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2010 Course Handbook

Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Laws

* This is a minimum figure and may vary depending on major.

Overview

Students commencing University study directly from school may enrol in a double degree course with the Bachelor of Laws. Study in another academic discipline allows students to recognise how law functions in social, economic, technical, environmental and scientific contexts. The Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Laws degree allows students to recognise how law functions in technical contexts.

For the first year of the double degree, students enrol in subjects prescribed by the Faculty of Law. The first year of the LLB must be completed full time, except where Faculty approval is given on equity grounds. In the following 5 years of the degree, students enrol in Law and Engineering subjects.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

For the Faculty of Law:

Assumed Knowledge: Any two units of English. Recommended Studies: English Advanced.

Refer to Faculty of Engineering for entry requirements for Bachelor of Engineering.

Credit Transfer

Students may apply for credit transfer for relevant subjects completed at approved tertiary institutions. Refer to http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/generalcourserules/UOW028638.html.

Course Requirements

Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Laws must complete each of the following:

a) all compulsory Law subjects as set out in the relevant Course Program;

b) elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule;

c) a major study comprising 162 credit points as prescribed by the Faculty of Engineering.

Note: All students should discuss their Engineering program with the relevant Course Coordinator.

Honours

To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws (Honours), a candidate must complete the elective LLB313 Legal Research Project as part of the above Course Requirements. The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 4 (refer to the General Course Rules, Code of Practice - Honours, Section 8 Assessment, for information on the methods of calculating Honours).

As an alternative to the WAM-based Honours system, eligible students may complete an additional year of study towards the award of a Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree or the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree.

In order to be eligible for the Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree (an 'end-on' full year honours), students must have completed all LLB degree requirements with a WAM calculated by Method 4 of 70% or more. To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research, a candidate must complete LLB448 Research Honours in Law in addition to the above Course Requirements. The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 1 (refer to the General Course Rules, Code of Practice - Honours, Section 8 Assessment, for information on the methods of calculating Honours). See the Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree entry for further details.

In order to be eligible for the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree (an 'end-on' full year honours), students must have completed all requirements for their double degree with a WAM calculated by Method 4 in the University's General Course Rules (8.37) of 70% or more* in their LLB subjects and overall in order to be eligible to apply. Entry must be approved by the Sub Dean of the Faculty of Law, in consultation with the LLB Honours Coordinator and the relevant authority in the other Faculty. The Sub Dean of the Faculty of Law shall not approve entry into this course unless the LLB Honours Coordinator and the relevant authority in the other Faculty have agreed, in consultation with the student, on the program of study that will form the basis of the course curriculum for the degree. See the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree for further details.

* The other faculty may specify other minimum entry requirements.

Course Program

Majors

Majors are NOT available in the Bachelor of Laws course. Refer to the Engineering Schedule for majors available in the Bachelor of Engineering degree.

Electives

Students must successfully complete elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule - see Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry).