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Overview

This Handbook is for commencing students. If you commenced in a prior year please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice. The program is intended for potential engineers who wish to become more aware of legal … For more content click the Read More button below. Duration/Award This is normally a six and a half year full-time concurrent degree program leading to the award of the two degrees of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (BE(Hons)/LLB).

This Handbook is for commencing students. If you commenced in a prior year please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice.

The program is intended for potential engineers who wish to become more aware of legal and social aspects of the engineering profession, and skilled in technical management, or potential legal practitioners who wish to add a strong technical dimension to their education and training.

Duration/Award
This is normally a six and a half year full-time concurrent degree program leading to the award of the two degrees of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (BE(Hons)/LLB).

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure

Students must complete 312 UOC.

1. Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
2. Law prescribed course - 6 UOC
3. Law elective courses - 42 UOC
4. Engineering courses - 168 UOC

Disciplinary Component - 3707 Engineering (Honours)168 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 168 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree

Majors

Students must complete at least one of the specialisations below.

Industrial Training

Disciplinary Component - 4701 Law144 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 144 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree.

Core Courses96 Units of Credit:

Students must take 96 UOC of the following courses.

In the first term of enrolment, students must enrol in both LAWS1052 Introducing Law & Justice and LAWS1055 Legal Research & Writing.

Prescribed Theory Electives6 Units of Credit:

Law Elective Courses42 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 42 UOC of Law Electives.

Note: With the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the course teacher, undergraduate students may enrol in one or more Postgraduate courses, in a select list of approved Postgraduate Electives. Not more than half the students' total elective courses may be taken from the postgraduate offerings.

Nura-Gili Pre-Law Program

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

Additional Information

Accreditation:

This Engineering component of this dual degree has the same accreditation status as the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons). For details please see Program 3707

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Progression Requirements:

Students must make satisfactory progress while studying in the BE (Hons) program. Students must show cause not to be excluded from the program if any of the following occur:

Fail a core course 2 or more times
Fail more than half of the courses attempted, after completing 84 UOC or more of the BE(Hons) major
Have an overall WAM less than 50.000 with 48 UOC or more of your BE(Hons) remaining.

Students must also satisfy UNSW progression requirements. For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression.

Program Fees

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Faculty
Faculty: The primary academic unit in which related disciplines of teaching and research are conducted.

Managing Faculty

Campus

Sydney

Study Level
Study Level refers to the academic level of a program, specialisation or course.

Undergraduate

Typical duration:

6.7 Year(s)

Intake Period

Term 1

Academic Calendar

Minimum Units of Credit

312

Award Type(s)

Bachelor (Honours) (Embedded)
Bachelor

Award(s)
Award(s): Qualification upon completion (all awards offered by UNSW are accredited by UNSW and align with the Australian Qualifications Framework).

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BE (Hons)
Bachelor of Laws - LLB

UAC Code

426000

CRICOS Code

074890D

Engineering (Honours) / Law

3765

312 Units of Credit