The fundamental aims and objectives of the courses for the bachelor degrees in law may be summarised as follows:
(a) to provide an undergraduate education, leading in the case of a combined law degree to a first degree in three years (with a core of basic legal studies) which will rank with other first degrees in the humanities and the social sciences;
(b) to provide an education in law such that - (i) candidates preparing themselves for admission to practise in the legal professions will have the benefit of an adequate training in legal subjects and a general and liberal undergraduate education; and (ii) education in the basic elements of the common law system will be readily available to undergraduates who do not intend to practise in the professions;
(c) to provide an education in the law which will satisfy the academic requirements for admission to practise as a barrister and solicitor in the State of Victoria (see section called `Admission to practise' at the end of this chapter);
(d) to enable candidates to combine studies in law with advanced studies in other disciplines;
(e) to encourage advanced studies in branches of law requiring understanding of specialised materials and techniques; and
(f) to make it possible for candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws to specialise in particular areas of the law in their senior years.
An overview of the various undergraduate degree courses offered by the faculty is given in the chapter called `Outline of undergraduate studies'.
Part-time students are expected to proceed at half the rate of full-time students and to complete their subjects for the degree in the same order as full-time students. Lectures are normally held between 9 am and 5.15 pm.
There are no arrangements for external studies. All students are expected to participate in the classes in subjects for which they are enrolled.
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