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) Ability to present complex ideas verbally and in writing 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.

Overview of careers: Barrister Commercial Lawyer Criminal Defence 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.