Laws and Engineering

Bachelor degree (honours)/Bachelor degree (honours)

Laws and Engineering is a double degree which develops your powers of analysis and legal reasoning, as well as building the creative thinking and technical skills required in your chosen field of engineering. This degree presents career options for either field, or one which combines the two.

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Laws and Engineering - L3002

Laws and Engineering - L3002

Deepening your understanding of how technology and the law interact, this double degree course produces engineers skilled in the legal, corporate and commercial fields. The need for legally trained engineering graduates continues to grow, with opportunities arising in areas such as project management, research and development, consulting and construction law.

The study of law develops problem-solving skills and powers of analysis. It teaches precise and imaginative use of language. The study of engineering develops creative thinking, your problem solving skills and team-based skills alongside technical savvy. The combination is a winner.

This course leads to two separate degrees. Depending upon your specialisation, you will be awarded one of:

the Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours), or
the Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours), or
the Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours), or
the Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (Honours),

the Bachelor of Materials Engineering (Honours), or
the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours), or

and also

the Bachelor of Laws (Honours).

You will gain all the benefits of each degree course and be fully equipped to pursue a career in either separately or both in combination. Law firms need lawyers with technical expertise and the engineering industry needs technical specialists with legal knowledge. Demand for these skills is high.

For example, graduates may work in legal teams at large engineering, manufacturing and technology firms. This could be as a specialist construction and engineering solicitor or barrister, or in intellectual property law focusing on patents and designs, copyright and competition law. Alternatively, graduates may work as an engineer with national and multinational engineering and construction corporations or in areas such as project management, minerals exploration and mining.

This course requires students to complete a total of 420 hours of continuous professional development, in order to graduate. This professional development may be in the form of 12 weeks of relevant vacation employment or an equivalent combination of approved professional development and/or engineering employment, taken throughout the duration of the course. Students are required to submit a series of reflections on their experience, with particular reference to development of each of the key Engineers Australia Stage 1 competencies.

At a glance

Subject prerequisites

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Location	On-campus at Clayton: Full time & part time
Duration	This course is equivalent to 6.25 years of full-time study and offered only in accelerated mode to complete in 6 years. Part-time study is also available.
Start date	First semester (February), Second Semester (July).

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Course Handbook

Overview
Entry requirements
Course structure
Applications and Fees

A Monash Law degree offers the idealistic person a realistic way to make a difference in the world.

Whether you aspire to work in a top-tier law firm, commercial or international law, a community legal centre or as an advocate for justice, a Monash Law degree lets you take the first step.

You will be building a solid foundation for a legal career, with your training beginning on day one.

In this practical Bachelor degree course, you'll also have the option of studying overseas, taking one of many different double degrees and gaining applied legal experience.

In your first year, you'll begin mastering the concepts, procedures and reasoning underpinning the Australian legal system.

Alongside this rigorous training in the basics, throughout your degree you'll also be able to pursue the areas of the law that interest you. You'll benefit from a range of specialist law electives as diverse as 'Negotiation and Conflict Resolution,' 'Media Law' or 'Animal Law.'

This freedom to craft a course that perfectly matches your interests and aspirations extends to a choice of non-law electives across the University, and the option of double degrees in fields as diverse as Arts, Music or Science. You'll have a degree that is recognised by the Council of Legal Education and includes the prerequisite studies to prepare you for admission to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Factor in significant opportunities for hands-on practical experience (including our clinical legal education program); international study (including at the Prato Centre in Italy); a supportive and industry-focused community (including a dynamic Law Students' Society); and the prestige that comes with a degree from a leading law school and you'll have the ideal foundation for a lifelong career.

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Engineering
Law

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Aerospace engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Electrical and computer systems engineering
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering

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“I like to set big dreams. With the skills and experience I gained from my double degree, I could even be my own boss!”

Justine Jamarillo, Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (Hons) and Bachelor of Laws

Entry Requirements (Domestic students)

You need to satisfy all of the following requirements to be considered for entry into this course.

Qualifications

Equivalent Australian Year 12

Recent secondary education

ATAR requirements

ATAR

97.3

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94

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95.2

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Subject prerequisites

All applicants must satisfy the following prerequisites or their equivalents.

Australian VCE subjects

English

Units 3 & 4: a study score of at least 35 in English (EAL) or 30 in English other than EAL

Maths

Units 3 & 4: a study score of at least 25 in Mathematical Methods (any) or Specialist mathematics

Sciences/Other

Units 3 & 4: a study score of at least 25 in Chemistry or Physics

IB subjects

English

At least 5 in English SL or 4 in English HL or 6 in English B SL or 5 in English B HL

Maths

At least 4 in Mathematics SL or 3 in Mathematics HL or 3 in Further mathematics HL

Sciences/Other

At least 4 in Chemistry SL or 3 in Chemistry HL or 4 in Physics SL or 3 in Physics HL.

VET Study

Higher education

Non- school leavers: Monash applicants

Applicants who have partially completed an undergraduate degree must have completed the equivalent of one semester (24 points) or more of a recognised university degree and no more than the equivalent of two years of full time study (96 point); and achieved a distinction average or better across all the university units, irrespective of discipline. The distinction average is a minimum entry criteria to be eligible for admission, and the average will then be the basis for ranking candidates as part of a competitive selection process. Non- school leavers: External applicants

Non- school leavers: External applicants

Applicants who have partially completed an undergraduate degree must have completed the equivalent of one year (48 points) and a maximum of two years (96 points); and achieved a distinction average or better across all the university units, irrespective of discipline. The distinction average is a minimum entry criteria to be eligible for admission, and the average will then be the basis for ranking candidates.

Graduate entry requirements:

Non-law graduates considering a career in the law are only eligible to apply for the Juris Doctor. The Faculty of Law does not accept single unit enrolments for undergraduate studies, except for cross institutional enrolments or for law graduate returning to complete units in order to practise in Victoria.

Entire academic record

This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Work and life experience

Multiple pathways to this course

Applicants who have successfully completed Year 12 are eligible to apply for this course.

Applicants with no formal secondary or tertiary qualifications are not eligible to apply for this course. This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Domestic Students:

We recognise that some applicants may have experienced difficulties that have disadvantaged them when applying for university. We offer a range of special admissions schemes that may help you gain entry to your chosen course, provided you meet the course prerequisites above. More about special admissions schemes...

If you don't meet the initial entrance requirements, you'll be able to gain entry to this course by transferring to Monash Law from a recognized undergraduate course at Monash or from another university. Please refer to the requirements for non-school leavers above.

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites

Alternative qualifications and prerequisites

For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course based on your prior studies, use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Extra Requirements

Applicants must have completed the VCE subject prerequisites or equivalent university units no more than 10 years prior to admission.

The course structure can be viewed in the Handbook. You can also view the course map.

Making the application

Future students

Semester one (February)

Apply directly to Monash using course code L3002

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Semester two (July)

Apply directly to Monash using course code L3002

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Current Monash students

You may apply to transfer from another Monash course. Transfers are a competitive process. You may apply mid-year for available courses however consideration will be given as to whether you will be able to follow your course progression.

Please note that if you apply for a course transfer, you should still enrol in your current course as if you were continuing so as not to jeopardise your enrolment in the Faculty if your transfer application is unsuccessful. More about Course Transfer...