University of Technology Sydney

C10126v9 Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Laws

Award(s): Bachelor of Science in (name of Science major) (BSc)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

UAC code: 609060 (Autumn session)
CRICOS code: 009473E
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus

Overview
Career options
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Inherent (essential) requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Honours
Professional recognition
Other information

Overview

This degree addresses the increasing need for scientific expertise among lawyers.

With the Bachelor of Laws, students explore the common law and the broader Australian legal system before building specialist expertise through electives and majors. These include biomedical law, bioethics, and intellectual property law, or the Legal Futures and Technology major, which provides an intensive exploration of emerging technologies that are shaping the legal sector. With the Bachelor of Science, students study the fundamentals of science before choosing a major in either nanotechnology, medical science, biotechnology or mathematics, or using their electives to build a degree that reflects their personal interests.

This course meets the academic requirements for admission to practise law in NSW. Graduates possess an understanding of the law in the context of research and industrial and commercial enterprise, making them ready for specialist legal careers in areas such as patent, environmental or medical law.

Career options

Career options include positions in the law (in areas where strong scientific backgrounds are valued, such as conservation and resource management), climate change advisory roles, defence technologies, environmental pollution regulation, finance, human health, industrial and occupational health and safety, pharmaceutical and biotechnological research and development, and scientific patents.

Innovation and Transdisciplinary program

Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTS

All UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.

Diploma in Innovation

The Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.

All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.

Transdisciplinary electives program

Transdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. Students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). More information about the TD Electives program is available here.

Course intended learning outcomes

LAW.1.1 A coherent understanding of fundamental areas of legal knowledge including:
a. The Australian colonial and post-colonial legal system, international and comparative contexts, theoretical and technical knowledge;
b. The broader contexts within which legal issues arise and the law operates including cultural awareness, social justice and policy;
c. The impact of Anglo-Australian laws on Indigenous peoples, including their historical origins in the process of colonisation and ongoing impact; and
d. The principles and values of justice and ethical practices in lawyers' roles.
LAW.2.1 A capacity to value and promote honesty, integrity, accountability, public service and ethical standards including:
a. An understanding of approaches to ethical decision making and professional responsibility;
? b. An ability to recognise, reflect upon and respond to ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts in ways that evidence professional judgment, promote justice and serve the community; and
c. An ability to reflect on and engage constructively with diversity in practice.
LAW.3.1 A capacity to think critically, strategically and creatively, including the ability to:
a. Identify and articulate legal issues in context, including the skill of critical reading and writing;
b. Apply reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses;
c. Engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned choice amongst alternatives; and
d. Think creatively in approaching legal issues and generating appropriate responses.
LAW.4.1 Well-developed cognitive and practical skills necessary to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues.
LAW.5.1 Effective and appropriate communication skills including:
a. Highly effective use of the English language to convey legal ideas and views to different and diverse audiences and?environments;
b. An ability to communicate to inform, analyse, report and persuade;
c. An ability to strategically select an appropriate medium and message;
d. An ability to assess how messages are received and alter communication?strategies accordingly; and
e. An ability to be responsive and adaptive to the perspectives of collaborators, clients, counter parties and others.
LAW.6.1 Effective and appropriate collaboration skills in working together to achieve a common goal in a group learning environment or the workplace including:
a. An ability to give and receive feedback;
b. Appropriate professional and interpersonal skills in working collaboratively;
c. A capacity to develop strategies to successfully negotiate group challenges; and
d. An ability to be responsive and adaptive to the perspectives of collaborators, clients, counter parties and others.
LAW.7.1 Bachelor of Law graduates will:
Apply knowledge and skills to develop professional capabilities to work effectively with and for Indigenous peoples and communities across the law profession.
LAW.8.1 The ability to implement appropriate self-management and lifelong learning strategies including:
a. An ability to undertake and initiate self-directed work and learning;
b. Well-developed judgment and responsibility as a legal professional in a broader social?context;
c. The ability to support personal and professional development by:
- Reflecting on and assessing their own capabilities, wellbeing and performance;
- Making use of feedback as appropriate;
- Identifying and accessing appropriate resources and assistance; and
- Making use of resources and support in developing resilience; and
d. A capacity to adapt to and embrace change and a commitment to ongoing learning.
SCI.1.1 Demonstrate theoretical and technical knowledge of broad science concepts and explain specialised disciplinary knowledge.
SCI.2.1 Evaluate scientific evidence and apply effective experimental design and/or mathematical reasoning, analysis, and critical thinking to apply science and/or mathematic methodologies to real world problems.
SCI.3.1 Work autonomously or in teams to address workplace or community problems utilising best scientific practice, with consideration to safety requirements and ethical guidelines.
SCI.4.1 Design creative solutions to contemporary or complex scientific issues by incorporating innovative methods, reflective practices, and self-directed learning.
SCI.5.1 Present and communicate complex ideas and justifications using appropriate communication approaches from a variety of methods (oral, written, visual) to communicate with discipline experts, scientists, industry, and the general public.
SCI.6.1 Develop knowledge of Indigenous Australian contexts to inform professional cultural capabilities to work effectively with and for, Indigenous Australians within scientific contexts.

