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Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
Honours
Academic Rules
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 6 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Session: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Session: 27
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 288
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Engineering (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Laws (Major)
 
 

Program Description

This program will provide students with professional qualifications in areas of great importance to the community. The program will prove attractive to students who have in mind a career involving environmental issues or engineering.

Employment could be with a law firm specialising law or a regulatory body such as the Environmental Protection Authority.

Assumed Knowledge
A prescribed standard in mathematics for entry to the Faculty of Engineering and to individual courses in that faculty. Further details are available in the UAC Guide.

Bachelor of Engineering
Students who decide not to continue in the LLB may complete the BE but must contact the Head of School of Civil and Environmental Engineering for any credit towards advanced standing in the BE of completed law courses.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this program, students will have obtained a sound knowledge base in the fields of both Environmental Engineering and Law.

Program Structure

Approved Sequence of Study:
Students must study engineering courses in a sequence approved by the Faculty of Engineering and law courses in a sequence approved by the Faculty of Law. An approved sequence is given below; other sequences may be approved under special circumstances.

Total Unit Requirements:
  • Law courses - 144 UOC
  • Engineering courses - 144 UOC

Year 1

Session One:
Plus ONE of:

Session Two
Plus ONE of:

Year 2
Plus ONE of:

Year 3

Year 4
One of
Plus
Plus
CVEN4001 - Honours Thesis Part B(4UOC)
AND Env Eng electives (8UOC)
OR
Civil Engineering Electives (12 UOC) for students NOT undertaking an Honours thesis.

You are required to select at least one major or 12 units of credit of Engineering electives.

Students undertaking the Honours thesis are required to undertake at least 8 units of credit of Engineering electives. Students must complete a thesis to be considered for Honours in Engineering.

Year 5
Plus ONE of:
Plus:
  • Law electives - 4UOC

Year 6
  • Law Electives - 48UOC

Honours

Honours in Engineering
The degree of Bachelor of Engineering may be conferred as a Pass degree or as an Honours degree. There are two classes of Honours, Class I, and Class II in two divisions. The award and grade of Honours are made in recognition of superior performance throughout the program with greater weighting on courses in the later years.

Students must complete an Environmental Engineering thesis to be considered for honours in Engineering.

Academic Rules

See program 4790, for rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program. A direct link is given below:

Bachelor of Laws 4790

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


Area(s) of Specialisation

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