
Junior Unit
ECOP/GOVT/SCLG		 BPESS Core Major
Junior Unit
ECOP/GOVT/SCLG		 BPESS Core Major
Senior Unit
ECOP/GOVT/SCLG 		BPESS Core Major
Senior Unit
ECOP/GOVT/SCLG		 BPESS Core Major
Senior Unit
ECOP/GOVT/SCLG		 BPESS Core Major
Senior Unit
ECOP/GOVT/SCLG
Junior Unit Elective Junior Unit Elective Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Core Unit BPESS Core Major Senior Unit ECOP/GOVT/SCLG Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Core Unit BPESS Core Major
Senior Unit ECOP/GOVT/SCLG
Junior Unit Elective Junior Unit Elective LAWS1014 Civil and
Criminal Procedure		 Senior or Junior
Unit Elective		 Senior or Junior
Unit Elective		 LAWS1017
Torts and Contracts II
LAWS1006
Foundations of Law		 LAWS1012 Torts LAWS1015 Contracts LAWS1016
Criminal Law		 LAWS1018
International Law		 LAWS1021 Public Law
LAWS1013 Legal Research 1 LAWS1019 Legal
Research 2
24 credits 24 credits 24 credits 24 credits 24 credits 24 credits
Total 144 credits
BPESS Core Major to be chosen from the following subject areas: Government and International Relations; Political Economy; Sociology

BPESS Second Major to be chosen from the following subject areas: Anthropology; Economics; Gender Studies; Geography; Government and International Relations†; History; Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management; Philosophy; Political Economy†; Psychology; Sociology†; A language other than English from Table A.
†If major not taken as the BPESS Core Major

Elective Units to be chosen from the Second Major subject areas