UNSW Handbook Program - Environmental Engineering/Law

Environmental Engineering/Law - 4777

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Program Description

Area(s) of Specialisation

This Program is no longer accepting new enrolments

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 is not available to commencing students. Details below are provided for the reference of continuing students only.
Prospective students should refer instead to the new Engineering/Law program 4776.

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

Total Unit Requirements

Law compulsory courses - 92 UOC
Law elective courses - 52 UOC
Engineering courses - 144 UOC
Total 288 UOC

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 can be found here:

Plan for Environmental Engineering/Law 4777

Other sequences may be approved under special circumstances.

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 website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

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