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Science / Law - 4770

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Law

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

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 5 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 240

UAC Code: 426000

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Science (Major)

View program information for previous years

Program Description

This program is for new 2017 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.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

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

Program Structure

Total Unit Requirements

Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
Law Prescribed Elective - 6 UOC
Law elective courses - 42 UOC
Bachelor of Science major sequence plus Science electives - 96 UOC
Total 240 UOC

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.

General Education Requirements

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

Honours

Honours in the Bachelor of Science Component

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)

Honours in the Bachelor of Laws component

High achieving students may be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours).

Please visit the Honours in law website for further information about the current Honours policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB in 2014 or earlier) and the new policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB from 2015 onwards).

Academic Rules

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:

When a student undertakes the Bachelor of Science as part of a dual degree, the program rules for the Bachelor of Science are as follows:

Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit.
Students must complete at least one approved Bachelor of Science major, and this must be declared before enrolling in Level II courses (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science page for approved majors). Information about how to declare a major can be found on the Science Student Centre website.
Students may choose to complete an optional minor using their Science electives (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science page for the list of approved minors). Students cannot complete a minor with the same name as their nominated major, and Level II and III courses cannot be double-counted between majors and minors. More than one minor may be completed subject to the limit on double-counting. Students must declare their minor(s) before their final semester.
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 UoC. ‘Science’ courses are listed in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science page.
Students must complete at least 24 UoC of Level I ‘Science’ courses. ‘Science’ courses are listed in Table 1 of the 3970 Bachelor of Science page.
Students may not enrol into Level II courses until at least 30 UoC of Level I courses have been successfully completed.
Students may not enrol into Level III courses until at least 72 UoC of courses have been successfully completed.

Double Majors and Minors in Dual Degrees
Students who intend to complete a double major or a major combined with a minor in the Bachelor of Science when taken as part of a dual degree should be aware that it may be difficult to complete these combinations within 96 UoC. This 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.