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Bachelor of Laws

University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Course Overview

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) students gain a professional degree of outstanding quality in four years.

You will deal with real people with real problems as part of the innovative clinical studies programme at UC, honing critical practical skills in the process of helping the community.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Course Modules

Compulsory courses


Year 1:

  • Legal System: Legal Method and Institutions

  • Legal Foundations, Research and Writing

  • Five 100-level non-Law courses of your choice (excluding ACCT152, ACCT252, and CRJU150)

Year 2:

  • The Law of Contract

  • The Law of Torts

  • Land Law

  • Public Law

Year 3:

  • Criminal Law

  • Equity and Trusts

  • Five elective 300-level LAWS courses (topics such as international human rights, environmental law, family law, etc.)

Year 4:

  • Eight elective 300-level LAWS courses

  • (Optional for admission as a Barrister and Solicitor: Legal Ethics - LAWS398)

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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