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Bachelor of Laws with Honours
Bachelor of Laws with Honours

Bachelor of Laws with Honours

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

English requirements

  • IELTS: Overall band of 6.0 with no sub-score below 5.5
  • TOEFL: A score of 80 on the internet-based test
  • Pearson Test of English: A score of 50 with a ‘Communicative’ score of not less than 42
  • C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)): A score of 169 or higher, with each skill score no less than 162
  • C2 Proficiency (formerly known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)): A score of 169 or higher, with each skill score no less than 162
  • New Zealand Certificates in English Language (NZCEL): NZCEL Level 4 (Academic)
  • Victoria University of Wellington English Proficiency Programme (EPP): A minimum of three ratings of 4 and one rating of 3

Other requirements

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Course Information

The Bachelor of Laws with Honours is a chance for you to extend your skills and gain an edge in your career opportunities.

The first part of this degree starts with the Bachelor of Laws (LLB). There are only about 35 places for the Honours programme, so competition for selection into this degree is fierce. Selection is based on the results of your best three 200-level Law courses (LAWS 211–214). Your result for LAWS 297 may be taken into account.

If you're invited in to the Bachelor of Laws with Honours, you will spend the remainder of your study working closely with tutors and lecturers, refining your research, writing and analytical skills in a range of specialist areas.

Conjoint and double degrees

You can choose to combine your LLB(Hons) with another degree in a conjoint degree. A conjoint degree will allow you to complete the four-year LLB(Hons) and a three-year degree within five years.

Popular combinations with an LLB(Hons) are a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce or a Bachelor of Science.

Conjoint or double degrees are more intense programmes of study and we recommend you talk to an adviser about making a plan that will work for you.

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First and second year

 

You'll start the first part of your degree studying for a Bachelor of Laws.

Third and fourth year

 

As well as taking the compulsory LLB courses and nine 300-level LAWS electives from the LLB degree, you'll do an 8,000-word research essay in the third year, and a 40-point 500-level course in your fourth year.

Over the next two years, you'll also do two 10-point Honours seminars, the timing of which will depend on your timetable and interests.

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Pathway Courses

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Career Opportunity

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Overseas Student Health Cover

Medical insurance: NZD$620 per year

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