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K61 Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Laws

The curriculum of this double degree course includes all the essential content and units from both the Bachelor of Laws (LLB), and, the Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degrees. The six year Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Laws double degree at Edith Cowan University combines a full engineering degree program with a full law degree program that satisfies the academic requirements for the admission of law graduates as legal practitioners in Western Australia. The result of this challenging educational initiative is a double degree which is internationally recognised in the global marketplace.  The double degree provides students with lifelong transferable skills equipping them for employment in a wide range of professions, and for further study in a variety of disciplines. This will facilitate professional recognition in both disciplines.

 

The graduates of this program will be able to practice in areas where both technical and legal knowledge is applied to the analysis of complex legal issues dealing with elements of design, construction and operation of engineering systems, operations and management, intellectual property etc. This course satisfies the academic requirements for admission of law graduates as legal practitioners in Western Australia. Professional recognition extends to the online mode of delivery. The combined degree provides graduates with skills in high demand professions such as Intellectual Property Lawyers, Technology Licensing Experts, and Technology-related Law Enforcement Agents. As with other Bachelor of Laws degrees in Australia, before a law graduate may be admitted to the legal profession in that state or territory, certain additional requirements must be satisfied after completion of the Bachelor of Laws degree. For law graduates seeking admission in Western Australia, please refer to the Legal Profession Act 2008 (WA).

 

The knowledge and skills required of a lawyer in a technologically advancing society are more challenging and intellectually adventurous than they have ever been.  This program gives graduates the edge to conduct court work as a legal practitioner dealing with multi-national corporations on advanced technological issues in an international context.  The program also provides graduates with the skills to contribute to technological developments that are environmentally friendly and safe for the community. They will be more employable in industry, government, commerce, community organisations, or academic institutions than engineering graduates without law qualifications.

 

HONOURS

Bachelor of Engineering
Students whose performance in the engineering units is of a high standard over the duration of the course may be awarded the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree.

 

Bachelor of Laws
An undergraduate law student, who has not more than 120 points of study left to complete to qualify for a Bachelor of Laws degree and who has achieved a weighted average mark of not less than 70% across previously completed Bachelor of Laws units, may be eligible to graduate with Honours.
Eligible students must complete LAW4710 - Advanced Legal Research Thesis in lieu of 30 credit points of Law elective units. Completion of LAW4710 does not guarantee a student will receive a Bachelor of Laws (Honours). Except as otherwise provided, the policy Management of Honours Candidature, Grading of Honours Performance and Student Support applies. The Honours grade will be based on both completed units within the Bachelor of Laws degree as well as LAW4710. The coursework and dissertation mark are combined in proportion to the credit point values in determining the overall mark and honours grade. There is no third class honours.

 

PRACTICUM REQUIREMENTS
During the course, students will be required to undertake a minimum of 12 weeks practical work experience located in an engineering industry environment. This will normally be undertaken during a vacation period, even though it is listed as a unit for Year 5 (ENS4111).
 

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Standard University admission requirements apply.

 

Portfolio pathway applications will not be accepted for this course.

 
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Satisfactory performance in WACE Mathematics 3C/3D or Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3D, or equivalent.
WACE Physics 3A/3B, or equivalent is desirable.

 

Note: Students who have not passed WACE Physics 3A/3B or equivalent will be required to complete a bridging unit during the first year of their studies.

 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The double degree Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Laws consists of 59 units (including one 0 credit point Practicum unit) and requires a total of 870 credit points to be completed. This includes:

15 core BEng units (including the Practicum unit)

22 core Law units

A 15 unit BEng major chosen from the list below

7 Law electives chosen from the list below

 

Law Electives

Law elective units to a total value of 105 credit points (7 units) should be chosen from within the following streams (students may also select electives across streams).

