C10126v6 Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Laws

Overview

The Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Laws is offered jointly by UTS: Law and UTS: Science. The law is of special importance in many areas of science, including research, industrial and commercial enterprise.

The program provides full-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the academic requirements only for admission as a lawyer together with a science specialisation.

The course addresses the increasing need for scientific expertise among lawyers. Graduates develop critical and analytical skills necessary when making decisions as they understand the complex links between science and law, increasing their employment prospects and career opportunities in both fields.

Career options

Career options include lawyers in areas where strong scientific backgrounds are valued, such as conservation and resource management, climate change advisory roles, defence technologies, environmental pollution regulations, finance, human health, industrial and occupational health and safety, pharmaceutical and biotechnological R&D and scientific patents.

Assumed knowledge

English proficiency; Mathematics; and Science.

Course duration and attendance

The course duration is five years of full-time study. For students who undertake the Bachelor of Science (Honours) the course duration is six years of full-time study.

The law component requires attendance at 10–15 hours of lectures a week and timetable constraints may require attendance at daytime and evening classes. The science component requires attendance of approximately 10 hours a week at the University.

Course structure

The course comprises a total of 240 credit points and allows students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB). The study components for course completion are as follows.

The law component of 144 credit points is made up of:

• 102 credit points of compulsory core law subjects, and
• 42 credit points of law options.

The science component comprises 96 credit points of core science subjects taken from one of 10 specified majors representing different science disciplines.

Students graduate from the BSc independently from the LLB. However, to be eligible for graduation from the BSc students must complete one of the 96-credit-point UTS: Science majors plus at least 96 credit points of Bachelor of Law subjects.

Course program

The program shown is for a full-time student who has chosen one of the science majors and law options.

Levels of award

The Bachelor of Laws is available with honours and requires candidates to complete the research thesis within the law option component.

Honours

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) is available in all disciplines as an additional year to meritorious students. It is designed to introduce students to research and more advanced coursework. It allows eligible students to continue with postgraduate studies if desired and enhances their employment prospects.

Professional recognition

This course satisfies the requirements for admission to the Supreme Court of NSW as a lawyer, provided students undertake the optional PLT component.

Depending on the science specialisation and subjects chosen, graduates may be eligible for admission to the relevant scientific professional organisation.

Other information

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