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ProgramsEngENGI (UG)BEHons CombinedBE/LLBBE/LLB to 2022Mechatronic / Law (2015)
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The course requirements described here apply to persons who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2015 and persons who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2015 who elect to proceed under 2015 resolutions.
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2015 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2020, or later date as the faculty may, in special circumstances, approve.
Candidates who first commenced in 2015, and are re-enrolling for 2016 or later, should be aware that there may have been changes in units of study offered since, Check that units are still available by clicking the unit of study link in the course table. See 2022 version of this course for up to date unit of study list.
For details of relevant resolutions see faculty handbook at sydney.edu.au/handbooks.
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Year 1 - Semester 1
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | ENGG1801: Engineering Computing |
Core | 6 | LAWS1006: Foundations of Law |
Core | 3 | MATH1001: Differential Calculus Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is MATH1021. |
Core | 3 | MATH1002: Linear Algebra |
Core | 6 | MTRX1701: Introduction to Mechatronic Engineering |
Year 1 - Semester 2
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | AMME1362: Introduction to Engineering Materials |
Core | 6 | ENGG1802: Engineering Mechanics |
Core | 6 | LAWS1012: Torts |
Core | 0 | LAWS1013: Legal Research 1 |
Core | 3 | MATH1003: Integral Calculus and Modelling Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is MATH1023. |
Core | 3 | MATH1005: Statistical Thinking with Data |
Year 2 - Semester 1
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | ELEC1103: Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
Core | 6 | LAWS1014: Civil and Criminal Procedure |
Core | 6 | LAWS1015: Contracts |
Core | 6 | MATH2067: DEs and Vector Calculus for Engineers Note: MATH2067 is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is MATH2021. |
Year 2 - Semester 2
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | LAWS1016: Criminal Law |
Core | 6 | MTRX1702: Mechatronics 1 |
Core | 6 | AMME2301: Mechanics of Solids |
Core | 6 | ELEC2104: Electronic Devices and Circuits |
Year 3 - Semester 1
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | LAWS1023: Public International Law |
Core | 6 | AMME2500: Engineering Dynamics |
Core | 6 | MTRX2700: Mechatronics 2 |
Core | 6 | ELEC3404: Electronic Circuit Design |
Year 3 - Semester 2
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | LAWS1017: Torts and Contracts II |
Core | 0 | LAWS1019: Legal Research II |
Core | 6 | LAWS1021: Public Law |
Core | 6 | MECH2400: Mechanical Systems Design 1 |
Core | 6 | MTRX3700: Mechatronics 3 |
Year 4 - Semester 1
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | AMME3500: System Dynamics and Control |
Core | 6 | MECH3660: Manufacturing Engineering |
Core | 6 | AMME4111: Thesis A |
Core | 0 | ENGG4000: Practical Experience |
Core | 6 | MECH4601: Professional Engineering 2 |
Year 4 - Semester 2
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | MECH3460: Mechanical Systems Design 2 |
Core | 6 | AMME4112: Thesis B |
| 12 | Select from Mechatronics Electives Note: At least 12 credit points of Mechatronic Elective units must be completed. |
Year 5 - Semester 1
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | LAWS2010: Administrative Law |
Core | 6 | LAWS2011: Federal Constitutional Law |
Core | 6 | LAWS2012: Intro to Property and Commercial Law |
Core | 6 | LAWS2013: The Legal Profession |
Note: Students will be awarded their Engineering degree after completion of the initial 4 year component. For Years 5 & 6, students will transfer to the Law School to complete the LLB.
Year 5 - Semester 2
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | LAWS2014: Corporations Law |
Core | 6 | LAWS2015: Equity |
Core | 6 | LAWS2016: Evidence |
Core | 6 | LAWS2017: Real Property |
Note: Students will be awarded their Engineering degree after completion of the initial 4 year component. For Years 5 & 6, students will transfer to the Law School to complete the LLB.
Year 6 - Semester 1
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 6 | LAWS2018: Private International Law A |
List | 18 | Select from Laws Electives (Part 1 - Laws) Laws Electives (Part 2 - Jurisprudence) |
Note: In year 6 students are required to complete LAWS2018 Private International Law A plus 42 credit points from Semester 1 Senior Elective Units as listed in Law Faculty Handbook Table 1. See Law Faculty Handbook for more details: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law/
LAWS2018 may be taken in Semester 1 or Semester 2. Students who commenced the Combined Law program before 2011 do not need to complete LAWS2018 but must complete 48 credit points of elective units of study rather than 42 credit points.
