The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree delivers a solid and highly practical legal education equipping you with a broad perspective for an extensive range of legal work. The Laws Honours program enables you to apply the knowledge and skills gained in your LLB degree in the context of a major legal research project. Your Law degree will have introduced you to a wide range of legal topics, issues, and areas requiring law reform - especially with regards to social justice. An Honours project enables you to explore one of these areas in much greater depth. Honours research topics are extensive and negotiable; if you are keen to unearth a particular area relating to law or within a legal context, you'll be encouraged and supported. The Honours year has two functions at UOW; as an in-depth project at the end of undergraduate study, and as a bridge between undergraduate study and advanced research. Studying Honours gives you: Training in research skills and information systems (archives, the Library, databases, electronic research networks) The ability to present complex ideas verbally and in writing The opportunity to work closely with a supervisor and prepare a major project to meet critical deadlines Experience in devising, researching and writing up an individual topic of study in an extended format Course Learning Outcomes Students graduating from the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Direct Entry) will be able to: Demonstrate a sound understanding of the Australian legal system, including core areas of knowledge for Australian legal practice, and an appreciation of its international context; Recognize and be able to resolve ethical problems in legal decision-making; Apply reasoning and critical analysis to generate appropriate and creative responses to complex legal issues; Investigate, evaluate and interpret legal research sources in order to articulate an original response; Communicate complex legal concepts effectively to a range of audiences; Independently plan and execute a research-based project or piece of scholarship that demonstrates in depth understanding and critical analysis of the area of study. Course Structure Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Direct Entry), must complete the following: all compulsory Law subjects as set out in the Course Program below; elective subjects to the value of 64 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule (See Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)); LLB 400 Legal Research Methodology (8 credit points) and LLB 401 Legal Research Thesis (16 credit points). Career opportunities Barrister; Commercial Lawyer; Criminal Defense Lawyer; Diplomat; Environmental Lawyer; Government Lawyer; In-House Legal Adviser; Intellectual Property Lawyer; Legal Consultant; Magistrate; Media Lawyer; Policy Adviser; Politician; Prosecutor; Research Officer; Solicitor in Private Practice or a Community Legal Centre.