Faculty of Engineering

Mechanical / Law (2015)


Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2015.
WARNING: This course version is currently under review and is subject to change.


1. Overview

Course: Mechanical / 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

2. 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/

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


Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is MATH1021.
Core
3 MATH1002: Linear Algebra
Core
6 MECH1560: Introduction to Mechanical 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
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 LAWS1014: Civil and Criminal Procedure
Core
6 LAWS1015: Contracts
Core
6 AMME2261: Fluid Mechanics 1
Core
6 MATH2067: DEs and Vector Calculus for Engineers

Year 2 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS1016: Criminal Law
Core
6 AMME2262: Introduction to Thermal Engineering
Core
6 AMME2301: Mechanics of Solids
Core
6 MECH2400: Mechanical Systems Design 1

Year 3 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
0 LAWS1019: Legal Research II
Core
6 LAWS1023: Public International Law
Core
6 AMME2500: Engineering Dynamics
Core
6 MECH3261: Fluid Mechanics 2
Core
6 MECH3660: Manufacturing Engineering

Year 3 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS1017: Torts and Contracts II
Core
6 MECH3260: Thermal Engineering and Environment
Core
6 MECH3361: Mechanics of Solids 2
Core
6 MECH3460: Mechanical Systems Design 2

Year 4 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 AMME3500: System Dynamics and Control
Core
6 MECH3362: Engineering Materials for Adv Manufacturing
Core
6 AMME4111: Thesis A
Core
0 ENGG4000: Practical Experience
6 Select from Unit Block:
Professional Engineering/Design

Year 4 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS1021: Public Law
Core
6 AMME4112: Thesis B
12 Select from Unit Block:
Recommended Mechanical Electives

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: 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
Elective
24 Electives.

4. Pathways

No streams/majors defined for this course version.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Recommended Mechanical Electives (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
AMME5101 Energy and the Environment 6 Semester 1
AMME5105 Risk Management Analysis 6 Semester 1
AMME5202 Computational Fluid Dynamics 6 Semester 1
AMME5271 Computational Nanotechnology 6 Semester 2
AMME5310 Engineering Tribology 6 Semester 1
AMME5510 Vibration and Acoustics 6 Semester 2
AMME5902 Manufacturing of Micro- and Nanosystems 6 Semester 2
AMME5912 Crash Analysis and Design 6 Semester 1
MECH4460 Design of Micro- and Nanosystems 6 Semester 1
MECH4660 Engineering Management [not running in 2019] 6 Semester 1
MECH4961 Biomechanics and Biomaterials 6 Semester 2
MECH5255 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 6 Semester 2
MECH5265 Combustion 6 Semester 2
MECH5275 Renewable Energy 6 Semester 2
MECH5304 Materials Failure 6 Semester 2
MECH5305 Smart Materials 6 Semester 2
MECH5310 Advanced Engineering Materials 6 Semester 1

Block 2 - Professional Engineering/Design (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 6)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
MECH4460 Design of Micro- and Nanosystems 6 Semester 1
MECH4601 Professional Engineering 2 6 Semester 1