Key

LAW = Law course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
SCI = Science course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

Inherent (essential) requirements

Inherent (essential) requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course.

Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course. This Statement should be read in conjunction with the UTS Student Rules.

Prospective or current student concerned about their ability to meet these requirements should discuss their concerns with the Academic Liaison Officer in their faculty or school and/or UTS Accessibility Service on 9514 1177 or at accessibility@uts.edu.au.

UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.

For course specific information see the Faculty of Law Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.

Assumed knowledge

English proficiency; Mathematics; and Science.

Course duration and attendance

The course duration is five years of full-time study. For students who undertake the Bachelor of Science (Honours) the course duration is six years of full-time study.

The law component requires attendance at 10–15 hours of lectures a week and timetable constraints may require attendance at daytime and evening classes. The science component requires attendance of approximately 10 hours a week at the university.

Course structure

The course comprises a total of 240 credit points and allows students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB). 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 science component comprises 96 credit points of core science subjects taken from one of 10 specified majors representing different science disciplines.

Students graduate from the BSc independently from the LLB. However, to be eligible for graduation from the BSc students must complete one of the 96-credit-point UTS: Science majors plus at least 96 credit points of Bachelor of Law subjects.

Graduation from the science component of the combined degree is not possible prior to completion of all components of the combined degree. Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Science prior to completion of the law component of the combined degree must apply for transfer to the Bachelor of Science (C10242) single degree program where they must complete all requirements for the stand-alone single degree version.

Similarly, a student can graduate from the law component of the combined degree prior to completion of the science component, but if they wish to continue with the science component, they must apply for transfer to the Bachelor of Science (C10242) single degree program where they need to complete all requirements for the stand-alone single degree version.

For a current listing of subjects in each course refer to the study package directory.

Industrial training/professional practice

To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal academic qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), which UTS offers through its PLT program.

Students enrolled in this course may complete their practical legal training by undertaking a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).

Course completion requirements

STM90691 Law stream 144cp
CBK90585 Major choice (Science) 96cp
Total 240cp

Course diagram

Course diagram: C10126

Course program

The program shown is for a full-time student who has chosen one of the science majors and law options.

All options shown are law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK90922.

Students wishing to study the major MAJ09443 Legal Futures and Technology need to study 76106 Technology Law, Policy and Ethics (Capstone 1) in the Autumn session of their final year and 76107 Applied Project in Law, Innovation and Technology (Capstone 2) in their final Spring session.

