1. Overview

Course:	Software Engineering / Law (2014)
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

This combined degree involves a total of six years of study. The Engineering component is completed in the first four years. Years 5 and 6 are completed entirely in the Sydney Law School and involve no Engineering units.

During the first four years, you must:

1. Complete 144 credit points of Engineering core and recommended units of study as described in the Faculty of Engineering Resolutions.

2. Complete the 48 credit points of LAWS units shown in the tables below.

See Sydney Law School handbook for further detaills of law requirements: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law/

Many of the Science units in these tables have advanced level equivalents. The normal units are shown here.

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ENGG1805: Professional Engineering and IT
Core	6	INFO1103: Introduction to Programming
Core	6	LAWS1006: Foundations of Law
Core	3	MATH1001: Differential Calculus Note: Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is MATH1021.
Core	3	MATH1002: Linear Algebra
Recommended Units	6	Select from Unit Block: Recommended Units Note: 12cp of Junior Recommended Units must be taken during years 1 and 2. Only level 1000 units be taken in first year.

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ELEC1601: Introduction to Computer Systems
Core	6	INFO1105: Data Structures Note: INFO1905 may be taken as a more advanced alternative.
Core	6	LAWS1012: Torts
Core	0	LAWS1013: Legal Research 1 Note: Engineering/Law combined students are expected to take LAWS1013 Legal Research in Semester 2. The Semester 2 session of LAWS1013 is reserved for students combining Law with Arts and Social Sciences.
Core	3	MATH1003: Integral Calculus and Modelling Note: 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	LAWS1014: Civil and Criminal Procedure
Core	6	LAWS1015: Contracts
Core	6	COMP2129: Operating Systems and Machine Principles
Core	6	INFO2120: Database Systems 1
Core	6	MATH2069: Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory

Year 2 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	LAWS1016: Criminal Law
Core	6	COMP2007: Algorithms and Complexity
Core	6	INFO2110: Systems Analysis and Modelling
Core	6	INFO2315: Introduction to IT Security
Recommended Units	6	Select from Unit Block: Recommended Units Note: 12cp of Junior Recommended Units must be taken during years 1 and 2

Year 3 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Core	0	LAWS1019: Legal Research II
Core	6	LAWS1023: Public International Law
Core	6	INFO3220: Object Oriented Design
Core	6	INFO3402: Management of IT Projects and Systems

Year 3 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	LAWS1017: Torts and Contracts II
Core	6	LAWS1021: Public Law
Core	6	COMP3615: Computer Science Project
Core	6	ELEC3609: Internet Software Platforms
Core	6	INFO3315: Human-Computer Interaction

Year 4 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Core	0	ELEC4702: Practical Experience
Core	6	ELEC4710: Engineering Project A Note: Students with ISWAM of 65% or greater are eligible for Honours pathway and can replace ELEC4710 with ELEC4712.
Core	6	COMP5348: Enterprise Scale Software Architecture
Core	6	ELEC5618: Software Quality Engineering

Year 4 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ELEC4711: Engineering Project B Note: Students with ISWAM of 65% or greater are eligible for Honours pathway and can replace ELEC4711 with ELEC4713.
Core	6	ELEC5619: Object Oriented Application Frameworks

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 - Recommended Units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC1103	Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	6	Semester 1
ELEC2103	Simulation and Numerical Solutions in Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC2104	Electronic Devices and Circuits	6	Semester 2
ELEC2302	Signals and Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC2602	Digital Logic	6	Semester 1
INFO1003	Foundations of Information Technology	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO1903	Informatics (Advanced)	6	Semester 1
MATH2061	Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus	6	Semester 1 Summer Main
PHYS1001	Physics 1 (Regular)	6	Semester 1
PHYS1003	Physics 1 (Technological)	6	Semester 2
PHYS2213	Physics 2EE	6	Semester 2

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