University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

C10136v4 Bachelor of Engineering Science Bachelor of Laws

Award(s): Bachelor of Engineering Science in (name of Engineering major) (BEngSc)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

UAC code: 609050 (CSP), 619050 (DFEE)
CRICOS code: 040713B
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 264
Course EFTSL: 5.5
Faculty/institute responsible: Law
Collaborating faculty/institute: Engineering
Location: City campus

Note(s)

This course is currently being revised and new course completion requirements will be in place for 2008. Current students should check the Faculty of Law website for further information.


Overview
Career options
Additional admission requirements
Additional assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Industrial training/professional practice
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Professional recognition
Other information

Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering Science Bachelor of Laws is offered jointly by the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Engineering and is awarded with two testamurs. The course was developed in response to growing demand for legal services in areas in which an in-depth appreciation of complex technical matters by the legal team is essential. It provides an overview of the legal system as a whole and in-depth knowledge of the engineering major chosen.

The course has a strong professional focus and makes a solid link between theory and practice. Students benefit from hands-on experience, working with a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment. Graduates with technical expertise and legal knowledge are highly sought after in both private law firms and the engineering industry.

Career options

Career options include legal practitioner in technology legislation, technology-specific criminal law, contract law and environmental law; legal adviser, consultant or manager to engineering corporations in Australia and overseas.

Additional admission requirements

Admission to the chosen Engineering major is dependent on the UAI for that major being met.

Additional assumed knowledge

Proficiency in Mathematics Extension 1; Physics; and English.

Course duration and attendance

The course is normally completed in five-and-a-half years of full-time study. The hours of full-time attendance are approximately 17 hours per week and timetable constraints may require attendance at daytime and evening classes in the Law component.

Course structure

The course comprises 264 credit points, and allows students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Engineering Science and Bachelor of Laws. The study components and the requirements for course completion are as follows:

  1. The law component is made up of 96 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (14 subjects); 24 credit points of law options (four subjects); and either 24 credit points of practical legal training subjects (five subjects) or an additional 24 credit points of law options (four subjects).
  2. The engineering component comprises 120 credit points of study, consisting of the core subjects in the Bachelor of Engineering Science and the field of practice subjects associated with the chosen engineering major.
  3. On completion of the engineering component as set out in 2 above, a student who has also completed at least 24 credit points of law subjects approved by the Faculty of Law is eligible for the award of Bachelor of Engineering Science.
  4. A student who qualifies for the award of Bachelor of Engineering Science according to 3 above is, on completion of the law component as approved by the Faculty of Law, eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws.

Students who elect to undertake practical legal training within the LLB must concurrently enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice (C11128).

Industrial training/professional practice

To practice as a legal practitioner in NSW students must successful complete an accredited legal qualification (i.e. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), such as the UTS Practical Legal Training program.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws or combined Bachelor of Laws degrees have the option of completing five of the eight PLT subjects within their undergraduate degree and the other three PLT subjects concurrently within the Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice (C11128).

Further details about the UTS Practical Legal Training program can be found online at:

Course completion requirements

STM90378 Core subjects (Law) UG 96cp
STM90356 Core subjects 42cp
CBK90178 Major choice 78cp
CBK90042 Options 24cp
CBK90437 Options/PLT 24cp
Total 264cp

Course diagram



Course program

The standard program shown is for a full-time student who has chosen the Electrical Engineering major and has elected to undertake practical legal training within the LLB. Students have the choice of commencing practical legal training within the LLB in the final semester of study or attempting an additional 24 credit points of Law options. All options shown are Law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK90042.

 
Year 1
Autumn semester
33130 Mathematical Modelling 1 6cp
68037 Physical Modelling 6cp
70105 Legal Research 4cp
70113 Legal Process and History 10cp
Spring semester
48023 Object-oriented Programming 6cp
70217 Criminal Law 6cp
70211 Law of Contract 8cp
48230 Engineering Communication 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
48510 Introduction to Electrical Engineering 6cp
48240 Design Fundamentals 6cp
70311 Law of Torts 8cp
70616 Federal Constitutional Law 8cp
Spring semester
70317 Real Property 8cp
70318 Personal Property 4cp
48520 Electronics and Circuits 6cp
33230 Mathematical Modelling 2 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
48610 Introduction to Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering 6cp
48250 Engineering Economics and Finance 6cp
70417 Corporate Law 8cp
70617 Administrative Law 8cp
Spring semester
70516 Equity and Trusts 8cp
48430 Embedded C 6cp
48530 Circuit Analysis 6cp
Select 6 credit points of options 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
71005 Practice and Procedure 4cp
71216 Law of Evidence 6cp
48531 Electromechanical Systems 6cp
48540 Signals and Systems 6cp
Spring semester
68038 Advanced Mathematics and Physics 6cp
48210 Interrogating Technology: Sustainability, Environment and Social Change 6cp
71116 Remedies 6cp
Select 6 credit points of options 6cp
Year 5
Autumn semester
48441 Introductory Digital Systems 6cp
48451 Advanced Digital Systems 6cp
Select 12 credit points of options 12cp
Spring semester
75401 Litigation 6cp
75402 Property Transactions 6cp
75403 Commercial and Estate Practice 6cp
75415 Professional Conduct 1 3cp
75416 Professional Conduct 2 3cp
Year 6
Autumn semester
48550 Electrical Energy Technology 6cp
48551 Advanced Electronics 6cp

Levels of award

The Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with First or Second Class Honours, which does not require an additional Honours year. Honours candidates must complete the Research Thesis within the law option component. The rules concerning the Bachelor of Laws with Honours can be found in Undergraduate course information.

Professional recognition

Supreme Court of NSW; Institute of Engineers, Australia

The Bachelor of Laws satisfies the requirements for admission as a legal practitioner, provided students undertake the optional Practical Legal Training in the final semester. Students wishing to obtain full recognition as graduate professional engineers have the option of completing a Bachelor of Engineering with an additional one year of study.

Other information

Further information on the Law component is available from the Law Information Office on:

Further information on the Engineering component is available from the Faculty of Engineering Outreach Office on:

telephone +61 2 9514 2666
email engineering@uts.edu.au