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Mechatronic Engineering (Space) / Law (2013)


Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2013.
WARNING: This course version is currently under review and is subject to change.


1. Overview

Course: Mechatronic Engineering (Space) / Law (2013)
CP Required: 288
Min FT Duration: 6.00 Years
Min PT Duration: N/A
Faculty/School: University Archive
Years Offered: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

2. Requirements

Students in the Honours program must enrol in AMME4111 & AMME4112, students in the Pass program must enrol in AMME4121 & AMME4122.

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.

Candidates are required to complete 144 credit points of Engineering units of study as set out in these tables and at least 144 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Law for the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and the Sydney Law School as set out in Faculty handbooks at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 ENGG1801: Engineering Computing
Core
6 LAWS1006: Foundations of Law
Core
0 LAWS1013: Legal Research 1
Core
3 MATH1001: Differential Calculus
Core
3 MATH1002: Linear Algebra
Core
6 MTRX1701: Introduction to Mechatronic Engineering

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 AMME1550: Dynamics 1
Core
6 ENGG1802: Engineering Mechanics
Core
6 LAWS1012: Torts
Core
3 MATH1003: Integral Calculus and Modelling
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

Year 2 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 MTRX1702: Mechatronics 1
Core
6 AERO2705: Space Engineering 1
Core
6 AMME2301: Mechanics of Solids
Core
6 ELEC2104: Electronic Devices and Circuits

Year 3 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
0 LAWS1019: Legal Research II
Core
6 LAWS1023: Public International Law
Core
6 AMME2302: Materials 1
Core
6 AMME2500: Engineering Dynamics
Core
6 MTRX2700: Mechatronics 2

Year 3 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS1016: Criminal Law
Core
6 LAWS1017: Torts and Contracts II
Core
6 MECH2400: Mechanical Systems Design 1
Core
6 AERO3760: Space Engineering 2

Year 4 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 AMME3500: System Dynamics and Control
Core
6 MECH3660: Manufacturing Engineering
Core
6 AERO4701: Space Engineering 3
Core
6 AMME4121: Engineering Project A


Note: Students with ISWAM of 65% or greater are eligible for Honours pathway and can replace AMME4121 with AMME4111
Core
0 ENGG4000: Practical Experience
Core
6 MECH4601: Professional Engineering 2

Year 4 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS1021: Public Law
Core
6 MTRX3700: Mechatronics 3
Core
6 AMME4122: Engineering Project B


Note: Students with ISWAM of 65% or greater are eligible for Honours pathway and can replace AMME4122 with AMME4112

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

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

Year 6 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS2018: Private International Law A
Elective
18 Electives.

Note: 18 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/

Note: 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
Elective
24 Electives.

Note: 24 credit points from Semester 2 Senior Elective Units as listed in Law Faculty Handbook Table 1. See Law Faculty Handbook for more details: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law/

4. Pathways

No streams/majors defined for this course version.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Mechatronics Electives (Max CP: 6)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
AMME4500 Guidance, Navigation and Control 6
AMME4710 Computer Vision and Image Processing 6 Semester 2
AMME4790 Introduction to Biomechatronics 6 Semester 2
MECH4720 Sensors and Signals 6
MECH4730 Computers in Real-Time Control and Instrumentation 6
MTRX5700 Experimental Robotics 6 Semester 1

Note: May also be taken in Semester 1.

AMME4790 has been replaced by AMME5790 in 2017.

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
Semester 2
LAWS3068 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems 6 Semester 1
Summer L3
LAWS3260 Independent Research Project 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
LAWS3401 Advanced Constitutional Law 6 Semester 2
LAWS3404 Advanced Criminal Law 6 Semester 2
LAWS3408 Advanced Public International Law 6 Semester 1
LAWS3409 Advanced Taxation Law 6 Semester 2
LAWS3410 Animal Law 6 Semester 2
LAWS3411 Anti-Discrimination Law 6 Semester 2
LAWS3412 Australian Income Tax 6 Semester 1
LAWS3416 Commercial Dispute Resolution 6 Semester 2
LAWS3419 Competition Law 6 Semester 1
LAWS3422 Conveyancing 6 Semester 1
LAWS3424 Corporate and Securities Regulation 6 Semester 2
LAWS3426 Criminology 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
LAWS3428 Media Law: Defamation and Privacy 6 Semester 2
Summer Early
LAWS3430 Environmental Law 6 Semester 1
LAWS3431 External Placement Program 6 Semester 1
LAWS3432 Family Law 6 Semester 2
LAWS3434 International Human Rights Law 6 Semester 2
LAWS3437 International Commercial Arbitration 6 Semester 2
LAWS3438 International Commercial Transactions 6 Semester 2
LAWS3441 Introduction to Islamic Law 6 Semester 1
LAWS3443 Interpretation 6 Semester 2
LAWS3444 Japanese Law 6 Summer L4
LAWS3446 Labour Law 6 Semester 1
LAWS3452 Medical Law 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
LAWS3457 Private International Law B 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
LAWS3460 Roman Law 6 Semester 1
LAWS3461 Social Justice Clinical Course 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
LAWS3465 Sydney Law Review 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
LAWS3474 Equity and Financial Risk Allocation 6 Semester 1
LAWS3477 Advanced Obligations and Remedies 6 Semester 1
LAWS3478 Development and Human Rights 6 Summer L4
LAWS3479 IP: Trademarks and Patents 6 Semester 1
LAWS3480 IP: Copyright and Designs 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
LAWS3483 War Law: Use of Force & Humanitarian Law 6 Semester 1
LAWS3484 Secured Transactions in Commercial Law 6 Semester 2
LAWS3489 International Moot 6 Semester 1
S2 Late Ib

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
LAWS3454 Philosophy of Law 6 Semester 2
LAWS3462 Sociological Theories of Law 6 Semester 1
LAWS3470 Theories of Legal Reasoning 6 Semester 1
LAWS3471 Theories of Obedience 6 Semester 2

Note: See Law Faculty Handbook for more details: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law/