r/UWS • u/Shiro_Ren_23047 • 14d ago

Course / Unit WSU Law Prep

Hello, I'm currently in a gap semester and I'm going to start a law degree in Western Sydney University at March 2027. I plan on getting good grades, so I can potentially transfer after a year. What should I know about the course, exams, etc? Im taking a double degree, so I'm doing 4 law units

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u/solen5aq 14d ago

Not too hard to get good grades as long as you do the work each week and don't lean on AI for everything.

What uni are you planning to transfer to? USYD and UNSW are less likely to take WSU law students even if you have very high grades and they won't give you credit for most law subjects. I transferred to UTS instead and they gave me credit for everything I studied at WSU.

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u/Shiro_Ren_23047 14d ago

Yes I am planning on going to UTS or MQ. Also how are the exams like closed book or open book?

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u/solen5aq 14d ago

Open book at WSU but mostly in-person exams so you have to print the materials. Some exams will stipulate the amount of pages or what kind of material you can bring.

UTS are open book and online. I would also recommend UTS over MQ, but I'm biased. I think the program at UTS is much better and while both unis have had massive cuts, the law program at UTS hasn't been too affected.

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u/Shiro_Ren_23047 14d ago

Ah thanks for the info! I hope im not asking much, but what are the year 1 law subjects I should watch out for? I have seen many people complaining about Tort law, so i decided to study some basic principles of it

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u/solen5aq 14d ago

Can't give you much advice there. I only did a few law subjects like foundations and law electives at WSU. I've done Torts at UTS and it's kind of difficult but you'll be fine up if you keep on top of the work each week and have good note taking strategies.

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u/Shiro_Ren_23047 14d ago

What law electives did u take? Thank you so much you've been so helpful🙏🙏

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u/Aggravating-Back9378 14d ago

hi if you don't mind me asking what is the general gpa/wam requirement for transferring to UTS law? i'm a first year wanting to transfer next year and i'm worried my grades won't be good enough, especially because my atar wasn't stellar either (75 atar, i think im on a 72.5 wam atm). my wam will change considering next sem as well but i dont exactly see myself doing extremely great this sem either

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u/Shiro_Ren_23047 14d ago

72.5 is a decent start, but to be safe try aim for 75. My atar was 88, which isn't really enough for Go8 universities law degrees.

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u/Aggravating-Back9378 14d ago

yeah it really is literally 99.95 for the big unis, that's why im worried as well because im pretty sure they consider ur atar when applying 2 years after hsc

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u/Shiro_Ren_23047 14d ago

I could've gotten in MQ, but they remove some adjustment factors I needed🫩😒

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u/Aggravating-Back9378 14d ago

oh damnn, yeah i was thinking surely UTS and macq would've accepted u with early entry/uac cause that's a good atar still, understandable for unsw and usyd though

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u/solen5aq 13d ago

What the other guy said really. Distinction - HD average and you'll get it, no issues.

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u/Aggravating-Back9378 13d ago

thank you thank you. hopefully this sem i can push just a bit more

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u/Aggravating-Back9378 14d ago

i'm doing torts rn and honestly it's not too bad. i thought crim law was a bit harder tbh. honestly... the content isn't tooooo bad. what's actually hard about studying law is understanding the cases, and applying it correctly to questions. and knowing how to answer problem questions is huge. you could know the content really well, but if you can't answer questions well, then that's how you lose marks - coming from someone who knew the content well but didn't know how to answer questions very good lmao.

also, it's hard because there is a lot of content. lectures are recorded, and they are all at least 1h long. + the readings, and sometimes they will give you pre tutorial work. as long as you treat studying law like a full time job, whilst giving yourself proper breaks and actually having a life, then you will do well. especially because wsu isn't particularly hard imo, in comparision to other unis

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u/Shiro_Ren_23047 13d ago

Ok thanks for the info. In this gap semester, I have been studying the fundamentals of Australian Law bcs I found a e-book. I study tort law through some videos.

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u/Aggravating-Back9378 13d ago

thats good!! yeah always good to get a head start :) - fundamentals was okay, the in class assessments was super easy (group presentation and online quiz) but the exam was a bit cooked. i ended up with a 72

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u/Fabulous-Crazy-3333 OSINT Nerd 12d ago

I can’t speak for Law properly because UTS can be picky with credit and every course maps differently.

When I transferred, they didn’t just look at my old course and automatically match everything. They checked the actual units against the UTS structure. In my case, I skipped a few first-year units and some credit also counted toward later/elective space, but that only happened after the official assessment.

So the quickest real answer is probably to accept the offer if you’re serious, then submit the credit/RPL application with your transcript and unit outlines. Mine took around 3–4 weeks.

Also, if mapping the units yourself is confusing, just tell Student Centre that and ask what documents they need. I’d go in person if you can, because credit questions over email can get pretty vague.

Good sign if someone else got credit before, but don’t treat it as guaranteed until UTS gives it to you in writing.

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u/Shiro_Ren_23047 12d ago

Ah thanks for the insights🙏🙏🙏