Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
The University of New England offers a flexible approach to the study of law. UNE boasts one of Australia’s largest law schools outside a capital city, as well as being an early adopter of innovative technology in the delivery of its law programs. Science component: On completion of 144 credit…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The University of New England offers a flexible approach to the study of law. UNE boasts one of Australia’s largest law schools outside a capital city, as well as being an early adopter of innovative technology in the delivery of its law programs.
Science component: On completion of 144 credit points including all requirements for the BSc component of the double degree program, students with a meritorious academic record may be permitted to enrol for the Bachelor of Science with Honours.
Law component: There are a range of employment options from which to choose. Graduates who wish to be admitted to practice as a solicitor, barrister or legal practitioner anywhere in Australia will also have to undertake a course of professional legal training (PLT). This can consist of approximately half a year’s full-time training, undertaken internally or externally, or of equivalent part-time training.
Students who complete the Honours Pathway may be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Laws with Honours. To be admitted to the Honours stream, candidates must have completed 72 credit points of law units at UNE with a grade point average (GPA) of 5.5 or better.
Course Aims
The Bachelor of Science component aims to graduate students who can demonstrate that:
Science encompasses both a body of knowledge and a reliable process of discovery. It is founded upon the recognition of fundamental laws that make nature systematic and reproducible;
Mathematics is used in science to model real-world systems and scientific data are often analysed using statistical methods;
The Bachelor of Laws component aims to graduate students who can demonstrate:
understanding and knowledge of Australian law and awareness of indigenous, international and theoretical perspectives;
competence in using legal research and analytical skills that equip them to work in the legal profession or in a broad range of law related occupations;
Learning Outcomes
BSc component: demonstrate a coherent understanding of science by articulating the methods of science and explaining why current scientific knowledge is both contestable and testable by further inquiry, and explaining the role and relevance of science in society;
LLB component: demonstrate a sound knowledge of the fundamental areas of law prescribed by the admitting authorities; a wide range of legal and theoretical concepts, values and principles; and have an awareness of international law and an appreciation of Indigenous legal issues;
Bachelor of Science component: Applied Physics, Biochemistry/Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Botany, Chemistry, Computational Science, Forensic Science, Genetics, Geoscience, Mathematics, Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Physiology, Zoology.
REQUIREMENTS
For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by UNE you must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least equivalent to completion of Year 12 in Australia. Entry requirements vary from country to country
Assumed knowledge is any two units of English and Mathematics.
Recommended studies, depending on degree subjects chosen: Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics.
An IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.5, with a minimum sub-band of 6.5 for writing and no other sub-band less than 6.0, or TOEFL IBT score of 91 with no less than 22 in writing and no less than 20 in listening, speaking and reading.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of New England was originally formed in 1938 as the New England University College, a College of the University of Sydney. It became fully independent in 1954. The university is located on several sites in Armidale, NSW. All the programs are offered via the four faculties: Arts; Economics, Business and Law; Education, Health and Professional Studies; and The Sciences; these faculties incorporate 18 teaching schools. Research is offered in the areas of rural science, agricultural economics, geology, educational administration, linguistics, archaeology, etc.