Year 6 - Semester 2
| Type | CP | CP From |
List | 24 | Select from Laws Electives (Part 1 - Laws) Laws Electives (Part 2 - Jurisprudence) |
Block 1 - Mechatronics Electives (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| AMME4710 | Computer Vision and Image Processing | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| AMME4790 | Introduction to Biomechatronics | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| AMME5520 | Advanced Control and Optimisation | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| MECH5720 | Sensors and Signals | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| MTRX5700 | Experimental Robotics | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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Block 2 - Laws Electives (Part 1 - Laws) (Min CP: 24,Max CP: 36)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| LAWS3044 | Law International Exchange Electives | 24 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3068 | Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
Summer L3
47 - Summer L3
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| LAWS3260 | Independent Research Project | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
Summer Late
44 - Summer School Late
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| LAWS3401 | Advanced Constitutional Law | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3404 | Advanced Criminal Law | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3408 | Advanced Public International Law | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3409 | Advanced Taxation Law | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3410 | Animal Law | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3411 | Anti-Discrimination Law | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3412 | Australian Income Tax | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3416 | Commercial Dispute Resolution | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3419 | Competition Law | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3422 | Conveyancing | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3424 | Corporate and Securities Regulation | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3426 | Criminology | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3428 | Media Law: Defamation and Privacy | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
Summer Early
42 - Summer School Early
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| LAWS3430 | Environmental Law | 6 |
Semester 1
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| LAWS3431 | External Placement Program | 6 |
Semester 1
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| LAWS3432 | Family Law | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3434 | International Human Rights Law | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3437 | International Commercial Arbitration | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3438 | International Commercial Transactions | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3441 | Introduction to Islamic Law | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3443 | Interpretation | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3444 | Japanese Law | 6 |
Summer L4
48 - Summer L4
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| LAWS3446 | Labour Law | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3452 | Medical Law | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3457 | Private International Law B | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Summer Main
Summer School
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| LAWS3460 | Roman Law | 6 |
Semester 1
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| LAWS3461 | Social Justice Clinical Course | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3465 | Sydney Law Review | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3474 | Equity and Financial Risk Allocation | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3477 | Advanced Obligations and Remedies | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3478 | Development and Human Rights | 6 |
Summer L4
48 - Summer L4
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| LAWS3479 | IP: Trademarks and Patents | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3480 | IP: Copyright and Designs | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3483 | War Law: Use of Force & Humanitarian Law | 6 |
Semester 1
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| LAWS3484 | Secured Transactions in Commercial Law | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3489 | International Moot | 6 |
Semester 1
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S2 Late Ib
52 - S2 Late Ib
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Note: See Law Faculty Handbook for more details: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law/
Block 3 - Laws Electives (Part 2 - Jurisprudence) (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 12)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| LAWS3436 | International/Comparative Jurisprudence | 6 |
Semester 1
For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3454 | Philosophy of Law | 6 |
Semester 2
For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
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| LAWS3462 | Sociological Theories of Law | 6 |
Semester 1
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| LAWS3470 | Theories of Legal Reasoning | 6 |
Semester 1
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| LAWS3471 | Theories of Obedience | 6 |
Semester 2
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Note: See Law Faculty Handbook for more details: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law/
| Course: | Mechatronic / Law (2015) |
| CP Required: | 288 |
| Min FT Duration: | 6.00 Years |
| Min PT Duration: | N/A |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Years Offered: | 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 |
| Requirements: | (1) A candidate for the Engineering/Law combined degree must complete 288 credit points, comprising: (a) 144 credit points of units of study from the table of units for the Bachelor of Engineering Honours, appropriate to the stream the candidate is pursuing; and (b) 144 credit points of Law units of study, of which 48 credit points are Combined Law compulsory units of study for years 1, 2 and 3 and are credited towards the requirements for both the Bachelor of Engineering Honours and the Bachelor of Laws. (2) Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering Honours. Candidates are required to achieve a minimum HWAM (Honours Weighted Average Mark) of 65% to qualify for the Honours degree. Students who satisfy all requirements for graduation except the HWAM required for honours will be awarded the PASS degree Bachelor of Engineering. (3) Requirements for the Bachelor of Laws. To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Laws, candidates must complete 144 credit points taken from the Faculty of Law Undergraduate Table, comprising: (i) 102 credit points of compulsory units of study; and (ii) 42 credit points of elective units of study, of which a maximum of 36 credit points are taken from Part 1 and a minimum of 6 credit points are taken from Part 2. (4) Acceptable alternative units of study. Most units of study offered by the Science Faculty shown in the tables can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level unit, subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from their department before enrolling. Students undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate International Exchange Program units of study as an alternative to a semester's standard units. This course outline should be read in conjunction with the course rules specified in the relevant faculty handbooks at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/ |
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