悉尼科技大学

This course combines the technical demands of engineering with the theoretical and analytical foundations involved in studying law, preparing students to develop fundamental legal expertise that is underpinned by technical knowledge.

The Bachelor of Engineering Science is an engineering technology program. Students work alongside professional engineers to gain skills in areas such as mathematical modelling, engineering economics and finance, C programming and electromechanical automation. Simultaneously, the Bachelor of Laws prepares students to meet the requirements for admission to practise law in NSW. As well as studying fundamental legal theory, students engage with topics such as commercial, contracts and civil law, all of which have relevance in the engineering field.

The Legal Futures and Technology major can also build additional technical expertise. Combined, these courses provide an in-depth overview of the key challenges, opportunities and liabilities of the engineering field, producing graduates with the ability to provide strategic legal advice in an industry setting.

Course structure

The course comprises 264 credit points and allows students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Engineering Science and Bachelor of Laws. The study components for course completion are as follows.

The law component of 144 credit points is made up of:

• 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects
• 30 credit points of law options, including either:
• 30 credit points of law options, or
• 30 credit points of legal futures and technology options
• a 6-credit-point legal theory option.

The engineering component comprises 120 credit points of study, consisting of the core subjects in the Bachelor of Engineering Science and the field of practice subjects associated with the chosen engineering major.

• On completion of the engineering component (as detailed above) a student who has also completed at least 78 credit points of law subjects approved by UTS: Law is eligible for the award of Bachelor of Engineering Science.
• A student who qualifies for the award of Bachelor of Engineering Science (according to 1 above) is, on completion of the law component as approved by UTS: Law, eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws.

Careers

Career options include professions as a lawyer in areas of environmental law, technology legislation and technology-specific criminal law; consultant, legal adviser or manager to engineering corporations in Australia and overseas.