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Science (Advanced) / Law - 3997

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Law

Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 6 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 27

Min UOC For Award: 288

UAC Code: 426000

ATAR: 99.65

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Program Description

The Bachelor of Advanced Science is designed to challenge students with an interest in critical thinking, research and innovation. The development of depth of understanding and practical skills in a discipline is a key part of the program, however, the degree also focuses on instilling a culture of research and enquiry through early induction into the research ethos and access to research groups and facilities.

The Law courses satisfy the requirements for the award of the professional LLB degree.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

The UNSW School of Law instills in students the understandings, values, skills and qualities necessary to become highly qualified professionals with a strong sense of citizenship, community and social justice. A legal education at the UNSW Law School, therefore, develops graduates who have:

a functioning and contextual knowledge of law and legal institutions;
excellent intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis, critical judgment, reflection and evaluation;
the capacity to engage in practical and scholarly research;
effective oral and written communication skills both generally and in specific legal settings;
a commitment to personal and professional self-development, ethical practice and social responsibility.

The Bachelor of Science (Advanced) component aims to:

Graduate scientists with both breadth and depth of scientific knowledge and professional skills;
Develop the capacity for critical thinking and independent learning;
Provide training in the practice and management of research and instill a research ethos;
Endue general and science-specific graduate attributes;
Expose students to disciplines outside science, and the social context of science.

Program Structure

Total Unit Requirements

Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
Law elective courses - 42 UOC
Advanced Science courses - 96 UOC
Advanced Science Honours Year - 48 UOC

Total 288 UOC

Approved Sequence of Study

Stream LAWSA13997 provides a standard outline of the sequence of law courses in Years 1-6 of the dual Science(Advanced)/Law specialisations.

Stream for Science (Advanced)/Law 3997

Please refer to the entry for theBachelor of Science (Advanced) 3972 for major requirements in each Advanced Science specialisation.

General Education Requirements

Students enrolled in dual law degrees (with exception to Jurisprudence/Law) are not required to complete general education courses.

Honours

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) will be awarded with the following levels of Honours:
Honours Class 1
Honours Class 2, Division 1
Honours Class 2, Division 2

To be awarded Honours in Law, students are not required to complete an additional year. Honours in Law is based on academic excellence throughout the degree. There are three criteria relevant for awarding Honours:

Honours Weighted Average Mark (WAM)

Honours WAM will be calculated using the WAM from core courses as 60 percent of the Honours WAM and the WAM from the prescribed elective courses as 40 percent of Honours WAM.

Satisfactory performance in written research

To demonstrate satisfactory performance in written research, a student must complete one long substantial piece (i.e. research thesis) or three shorter substantial pieces of research (i.e. 3000 words or more) in their program that is awarded a credit or more.

Not been found guilty of plagiarism or serious misconduct on more than one occasion and not more than one failure in the law program

For more information, please visit the Honours Page on the Law website.

Academic Rules

For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws
For law component of this dual degree program, please refer to program 4701. Although 4701 program is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here. A direct link is given below:

Bachelor of Laws 4701