LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering

LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering (University of Western Australia): rated 5.0/5 overall across 1 review collected on UWA Wall.

LAWS4101 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Law School in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.

Review data updated 2026-10-24.

Course details

Chinese title: 法律与律师执业基础

Type: Postgraduate unit

Credit points: 6

Subject area: Society and Culture

Faculty: Law School

Level: Postgraduate Level 4

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

LAWS4101 is designed to lay the foundation for student success in every other Juris Doctor unit through teaching critical thought and key concepts and skills. Students will engage with critical and comparative legal thought (including Indigenous legal systems; structural, explicit and unconscious bias; legal histories and legal change); learn how to ‘think' and ‘talk' the law (including learning and applying legal reasoning and logic); understand how to find, analyse and i…

LAWS4101 student reviews, difficulty and workload

LAWS4101 has 1 scored review: overall 5.0/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).

Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars).

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LAWS4101 FAQ

Q: Is LAWS4101 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 1 review: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 5.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.

Q: Which faculty teaches LAWS4101, and when is it offered?

A: LAWS4101 is taught by the Law School. Check the official handbook for the current year.

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