List of majors
MAJ01079 Chemistry   96cp
MAJ01080 Physics   96cp
MAJ01114 Medical Science   96cp
MAJ01117 Biotechnology   96cp
MAJ01082 Environmental Biology   96cp
MAJ01112 Marine Biology   96cp
MAJ01116 Mathematics   96cp
Chemistry major
Year 1
Autumn session
70102 Foundations of Law   8cp
70103 Ethics Law and Justice   6cp
33130 Mathematics 1   6cp
65111 Chemistry 1   6cp
Spring session
70311 Torts   8cp
70114 Criminal Law and Procedure   8cp
33230 Mathematics 2   6cp
Year 2
Autumn session
70211 Contracts   8cp
68101 Physics 1   6cp
37252 Regression and Linear Models   6cp
Spring session
70104 Civil Practice   6cp
70616 Australian Constitutional Law   8cp
65212 Chemistry 2   6cp
70109 Evidence   6cp
Year 3
Autumn session
70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law   6cp
65306 Analytical Chemistry 1   6cp
65202 Organic Chemistry 1   6cp
70617 Administrative Law   8cp
Spring session
70317 Real Property   8cp
68201 Physics 2   6cp
65409 Analytical Chemistry 2   6cp
70517 Equity and Trusts   8cp
Year 4
Autumn session
71116 Remedies   6cp
70417 Corporate Law   8cp
Select 6 credit points of options   6cp
68075 Advanced Materials   6cp
Spring session
65411 Inorganic Chemistry 1   6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
76008 Jurisprudence 6cp  
76033 Animal Law and Policy in Australia 6cp  
76057 Judgment and the Rule of Law 6cp  
76081 Gender and Law 6cp  
78039 Wickedness and Vice 6cp  
76902 Law and Literature 6cp  
76012 Criminology 6cp  
76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law 6cp  
65508 Organic Chemistry 2   6cp
70108 Public International Law   6cp
Year 5
Autumn session
65307 Physical Chemistry 1   6cp
65509 Inorganic Chemistry 2   6cp
65001 Medicinal Chemistry   6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
CBK90922 Options (Law UG) 30cp  
Spring session
Select 18 credit points of options   18cp
Physics major
Year 1
Autumn session
70102 Foundations of Law   8cp
70103 Ethics Law and Justice   6cp
33130 Mathematics 1   6cp
65111 Chemistry 1   6cp
Spring session
70311 Torts   8cp
70114 Criminal Law and Procedure   8cp
33230 Mathematics 2   6cp
65212 Chemistry 2   6cp
Year 2
Autumn session
70211 Contracts   8cp
70616 Australian Constitutional Law   8cp
68101 Physics 1   6cp
Spring session
70104 Civil Practice   6cp
68201 Physics 2   6cp
70108 Public International Law   6cp
70109 Evidence   6cp
Year 3
Autumn session
70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law   6cp
68414 Advanced Mechanics   6cp
37252 Regression and Linear Models   6cp
70617 Administrative Law   8cp
Spring session
68206 Optics   6cp
70417 Corporate Law   8cp
70517 Equity and Trusts   8cp
68413 Quantum Physics   6cp
Year 4
Autumn session
71116 Remedies   6cp
68075 Advanced Materials   6cp
70317 Real Property   8cp
Spring session
37336 Vector Calculus and Partial Differential Equations   6cp
68412 Physics of Energy   6cp
68606 Solid-state Science and Quantum Devices   6cp
68513 Nanoscale and Quantum Photonics   6cp
Year 5
Autumn session
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
68316 Electronics for Quantum Technologies 6cp  
68416 Computational Physics 6cp  
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
76008 Jurisprudence 6cp  
76033 Animal Law and Policy in Australia 6cp  
76057 Judgment and the Rule of Law 6cp  
76081 Gender and Law 6cp  
78039 Wickedness and Vice 6cp  
76902 Law and Literature 6cp  
76012 Criminology 6cp  
76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law 6cp  
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
CBK90922 Options (Law UG) 30cp  
Spring session
Select 24 credit points of options   24cp
Biotechnology major
Year 1
Autumn session
70102 Foundations of Law   8cp
70103 Ethics Law and Justice   6cp
91161 Cell Biology and Genetics   6cp
65111 Chemistry 1   6cp
Spring session
70311 Torts   8cp
70114 Criminal Law and Procedure   8cp
91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology   6cp
65212 Chemistry 2   6cp
Year 2
Autumn session
70211 Contracts   8cp
70616 Australian Constitutional Law   8cp
91314 General Microbiology   6cp
Spring session
91132 Molecular Biology   6cp
91123 Nature and Evolution   6cp
91401 Immunology   6cp
91368 Bioreactors and Bioprocessing   6cp
Year 3
Autumn session
70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law   6cp
91142 Biotechnology   6cp
70617 Administrative Law   8cp
70104 Civil Practice   6cp
Spring session
70317 Real Property   8cp
70417 Corporate Law   8cp
70517 Equity and Trusts   8cp
Year 4
Autumn session
71116 Remedies   6cp
70109 Evidence   6cp
