Start date
February
June
September

Campus
City West

Duration
6.5 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DBLE

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Fees
AUD$ 31,400 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2017

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [7.0]
  • IELTS reading [7.0]
  • IELTS writing [7.0]
  • IELTS speaking [7.0]
  • IELTS listening [7.0]
Equivalent English qualifications (PDF)

International Admission by Country
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CRICOS Code
060783M

Aim

The Laws Double Degree (with Engineering) will provide a professional level of education for students seeking to pursue a legal career. Study in the engineering discipline will provide students with the background to enable them to operate in specialised working environments.

Content & Structure

The total number of units is 225 - that is, 50 courses. Those 50 courses are divided between the two programs: 24 courses from the Bachelor of Laws program; and a minimum of 26 courses from one of the engineering degrees (except the Bachelor of Construction Management and Economics which has 25 courses totalling 49 courses and 225 units. Six courses (27 units) from the Bachelor of Laws program are not prescribed, enabling double degree students to complete the Honours program (9 units), one additional law elective (4.5 units) and the three practice elective courses (13.5 units). Students must complete 225 units to meet the requirements of this double degree program.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Quantity Surveying 1 BUIL 1018 9
Construction 1 CIVE 1001 4.5
Introduction to Construction Management BUIL 1007 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Construction Materials CIVE 1003 4.5
Sustainable Built Environments HUMS 1029 4.5
Structures 1 CIVE 1002 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Contracts A LAWS 1008 4.5
Torts A LAWS 1014 4.5
Legal Institutions and Methods LAWS 1012 4.5
Law, Society and Justice LAWS 1010 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Contracts B LAWS 1009 4.5
Torts B LAWS 1015 4.5
Legal Research and Writing LAWS 1013 4.5
Property Law A LAWS 2017 4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Construction Scheduling BUIL 2007 4.5
Construction 2 CIVE 2002 4.5
Building Services N CIVE 2007 4.5
Free Elective 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Construction Cost Planning BUIL 2021 4.5
Structures 2 CIVE 2004 4.5
Construction Environmental Science CIVE 2008 4.5
Contract Administration BUIL 3010 4.5
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Fundamentals of Criminal Law LAWS 2010 4.5
Constitutional Law LAWS 2008 4.5
Property Law B LAWS 2018 4.5
Jurisprudence: Theories of Law LAWS 3009 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing LAWS 2009 4.5
Corporate Law: General LAWS 3011 4.5
Law of Trusts LAWS 2012 4.5
Principles of Equity LAWS 2013 4.5
FIFTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Construction and Fire Engineering 1N CIVE 4009 4.5
Development Economics BUIL 3011 4.5
Building Surveying CIVE 3012 4.5
Advanced Building Surveying CIVE 4032 4.5
or
Construction Business Management BUIL 4012 4.5
or
Quantity Surveying Practice 2 BUIL 4021 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Construction and Fire Engineering 2N CIVE 4010 4.5
Civil and Commercial Construction Analysis BUIL 3019 4.5
Development Law JUST 4002 4.5
Asset Management and Building Pathology CIVE 4033 4.5
or
Advanced Construction Management BUIL 4013 4.5
or
Advanced Quantity Surveying BUIL 4022 4.5
SIXTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Law Elective 4.5
Administrative Law LAWS 3006 4.5
Civil Procedure LAWS 4002 4.5 Note(s): 1
Law Elective 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Corporate Law: Finance and Governance LAWS 3010 4.5
Law Honours Thesis 1 LAWS 4004 4.5 Rule(s): 2
or
Elective 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Evidence LAWS 4003 4.5 Note(s): 1
or
Law Elective 4.5
Lawyers, Ethics and Society LAWS 4006 4.5 Note(s): 1
or
Law Elective 4.5
Law Honours Thesis 2 LAWS 4005 4.5 Rule(s): 2
or
Elective 4.5
SEVENTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Integrated Project BUIL 4027 4.5
Advanced Building Surveying CIVE 4032 4.5
or
Construction Business Management BUIL 4012 4.5
or
Quantity Surveying Practice 2 BUIL 4021 4.5
Program for completion over 5.5 years
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Quantity Surveying 1 BUIL 1018 9
Construction 1 CIVE 1001 4.5
Introduction to Construction Management BUIL 1007 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Construction Materials CIVE 1003 4.5
Sustainable Built Environments HUMS 1029 4.5
Structures 1 CIVE 1002 4.5
Building Estimating BUIL 2018 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Contracts A LAWS 1008 4.5
Torts A LAWS 1014 4.5
Legal Institutions and Methods LAWS 1012 4.5
Law, Society and Justice LAWS 1010 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Contracts B LAWS 1009 4.5
Torts B LAWS 1015 4.5
Legal Research and Writing LAWS 1013 4.5
Property Law A LAWS 2017 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Fundamentals of Criminal Law LAWS 2010 4.5
Constitutional Law LAWS 2008 4.5
Property Law B LAWS 2018 4.5
Jurisprudence: Theories of Law LAWS 3009 4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Construction Scheduling BUIL 2007 4.5
Construction 2 CIVE 2002 4.5
Building Services N CIVE 2007 4.5
Free Elective 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Construction Cost Planning BUIL 2021 4.5
Structures 2 CIVE 2004 4.5
Construction Environmental Science CIVE 2008 4.5
Contract Administration BUIL 3010 4.5
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing LAWS 2009 4.5
Corporate Law: General LAWS 3011 4.5
Principles of Equity LAWS 2013 4.5
Administrative Law LAWS 3006 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4)
Corporate Law: Finance and Governance LAWS 3010 4.5
Law of Trusts LAWS 2012 4.5
Law Elective 4.5
Law Honours Thesis 1 LAWS 4004 4.5 Rule(s): 2
or
Elective 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Civil Procedure LAWS 4002 4.5 Note(s): 1
or
Law Elective 4.5
Evidence LAWS 4003 4.5 Note(s): 1
or
Law Elective 4.5
Lawyers, Ethics and Society LAWS 4006 4.5 Note(s): 1
or
Law Elective 4.5
Law Honours Thesis 2 LAWS 4005 4.5 Rule(s): 2
or
Elective 4.5
FIFTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Construction and Fire Engineering 1N CIVE 4009 4.5
Development Economics BUIL 3011 4.5
Building Surveying CIVE 3012 4.5
Advanced Building Surveying CIVE 4032 4.5
or
Construction Business Management BUIL 4012 4.5
or
Quantity Surveying Practice 2 BUIL 4021 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Construction and Fire Engineering 2N CIVE 4010 4.5
Civil and Commercial Construction Analysis BUIL 3019 4.5
Development Law JUST 4002 4.5
Asset Management and Building Pathology CIVE 4033 4.5
or
Advanced Construction Management BUIL 4013 4.5
or
Advanced Quantity Surveying BUIL 4022 4.5
SIXTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Integrated Project BUIL 4027 4.5
Advanced Building Surveying CIVE 4032 4.5
or
Construction Business Management BUIL 4012 4.5
or
Quantity Surveying Practice 2 BUIL 4021 4.5

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