C10136v6 Bachelor of Engineering Science Bachelor of Laws

Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering Science Bachelor of Laws is offered jointly by UTS: Law and UTS: 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 is essential. It provides an overview of the legal system as a whole (with the option to undertake the practical legal training (PLT) program in order to practise law in NSW) and in-depth knowledge of an engineering specialisation.

The program provides full-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer (providing they undertake the optional PLT component) together with specialisation in engineering science.

The course addresses the increasing need for technical expertise and legal knowledge, highly sought after in both private law firms and the engineering industry. Graduates develop critical and analytical skills, combined with a strong industry focus, essential for an understanding of the complex links between engineering and the law.

Career options

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

Admission requirements

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

Assumed knowledge

Mathematics Extension 1; Physics; and English Standard.

English Advanced is recommended.

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 102 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (14 subjects); 18 credit points of law options (three 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 UTS: 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 UTS: Law, eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws.

Industrial training/professional practice

To practise as a lawyer in NSW students must successfully complete an accredited legal qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training, such as the UTS PLT program.

Course completion requirements

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Course program

Levels of award

Professional recognition

Supreme Court of NSW

The Bachelor of Laws satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer, provided students undertake the optional PLT component.

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: