This program is for new 2015 commencing students. If you are a continuing student please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Dual Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice.

This program combines the professional LLB program with the large number of majors offered within the Faculty of Science. The Science programs provide opportunities for students to prepare themselves for careers in research, technology, science, mathematics and education, or areas of management or public policy which involve the use of science or mathematics.
The typical duration of this program is five years full-time leading to the award of the two degrees of Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws (BSc LLB).

For questions regarding the Bachelor of Laws requirements for the program, students should consult staff in the Faculty of Law. For questions relating to the Bachelor of Science component of the program, students should consult the Science Student Centre.

Major Sequence
(i) Students may select any major from those offered in theBachelor of Science (3970). Students who are interested in taking a major in Computer Science should refer to program Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)/Bachelor of Laws 3984

(ii) For the majority of majors students are required to complete only 2 law courses in Year 1. For the Psychology major, students are required to complete 4 law courses. Please see 4770 Science/Law Stream Summary for details.

Bachelor of Science
The degree of Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws is not awarded until the completion of the full five year program, but students unable to complete the full program may apply to transfer to the three year Bachelor of Science program with advanced standing where appropriate.

At the completion of this program, students will have obtained a sound knowledge base in the disciplines of both Science and Law. Please refer to the program objectives as listed for the 4701 Bachelor of Law program and the 3970 Bachelor of Science program

Approved Sequence of Study

Students must study Science courses in a sequence approved by the Faculty of Science and Law courses in a sequence approved by the Faculty of Law. A typical structure of a combined Science/Law program is outlined in the Stream Summary for 4770 Science/Law. Subject to timetable restrictions, the full range of Science majors are normally available to Law students.

Details of approved Bachelor of Science majors and how to declare a major can be found on the
3970 Bachelor of Science program page.

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

Students undertaking the Bachelor of Science in Dual Award mode may apply to complete an additional year (48 UoC) of study for the award of Honours. For details of Honours please see 4500 Bachelor of Science (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. Honours in Law is based on academic excellence throughout the degree. There are three criteria relevant for awarding Honours:

• Honours Weighted Average Mark (WAM)
The Honours WAM weighting for core/electives for the Honours WAM is currently under review.
• Satisfactory performance in written research
THe Research Requirement for Honours is under review.
• 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.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in dual degree mode:
When taken as part of a dual degree, a Bachelor of Science is comprised of 96 units of credit which includes:
• An approved major from the Bachelor of Science program; and
• Science elective courses.

Academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Science in concurrent mode are as follows:

1. Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit for the Bachelor of Science;

2. Students must complete at least one approved Bachelor of Science major, and this must be declared before enrolling in level II courses. Details of approved Bachelor of Science majors and how to declare a major can be found on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page;

3. In addition to the courses required for a student's chosen major, students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus 'science' courses total 96 units of credit. Details of what courses constitute ‘Science’ courses can be found in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page;

4. Students must complete at least 24 units of credit of ‘science’ level I courses;
Most majors in the Bachelor of Science already satisfy this requirement, for example, the Molecular Biology major requires BIOS1101, BABS1201, CHEM1011, CHEM1021 and 6 units of credit of Mathematics. This is a total of 30 units of credit of science level I courses, therefore, no more level I science courses are required. Where a major does not include at least 24 units of credit of science level I courses, students will need to choose additional level I science courses to bring the total to 24 units of credit. For example, Psychology requires PSYC1001 and PSYC1011, therefore, students will need to choose an additional 12 units of credit of science level I courses. These science level I courses also count towards the 96 units of credit requirement at rule number 3.

5. No student may commence level II courses until 30 units of credit of level I courses have been successfully completed. (This is 30 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire concurrent program and not just courses for the Science component);

6. Students may commence Science level III courses upon successful completion of 72 units of credit (This is 72 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire concurrent program and not just courses for the Science component).

Students wishing to complete a double major in the Bachelor of Science when taken as part of dual degree with another degree program at UNSW, should be aware that it will be very difficult to complete two majors within 96 units of credit. Therefore where a dual degree student would like to undertake a double major, they should be aware that it may involve extra time and cost to complete, and may have visa implications for international students.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Laws
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program please refer to Bachelor of Laws 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.

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