91320 Metabolic Biochemistry   6cp
91707 Fundamentals of Pharmacology   6cp
Spring session
91369 Biobusiness   6cp
Select 18 credit points from the following:   18cp
91817 Medical Biotechnology 6cp  
91818 Environmental Biotechnology 6cp  
91180 Immunology and Human Health 6cp  
91705 Medical Devices and Diagnostics 6cp  
Year 5
Autumn session
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
76008 Jurisprudence 6cp  
76033 Animal Law and Policy in Australia 6cp  
76057 Judgment and the Rule of Law 6cp  
76081 Gender and Law 6cp  
78039 Wickedness and Vice 6cp  
76902 Law and Literature 6cp  
76012 Criminology 6cp  
76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law 6cp  
70108 Public International Law   6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
CBK90922 Options (Law UG) 30cp  
Spring session
Select 24 credit points from the following:   24cp
CBK90922 Options (Law UG) 30cp  
Environmental Biology major
Year 1
Autumn session
70102 Foundations of Law   8cp
70103 Ethics Law and Justice   6cp
91107 The Biosphere   6cp
65111 Chemistry 1   6cp
Spring session
70311 Torts   8cp
70114 Criminal Law and Procedure   8cp
91123 Nature and Evolution   6cp
65621 Environmental Chemistry   6cp
Year 2
Autumn session
70211 Contracts   8cp
70616 Australian Constitutional Law   8cp
91161 Cell Biology and Genetics   6cp
Spring session
70104 Civil Practice   6cp
91132 Molecular Biology   6cp
91270 Plant Physiology and Climate Change   6cp
Year 3
Autumn session
70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law   6cp
33116 Design, Data, and Decisions   6cp
70109 Evidence   6cp
70617 Administrative Law   8cp
Spring session
70317 Real Property   8cp
70417 Corporate Law   8cp
70517 Equity and Trusts   8cp
Year 4
Autumn session
91154 Ecology   6cp
91168 Ecological Genetics   6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
CBK90923 Options (Legal Theory UG) 6cp  
91121 Aquatic Ecosystems   6cp
Spring session
71116 Remedies   6cp
91155 Stream and Lake Assessment   6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
CBK90922 Options (Law UG) 30cp  
91159 Environmental Remediation   6cp
Year 5
Autumn session
70108 Public International Law   6cp
91309 Biodiversity Conservation   6cp
91145 Environmental Protection and Management   6cp
91100 Urban Sustainability and Resilience   6cp
Spring session
Select 24 credit points of options   24cp
Mathematics major
Year 1
Autumn session
70102 Foundations of Law   8cp
70103 Ethics Law and Justice   6cp
60006 Scientific Perspectives for Global Issues   6cp
33130 Mathematics 1   6cp
Spring session
70311 Torts   8cp
70114 Criminal Law and Procedure   8cp
33230 Mathematics 2   6cp
68101 Physics 1   6cp
Year 2
Autumn session
70211 Contracts   8cp
70616 Australian Constitutional Law   8cp
65111 Chemistry 1   6cp
Spring session
70104 Civil Practice   6cp
41039 Programming 1   6cp
37161 Probability and Random Variables   6cp
70109 Evidence   6cp
Year 3
Autumn session
70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law   6cp
37181 Discrete Mathematics   6cp
37252 Regression and Linear Models   6cp
70617 Administrative Law   8cp
Spring session
70317 Real Property   8cp
70517 Equity and Trusts   8cp
37262 Mathematical Statistics   6cp
35007 Real Analysis   6cp
Year 4
Autumn session
71116 Remedies   6cp
37234 Complex Analysis   6cp
37233 Linear Algebra   6cp
Spring session
70417 Corporate Law   8cp
Select 12 credit points from the following:   12cp
35005 Lebesgue Integration and Fourier Analysis 6cp  
37336 Vector Calculus and Partial Differential Equations 6cp  
35006 Numerical Methods 6cp  
37242 Introduction to Optimisation   6cp
Year 5
Autumn session
70108 Public International Law   6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
76008 Jurisprudence 6cp  
76033 Animal Law and Policy in Australia 6cp  
76057 Judgment and the Rule of Law 6cp  
76081 Gender and Law 6cp  
78039 Wickedness and Vice 6cp  
76902 Law and Literature 6cp  
76012 Criminology 6cp  
76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law 6cp  
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
CBK90922 Options (Law UG) 30cp  
Spring session
Select 24 credit points of options   24cp
Medical Science major
Year 1
Autumn session
70102 Foundations of Law   8cp
70103 Ethics Law and Justice   6cp
91161 Cell Biology and Genetics   6cp
65111 Chemistry 1   6cp
Spring session
70311 Torts   8cp
70114 Criminal Law and Procedure   8cp
91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology   6cp
65212 Chemistry 2   6cp
Year 2
Autumn session
70211 Contracts   8cp
70616 Australian Constitutional Law   8cp
