Overview
About this course
Our Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor of Laws combined degree provides an excellent foundation for a career in law or engineering. You will develop technical skills, invaluable critical thinking skills and legal expertise required to meet the challenges of a contemporary global landscape.
Who is it for?
If you want to become an engineering professional and develop sustainable solutions to society's greatest problems using your ability to draw on legal insights, then this degree is right for you
Structure
What you’ll study
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor of Laws is a combined undergraduate coursework degree that provides an excellent foundation for a career in law or engineering. This course is accredited by Engineers Australia and other major professional engineering institutions. The course is also accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board and meets the academic requirements for practising law in New South Wales.
You will complete degree foundational core units in mathematics and computing, along with a suite of multidisciplinary project units. You will also complete stream core and specialist elective units in your chosen stream, and can choose to complete an optional specialisation.
In your final year, you will complete an honours thesis in your chosen stream. Throughout your degree, you will undertake professional engagement activities as part of the Professional Engagement Program, including engineering work experience in the final year.
Concurrently with the Bachelor of Engineering, you will complete first year Laws units, and will progress to the Bachelor of Laws upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Engineering.
Your detailed course structure will depend on which stream of engineering you select:
- Aeronautical
- Biomedical
- Chemical and Biomolecular
- Civil
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Mechatronic
- Software
- Space (Aeronautical, Mechanical or Mechatronic)
If you meet the required ATAR or equivalent you are able to enter the Space stream. For a combined degree you will first need to complete enrolment in your choice of Aeronautical, Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering, then complete the stream change form to add the Space stream.
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Admissions
Secondary or tertiary qualification
A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.
A minimum result of 7.5 overall and a minimum result of 7.0 in each band
A minimum result of 105 overall including a minimum result of 23 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 25 in Writing
A minimum result of 76 overall and a minimum result of 68 in each band