Overview
About this course
Be equipped with an agile mindset, and the ability to draw on legal and non-legal insights to solve multi-faceted problems, amidst unprecedented change, shifting client expectations and rapid technological advancements.
Who is it for?
A Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws is perfect for those looking to carve out a niche in the legal sector, with opportunities across patents, intellectual property and forensics.
Structure
What you’ll study
The Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws is an combined undergraduate coursework degree that provides a pathway to legal practice.
The degree will provide essential knowledge in the fundamental sciences which then progresses as you specialise in your chosen stream. It hones your analytical skills to think independently and to form and articulate factual and legal analysis based on argument and evidence, and to solve multi-faceted problems.
You will study degree core and junior elective units in addition to a major or program from the Science disciplinary pool concurrently with Bachelor of Laws junior core requirements. You will also complete units from the Open Learning Environment, and any elective units as needed to make up the requirements of the course from the disciplinary pool or the shared pool.
After meeting the requirements of the Bachelor of Science, you will progress to the Bachelor of Laws, completing a number of senior core and elective units from the Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table, in a specific sequence.
The elective units will include at least one jurisprudence elective, and in your final year of the Bachelor of Laws you will have the option to complete advanced coursework and an honours thesis.
Costs
Funding
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