91314 General Microbiology   6cp
Spring session
70104 Civil Practice   6cp
91401 Immunology   6cp
91830 Human Pathophysiology   6cp
70109 Evidence   6cp
Year 3
Autumn session
70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law   6cp
65202 Organic Chemistry 1   6cp
70617 Administrative Law   8cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
CBK90922 Options (Law UG) 30cp  
Spring session
70317 Real Property   8cp
70517 Equity and Trusts   8cp
70417 Corporate Law   8cp
Year 4
Autumn session
91707 Fundamentals of Pharmacology   6cp
91563 Haematology   6cp
91320 Metabolic Biochemistry   6cp
Spring session
91822 Human Genetics and Precision Medicine   6cp
Select 18 credit points from the following:   18cp
91705 Medical Devices and Diagnostics 6cp  
91709 Advanced Pharmacology 6cp  
91180 Immunology and Human Health 6cp  
91195 Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Infections 6cp  
91827 Advanced Medical Biochemistry 6cp  
Year 5
Autumn session
70108 Public International Law   6cp
71116 Remedies   6cp
65001 Medicinal Chemistry   6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
76008 Jurisprudence 6cp  
76033 Animal Law and Policy in Australia 6cp  
76057 Judgment and the Rule of Law 6cp  
76081 Gender and Law 6cp  
78039 Wickedness and Vice 6cp  
76902 Law and Literature 6cp  
76012 Criminology 6cp  
76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law 6cp  
Spring session
Select 24 credit points of options   24cp
Marine Biology major
Year 1
Autumn session
70102 Foundations of Law   8cp
70103 Ethics Law and Justice   6cp
91107 The Biosphere   6cp
65111 Chemistry 1   6cp
Spring session
70311 Torts   8cp
70114 Criminal Law and Procedure   8cp
91123 Nature and Evolution   6cp
65621 Environmental Chemistry   6cp
Year 2
Autumn session
70211 Contracts   8cp
70616 Australian Constitutional Law   8cp
91154 Ecology   6cp
Spring session
70104 Civil Practice   6cp
70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law   6cp
91157 Marine Algae and Productivity   6cp
91270 Plant Physiology and Climate Change   6cp
Year 3
Autumn session
71116 Remedies   6cp
70317 Real Property   8cp
33116 Design, Data, and Decisions   6cp
91120 GIS and Remote Sensing   6cp
Spring session
70417 Corporate Law   8cp
70517 Equity and Trusts   8cp
70617 Administrative Law   8cp
Year 4
Autumn session
91126 Coral Reef Ecosystems   6cp
91161 Cell Biology and Genetics   6cp
91121 Aquatic Ecosystems   6cp
91100 Urban Sustainability and Resilience   6cp
Spring session
91132 Molecular Biology   6cp
70109 Evidence   6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
CBK90922 Options (Law UG) 30cp  
Year 5
Autumn session
70108 Public International Law   6cp
91118 Fish Biology and Fisheries   6cp
91156 Ocean Systems and Climate Change   6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following:   6cp
CBK90922 Options (Law UG) 30cp  
Spring session
Select 24 credit points of options   24cp

Honours

Students can graduate with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) if they complete subjects 76090 Research Methodology and 76040 Research Thesis within the course. The degree may be awarded with first or second class honours, which does not require an additional honours year. The rules concerning the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) can be found in undergraduate course information.

Students who meet these criteria for honours are eligible for transfer into the appropriate undergraduate honours exit course on completion of all coursework and occurs just prior to graduation.

Students who undertake the Legal Futures and Technology major and who meet the criteria for honours can choose to undertake honours as part of their degree.

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) is available as an additional year to meritorious students across the available disciplines. It is designed to introduce students to research and more advanced coursework. It allows eligible students to continue with postgraduate studies if desired and enhances their employment prospects.

Professional recognition

This course satisfies the requirements for admission to the Supreme Court of NSW as a lawyer, provided students complete a practical legal training program, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).

Depending on the science specialisation and subjects chosen, graduates may be eligible for admission to the relevant scientific professional organisation.

Other information

Further information is available from:

UTS Student Centre
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