Honours at UNSW (2 Viewers)

[011]

Is it WAM 75 for Class I anyway? (i dont think it varies through those unis that have it, or does it)

 

[stamos]

travel and do it overseas, firms love that shit

 

[Frigid]

Is it WAM 75 for Class I anyway? (i dont think it varies through those unis that have it, or does it)

i think it's about that. i remember, at UTS, it was the weighted average mark of your 13 best law subjects, and at least a pass in the Honours thesis elective. the marks are then ranked and the best person gets UM (not me )

 

[011]

i think it's about that. i remember, at UTS, it was the weighted average mark of your 13 best law subjects, and at least a pass in the Honours thesis elective. the marks are then ranked and the best person gets UM (not me )

Is there a thesis elective for every honours in law? I've never heard of such a compulsory thing at Usyd. From what it seems to me, its just a 75 WAM across either all law subjects completed by the person (or best of X subjects).

 

[Frigid]

Is there a thesis elective for every honours in law? I've never heard of such a compulsory thing at Usyd. From what it seems to me, its just a 75 WAM across either all law subjects completed by the person (or best of X subjects).

you're right. the thesis elective is a requirement of USyd LLB Hons...

Honours in Law

There is no separate Honours year in Law. Honours are awarded on the basis of your weighted average marks in all law units, including those taken as part of a combined degree and any failures.

 

[MoonlightSonata]

What the hell? No honours?

That is something to bloody well bring to the lawsoc meeting...

 

[Frigid]

What the hell? No honours?

That is something to bloody well bring to the lawsoc meeting...

NEWBIE!!!!!!

time for john to do us all a favour

 

[011]

lol, moonlight gets pissed

 

[§eraphim]

I doubt he has the power to change the degree structure like that. Anywayz, why not do a LLM at Usyd?

 

[Meldrum]

Awww such emoticons don't hide such harsh words.

Sorry, I just heard that from a UNSW law grad, cum Telstra HQ solicitor.

No need to be such a basterd.

 

[Frigid]

I doubt he has the power to change the degree structure like that. Anywayz, why not do a LLM at Usyd?

because, dear, a BCL at Oxford is greater than a LLM at USyd.

Awww such emoticons don't hide such harsh words.

Sorry, I just heard that from a UNSW law grad, cum Telstra HQ solicitor.

No need to be such a basterd.

he may be a solicitor, but you're not even an HSC graduate

 

[jase_]

Oh wow, UTS Law honours only requires an extra subject, not an extra year. That's pretty good then! If it was like that for IT, I'd probably do it.

 

[santaslayer]

Oh wow, UTS Law honours only requires an extra subject, not an extra year. That's pretty good then! If it was like that for IT, I'd probably do it.

Depends. Some unis intergrate that 'extra' subject into a compulsory subject so that it really isn't an 'extra' subject as such.
5 years + another year of honours is fucking fucked.

 

[xeuyrawp]

5 years + another year of honours is fucking fucked.

Ugh, don't remind me.... :'(

 

[legaleagle]

UNSW History

For anyone interested, the Faculty of Law went through a massive debate about the proposed introduction of honours in my time at UNSW (1994-1998). All of the info re arguments for and against should be able to be accessed in the student law society's archive or the faculty's archive. Maybe ask a law librarian about it - I reckon they'd be delighted to drag that stuff out for you.

My understanding of the upshot of the debate was that for reasons to do with the history of the creation of the Law Faculty at UNSW and its (broadly speaking) egalitarian/socialist ethos, merely handing out Honours based on WAM was considered too elitist.

Cheers

Legaleagle

 

[santaslayer]

For anyone interested, the Faculty of Law went through a massive debate about the proposed introduction of honours in my time at UNSW (1994-1998). All of the info re arguments for and against should be able to be accessed in the student law society's archive or the faculty's archive. Maybe ask a law librarian about it - I reckon they'd be delighted to drag that stuff out for you.

My understanding of the upshot of the debate was that for reasons to do with the history of the creation of the Law Faculty at UNSW and its (broadly speaking) egalitarian/socialist ethos, merely handing out Honours based on WAM was considered too elitist.

Cheers

Legaleagle

Too elitist? But that's what honours are for! The l33t!

 

[Frigid]

its (broadly speaking) egalitarian/socialist ethos, merely handing out Honours based on WAM was considered too elitist.

might as well make the whole degree pass-fail then

 

[Meldrum]

he may be a solicitor, but you're not even an HSC graduate

Oh, thou will'st pay for that one day...remind me to send you a business card when I'm on the High Court.

 

[Frigid]

Oh, thou will'st pay for that one day...remind me to send you a business card when I'm on the High Court.

consider this. you might not get appointed until you're 50ish.

by then, i will be happily retired and lecturing legal foundations part-time.

 

[Meldrum]

Hapilly retired? Obviously your passion for the law is far less than mine and Kirb-daddies.

In 50 years I'll be the new Kirby - you'll be jealous.