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE/SOCIAL JUSTICE STREAM
CRI1103  Criminology
CRI1105  Psychology and Criminal Justice
CRI3109  International Human Rights
IAS1115  Indigenous Australians, Cultural Competence and the Criminal Justice System
LAW2600  Terrorism and the Law
LAW3105  Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW3600  Coronial Law and Mortuary Practice
LAW3602  Community Legal Practice
LAW3700  Supervised Legal Research Paper
LAW4108  International Law
LAW4130  Innocence Project
LAW4609  Remedies
 
LAW STREAM
LAW2106  Intellectual Property Law
LAW2601  Planning and Development Law I
LAW3105  Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW3109  Taxation Law
LAW3201  Law of Banking and Credit III
LAW3221  Trade Practices, Competition and Consumer Protection Law
LAW3608  Advanced Taxation Law
LAW3700  Supervised Legal Research Paper
LAW4110  International Trade Law
LAW4601  Mining and Resource Law
FBL3501  Business Practicum
 
DEVELOPMENT LAW STREAM
LAW2602  Environmental Law and Administration
LAW3105  Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW3602  Community Legal Practice
LAW3700  Supervised Legal Research Paper
LAW4108  International Law
LAW4607  Family Law

 

Students should check with the School of Law and Justice to determine which elective units are offered by the University in any semester, the mode of delivery (on-campus/off-campus), and any pre-requisites before enrolling.

 

Majors in Engineering

Students are required to choose a 15 unit engineering major from the unit sets given below. All units in the unit sets have 15 credit points.

 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
LAW1111 Contract Law I 15
LAW1600 Legal Writing and Research 15
LAW1117 Torts I 15
ENM1102 Engineering Drawing and Computer Aided Design 15
MAT1236 Calculus 1 15
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
LAW1212 Contract Law II 15
LAW1116 Legal Process 15
LAW1218 Torts II 15
MAT1163 Linear Algebra 15
ENS1162 Electrical Engineering 1A 15
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 1
LAW1113 Criminal Law I 15
LAW2102 Property Law I 15
CSP2151 Programming Fundamentals 15
ENS1154 Introduction to Engineering 15
MAT2437 Differential Equations 15
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 2
LAW1214 Criminal Law II 15
LAW2312 Property Law II 15
ENS1101 Engineering Mechanics * 15
ENS1115 Materials and Manufacturing 1 15
ENS1253 Electrical Engineering 1B 15
 
* Students who have not passed WACE Physics 3A/3B (or equivalent) must complete the bridging unit SCP1132 Introduction to Physics before they can enrol in ENS1101 Engineering Mechanics.
 
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 1
LAW2104 Constitutional Law I 15
LAW3102 Corporations Law 15
Law elective 1
Engineering major 1
Engineering major 2
 
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 2
LAW2314 Constitutional Law II 15
LAW3106 Evidence 15
LAW2350 Administrative Law 15
Engineering major 3
Engineering major 4
 
YEAR FOUR - SEMESTER 1
LAW3103 Equity 15
Law elective 2
Law elective 3
Engineering major 5
Engineering major 6
 
YEAR FOUR - SEMESTER 2
LAW3107 Law of Trusts 15
Law elective 4
Law elective 5
Engineering major 7
Engineering major 8
 
YEAR FIVE - SEMESTER 1
LAW4604 Civil Procedure I 15
LAW4620 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting 15
ENS4251 Control Systems # 15
Engineering major 9
Engineering major 10
 
# Students completing the Civil Engineering Major should enrol in ENS3106 Hydrology and Hydraulics instead of ENS4251 Control Systems.
 
YEAR FIVE - SEMESTER 2
LAW4614 Civil Procedure II 15
LAW4625 Statutory Interpretation 15
LAW4704 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility 15
Engineering Major 11
Engineering Major 12
 
YEAR SIX - SEMESTER 1
ENS4111 Engineering Practicum 0 
ENS4152 Project Development 15
Law elective 6
Law elective 7 ^
Engineering Major 13 ^^
 
^ Students completing the Instrumentation Control&Automation Major or the Electronics and Communications Major should enrol in Engineering major 14 in place of Law elective 7 in this semester, and enrol in Law elective 7 in the following semester.
^^ Students completing the Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Computer Systems Majors should enrol in Engineering major 13 in Year 6 Semester 2 instead of in this semester.
 
YEAR SIX - SEMESTER 2
ENS4253 Engineering Project 15
ENS4543 Engineering Management 15
Engineering Major 14
Engineering Major 15
 
 
MABUSOCivil Engineering Major
MABUSPMechanical Engineering Major
MABUSQElectrical Power Major
MABUSKMechatronics Major
MABUSMInstrumentation Control and Automation Major
MABUSLElectronics and Communications Major
MABUSNComputer Systems Major
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014