ObjectivesThis double degree combines the Engineering and Laws degrees to provide graduates with cross-disciplinary qualifications. The engineering degree is internationally recognised in the global marketplace and provides students with lifelong transferable skills. The law degree satisfies the academic requirements for the admission of law graduates in Western Australia. Graduates of this program will become experts in areas where both technical and legal knowledge is essential to the analysis of complex legal issues that deal with industry, the environment, intellectual property, resources engineering, etc. Engineering Disciplines available include: Electronic & Communications, Mechatronics, Instrumentation Control & Automation, Computer Systems, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Power Engineering.
Entry requirementsSatisfactory performance in TEE Calculus or Applicable Mathematics, or equivalent, is required. TEE Physics is desirable. Students who have completed a TAFE Diploma or its equivalent in an allied engineering field may be admitted to a Bachelor of Engineering with advanced standing. Special admission requirements Note: Students who have not completed TEE Calculus or TEE Physics (or equivalent) will be required to complete bridging units during the first year of their studies.
Academic titleBachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Laws
Course descriptionRelated careers
Mechanical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Computer Systems Engineer, Control and Automation Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Communications Engineer, Mechatronics Engineer, Intellectual Property Lawyer, Patent Lawyer, Technology Licensing Expert, Technology-related Law Enforcement Agent
This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa. Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Laws students can study unitsets in the following disciplines as part of this course:
* Mechatronics
* Electronics and Communications
* Instrumentation Control and Automation
* Computer Systems
* Civil Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Electrical Power
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The double degree Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Laws consists of 59 units (including one 0 credit point practicum unit) and requires 870 credit points to be completed. This includes:
14 core BEng units
21 core Law units
A 16 unit BEng major chosen from the list below
8 Law electives chosen from the list below
Law Electives
Law elective units to a total value of 120 credit points (8 units) should be chosen from the following list.
LAW2106 Intellectual Property Law
LAW3109 Taxation Law
LAW2105 Employment Law
LAW2600 Terrorism and the Law
LAW2601 Planning and Development Law 1
LAW2602 Environmental Law and Administration
LAW3105 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW3201 Law of Banking and Credit III
LAW3260 Asian Legal and Political Systems III
LAW3510 Income Tax Framework 3
LAW3601 Planning and Development Law II
LAW3602 Community Legal Practice*
LAW3700 Supervised Legal Research
LAW4609 Remedies
LAW4206 Advanced Criminal Law
LAW4108 International Law
LAW4110 International Trade Law
LAW4607 Family Law
LAW4710 Advanced Legal Research Thesis**
CRI1103 Criminology
CRI3101 Professional Ethics
* This unit may be subject to a limited quota.
** Admission to the law honours program is required for entry to this unit.
Students should check with the School of Law and Justice to determine which elective units are offered by the University in any semester and any pre-requisites before enrolling.
Majors in Engineering
Students are required to choose a 16 unit engineering major from the unit sets given below. All units in the unit sets have 15 credit points.
Year One - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
LAW1111 Contract Law I 15
LAW1116 Legal Process 15
LAW1113 Criminal Law I 15
MAT1236 Calculus 1 * 15
SCP1111 Physics of Motion** 15
* Students without TEE Calculus should enrol in the bridging unit MAT1137 Introductory Applied Mathematics instead of MAT1236. ** Students without TEE Physics should enrol in the bridging unit SCP1132 Introduction to Physics instead of SCP1111.
Year One - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
LAW1212 Contract Law II 15
LAW1214 Criminal Law II 15
ENS1162 Electrical Engineering 1A 15
MAT1163 Linear Algebra 15
ENM1102 Engineering Drawing and
Computer Aided Design 15
Year Two - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
LAW1117 Torts I 15
LAW2102 Property Law I 15
CSP1150 Programming Principles 15
ENS1154 Introduction to Engineering 15
MAT2236 Differential Equations 15
Year Two - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
LAW1218 Torts II 15
LAW2312 Property Law II 15
Engineering major 1
Engineering major 2
Law elective 1
Year Three - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
LAW2103 Administrative Law I 15
LAW3103 Equity 15
LAW2104 Constitutional Law I 15
Engineering major 3
Engineering major 4
Year Three - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
LAW2313 Administrative Law II 15
LAW3107 Law of Trusts 15
LAW2314 Constitutional Law II 15
Engineering major 5
Law elective 2
Year Four - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
LAW4604 Civil Procedures I 15
LAW3102 Corporations Law 15
Engineering major 6
Engineering major 7
Law elective 3
Year Four - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
LAW4614 Civil Procedures II 15
LAW3106 Evidence 15
Engineering major 8
Law elective 4
Law elective 5
Year Five - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
LAW4605 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing & Drafting I 15
ENS2159 Engineering Innovation and Ethics 15
Engineering major 9 #
Law elective 6
Law elective 7
# Students completing either the Instrumentation Control & Automation major or the Electrical Power major should enrol in ENS4251 Control Systems in this semester, and enrol in a unit from their engineering major in its place in Year 6 Semester 1.
Year Five - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
LAW4615 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing & Drafting II 15
Law elective 8
Engineering Major 10
Engineering Major 11
Engineering Major 12
Unit Description Points
YEAR SIX - SEMESTER 1
ENS4111 Engineering Practicum 0
ENS4152 Project Development 15
ENS4251 Control Systems ^ 15
Engineering Major 13
Engineering Major 14 ^^
^ Students completing the Civil Engineering major should enrol in ENS4549 Water Supply Engineering instead of ENS4251 Control Systems. ^^ Students completing the Mechatronics, Mechanical or Civil Engineering majors should enrol in their Engineering major 14 unit in Year 6 Semester 2 instead of in this semester.
Unit Description Points
YEAR SIX - SEMESTER 2
ENS4253 Engineering Project 15
ENS4543 Engineering Management 15
Engineering Major 15
Engineering Major 16