C10245v1 Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Bachelor of Laws
Award(s): Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSc)Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
UAC code: 609020
CRICOS code: 064382G
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Levels of award
Honours
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The primary goal of this combined degree is to prepare lawyers with an expert knowledge of IT qualifying them to work as IT professionals in a legal environment.
The law component of this course provides a thorough grounding in Australian legal practice. The information technology component offers a sound education in all aspects of computing and information technology and allows students to gain a specialisation with an IT major.
The information technology component adopts a practice-based approach to IT education and the course content is a mix of theory and practice. As well as gaining strong technical skills in IT, students gain skills in business analysis, problem solving, teamwork and communication.
Career options
Lawyers with IT skills are in demand. Career opportunities include legal practitioner or policy adviser in various government departments, in-house legal counsel to an IT or software company, or specialist in areas such as intellectual property, e-commerce and privacy or internet censorship. Alternatively, graduates can work as IT professionals in legal practice, legal publishing or private law firms.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 575 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 90 overall with a writing score of 21; or DEEP: C; or PTE: 64
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Assumed knowledge
HSC or equivalent mathematics; and any two units of English.
Mathematics Extension 1 and English Advanced are recommended.
Credit recognition
There are no exemptions granted for the networking subjects 31270, 31277 and 31283 without the successful completion of the challenge test for each of the these subjects. A challenge test is granted at enrolment time to students who have completed the CCNA curriculum (or CCNP) at a university and/or TAFE diploma level where the awarding institution is a CISCO Networking Academy. These challenge tests are always held in the week before the commencement of semester.
Course duration and attendance
The course duration is five years of full-time study. The law component requires attendance of 10–15 hours of lectures a week and timetable constraints require attendance at daytime and evening classes. The IT component normally requires around 12 hours attendance of lectures and seminars a week and attendance at some evening classes may be required. The Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice (C20049) includes at least nine months of paid work experience in the IT industry.
Course structure
The course allows students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Bachelor of Laws.
The course comprises a total of 240 credit points made up of:
- 102 credit points of core law subjects
- 48 credit points of core IT subjects
- 48 credit points of subjects for an IT major
- 18 credit points of law options, and
- either 24 credit points of practical legal training (PLT) subjects or an additional 24 credit points of law options.
Industrial training/professional practice
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of PLT, which UTS offers through its PLT program.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws have the option of completing the PLT program within their undergraduate law degree. Alternatively, students who wish to practise as lawyers in NSW can complete their Bachelor of Laws by including further law electives and then undertake a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (C07075).
Students also have the option to undertake the Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice (C20049) once they have secured suitable full-time employment in the IT industry. This incorporates a minimum of nine months' full-time paid work experience with four supporting subjects at UTS.
Course completion requirements
| STM90691 Law stream | 144cp | |
| STM90651 Core subjects (Information Technology) | 48cp | |
| CBK90781 Major choice (Information Technology) | 48cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course diagram
Course program
The standard program shown is for a full-time student who has elected to undertake PLT within the Bachelor of Laws. Students have the choice of completing PLT within the Bachelor of Laws in the final semesters 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 CBK90592. All electives shown are IT electives and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK90781.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| STM90651 | ||
| 31265 Communication for IT Professionals | 6cp | |
| 31268 Web Systems | 6cp | |
| STM90688 | ||
| 70115 Perspectives on Law | 8cp | |
| 70120 Legal Method and Research | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| STM90651 | ||
| 31266 Introduction to Information Systems | 6cp | |
| 48023 Programming Fundamentals | 6cp | |
| 31270 Networking Essentials | 6cp | |
| STM90688 | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| STM90651 | ||
| 31269 Business Requirements Modelling | 6cp | |
| STM90688 | ||
| 70218 Criminal Law | 8cp | |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| STM90651 | ||
| 31271 Database Fundamentals | 6cp | |
| STM90688 | ||
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| 70327 Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| STM90688 | ||
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| STM90688 | ||
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| STM90688 | ||
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| 70717 Evidence and Criminal Procedure | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| STM90651 | ||
| 31272 Project Management and the Professional | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| STM90688 | ||
| 75421 Civil Litigation | 6cp | |
| 75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| STM90687 | ||
| 75412 Legal Skills | 6cp | |
| 75413 Advocacy | 6cp | |
| 75403 Commercial and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| 75402 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
Levels of award
The Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with first or second class honours, which do not require an additional honours year. Honours candidates must complete the research thesis subject within the law option component. The rules concerning the Bachelor of Laws with honours can be found in undergraduate course information.
The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology may also be awarded with a distinction, credit or pass.
Honours
Students interested in research and who excel in their IT studies are eligible to undertake one additional full-time year of study in the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Technology (C09019). The honours year is also available on a part-time basis over two years.
Professional recognition
The IT component qualifies for professional-level membership of the Australian Computer Society. The law component satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW, provided students undertake the optional PLT in the final semester.
Other information
Further information on the law component or the IT component for current students is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
Further information for future students on the IT component is available from:
Engineering and Information Technology Outreach Office
telephone +61 2 9514 2666
email it@uts.edu.au
