LAWS1017 Torts and Contracts II (University of Sydney): rated 2.7/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
LAWS1017 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Sydney Law School in Law. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 侵权与合同法II
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Law
Faculty: Sydney Law School
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit aims to complete the study of tort law and contract law acquired in Torts and Contracts respectively and to encourage the integrated study of the law of civil obligations and remedies. Liabilities in tort, contract and under statute frequently overlap in practice.
LAWS1017 has 4 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 · usefulness 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.5 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).
On Reddit: "I'd say do PL as the intensive; I've just done the normal day, and the extracts and readings were fairly well contained and manageable (although there were a few tricky concepts). TCII as a normal day was a little intense, especially because the volume of readings was much more …"
On Reddit: "Imo do the one that's a take home extended exam. In my case it was TC2 (48 hour) - Public law was a 3 hour exam or something was extremely intense. Might be different for intensive so I would try find out if you can"
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Q: Is LAWS1017 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 2.5/5, overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches LAWS1017, and when is it offered?
A: LAWS1017 is taught by the Sydney Law School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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