Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Laws
University of Technology Sydney
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Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
The program provides full-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the academic requirements for admission as a lawyer together with a science specialisation.
The course addresses the increasing need for scientific expertise among lawyers. Graduates develop critical and analytical skills necessary when making decisions as they understand the complex links between science and law, increasing their employment prospects and career opportunities in both fields.
Areas of study
Applied physics, biomedical science, biotechnology, chemistry, environmental biology, marine biology, mathematics/statistics, medical science, nanotechnology, law, legal futures and technology. Refer to the individual Bachelor of Science entries for more detail of areas of studies. For the law component, refer to 604000.
Career opportunities
Lawyer in the areas where strong scientific backgrounds are valued, such as conservation and resource management, climate change advisory roles, defence technologies, environmental pollution regulation, finance, human health, industrial and occupational health and safety, pharmaceutical and biotechnological research and development, and scientific patents.
Professional recognition
This course satisfies the requirements for admission to the Supreme Court of NSW as a lawyer, provided students undertake the Practical Legal Training program, such as the UTS Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Practical experience
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal academic qualification (eg Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), which UTS offers through its PLT program.
Students enrolled in this course may complete their practical legal training by undertaking a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Fees and charges
Refer to UTS current fee information.
Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Assumed knowledge: Mathematics Advanced, any 2 units of English, any 2 units of science.
Applicants with work and life experience
Not applicable.
Other applicants
Refer to the UTS general admission criteria.
Student profile
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Further information
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ATAR profile
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- The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
- The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.
Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
Student profile
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UTS cross-faculty and combined courses
UTS offers many cross-faculty courses and combined courses in the areas of Arts and Social Sciences, Business, Design, Engineering and Information Technology, Health, Law and Science.
UTS also offers a Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII), a Bachelor of International Studies and a Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment as combined degrees. TD School at UTS also offers a unique future-focused Diploma in Innovation that can be completed in parallel with almost any Bachelor degree and double degree, except BCII. Diploma enrolment is by direct application once at UTS.