COMPA14776 - Computer Engineering/Law

Program Overview

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The Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Law offer a combined degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after six years of successful study: the Bachelor of Engineering (potentially with Honours) and the Bachelor of Laws.

The program is intended for potential engineers who wish to become more aware of legal and social aspects of the engineering profession, and skilled in technical management, or potential legal practitioners who wish to add a strong technical dimension to their education and training.

A full range of legal and engineering careers will still be open to those who qualify with both components of the combined degree program. Students wishing to enter the purely legal sector will still benefit from technical and numerate strengths obtained as part of the engineering program. Most engineers progress to technical management roles, and this program will strengthen their legal background in addition to providing the engineering skills. Increasingly, engineers also find employment in the commercial sector, and the combined program will provide a good background for those entering banking, consultancy, and so on.

Requirements for the BE and LLB degrees:

To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Laws, a student must successfully complete courses that total at least 288 units of credit and include:

Requirements for the BE degree with Honours:

On completion of the requirements for both components of the combined program, a student who has included 12 units of credit of thesis may qualify for the award of the BE degree with Honours in accordance with the rules for the BE specialisation and the Faculty of Engineering rules for calculation of the grade of Honours (Honours Class 1: a weighted average of 75% or greater; Honours Class 2 Division 1: a weighted average of 70% or greater; Honours Class 2 Division 2: a weighted average of 65% or greater, a student being awarded the highest grade of Honours for which they qualify).
The LLB is not available with Honours.

program objectives: As for BE program 3645 and LLB program 4790.

industrial experience: At least 60 days of approved industrial training must be completed before graduation. Industrial Training should be concurrent with enrolment and is best accumulated in the summer recesses at the end of years 2 and 3, but must be completed by the end of year 4. Opportunities exist for 6 months industrial placement in year 3.

professional recognition: All graduates are eligible for admission to the Australian Computer Society, Australia's peak IT professional body.

career opportunities: As for BE program 3645 and LLB program 4790.

Program Structure

Each course runs for 12 weeks during semester one (S1) or semester 2 (S2). UOC denotes Units of Credit, a measure of the amount of work required in a course.

* Students are strongly advised to take COMP1917 but are permitted to take COMP1911 instead.

General Education

Students are enrolled in combined undergraduate programs, leading to the award of two degrees, each in a different faculty, and therefore meet their General Education requirements.

Elective Courses

Year 1 Electives: See Faculty of Engineering Year 1 Elective List
Breadth courses: Group CE3 + Group N + COMP3111 Software Engineering + COMP 3121 Algorithms + COMP3211 Computer Architecture
Depth courses: Group CE4 courses which require Breadth courses as a pre-requisites
Coverage Courses: Other CE4 + Group S courses