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The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree is offered as a face-to-face four-year programme at Emalus Campus, but most of the Law courses are now available over the internet as well.
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Admission Requirements:
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Persons are eligible to be admitted to study for the Bachelor of Laws if they have:
- passed a Senate-recognised Form 7 examination or equivalent, and have 60% (or equivalent) in English in that examination, or
- admission with standing, or
- a bachelor's degree from USP, or a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification involving at least three year's full-time study from another recognised tertiary institution. (Students admitted under this clause are known as Graduate Entrants).
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Program Requirements:
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- The Bachelor of Laws consists of 32 courses, of which eight are at 100-level, eight are at 200-level and sixteen are at 300-level, as listed below.
- Graduate Entrants to the Bachelor of Laws are required to pass the 20 compulsory LW courses listed below, plus four elective LW courses.
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Courses:
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Year I: LW110, LW111, LW112, LW113, UU114, UU100; plus two 100-level non-Law courses.
Year II: LW201, LW202, LW203, LW204, LW205, LW206, LW207, LW208
Year III: LW300, LW301, LW302, LW303, LW307; plus three other 300-level LW courses (apart from LW304, LW305 and LW306).
Year IV: LW304, LW305, LW306; plus five 300-level LW courses.
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Students admitted to the Bachelor of Laws programme have three options available to them for completing Year I of the LLB on a full-time basis:
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Students located in Port Vila can enrol at the Emalus Campus and complete the four 100-level Law courses on-campus and the four other 100-level courses by distance and flexible learning (DFL);
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Students located in Suva can enrol at the Laucala Campus and complete the four 100-level Law courses on-campus and the four other 100-level courses on-campus or by DFL;
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Students located elsewhere can enrol at their local USP campus and complete the four 100-level Law courses by DFL and the four other 100-level courses by DFL.
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