1. Overview

Course:	Software / 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

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.

Candidates are required to achieve a minimum HWAM (Honours Weighted Average Mark) of 65% to qualify for the Engineering Honours degree. Students who satisfy all requirements for graduation except the HWAM required for honours will be awarded the PASS degree Bachelor of Engineering.

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 Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is INFO1113.
Core	6	LAWS1006: Foundations of Law
Core	3	MATH1001: Differential Calculus
Core	3	MATH1002: Linear Algebra

Note: A lot of UoS run by the School of Information Technologies are undergoing changes in 2018. If you started your degree prior to 2018 and are affected by these changes, then please consult your program director regarding replacement units to satisfy your degree requirements.

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. This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is COMP2123.
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
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 Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is COMP2017.
Core	6	INFO2120: Database Systems 1 Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is ISYS2120.
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 Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is COMP3027.
Core	6	INFO2110: Systems Analysis and Modelling Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is ISYS2110.
Core	6	INFO2315: Introduction to IT Security Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is INFO3616.

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 Note: This unit is not available to Software students from 2018. Replacement unit is SOFT3202.
Core	6	INFO3402: Management of IT Projects and Systems Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is INFO3333.

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 Note: This unit is not available to Software students from 2018. Replacement unit is SOFT3413.
Core	6	ELEC3609: Internet Software Platforms

Year 4 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Core	0	ELEC4702: Practical Experience
Core	6	ELEC4712: Thesis A
Core	6	COMP5348: Enterprise Scale Software Architecture
Core	6	ELEC5618: Software Quality Engineering
Recommended Software Units	6	Select from Unit Block: Recommended Software Units

Year 4 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	INFO3315: Human-Computer Interaction
Core	6	ELEC4713: Thesis B
Core	6	ELEC5619: Object Oriented Application Frameworks
Recommended Software Units	6	Select from Unit Block: Recommended Software Units

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 Software Units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Note: Recommended Units include all COMP, ELEC, INFO and ISYS units at 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 or 5000 level. See Faculty of Engineering/IT Unit of Study page at http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-units-page/did/742 for full list of COMP, ELEC, INFO and ISYS units.

No more than 18 CP should come from level 1000 or 2000 units.

Faculty of Engineering

Software / Law (2015)