Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws

Course code: 0086 * Course abbreviation: BSc/LLB * Total credit points required: 252 * 5 years full-time, 10 years part-time * Managing faculty: Law

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

This double-degree program allows students to complete the requirements for the individual Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws programs in a minimum of five years of study.

Course structure

The science component requires students to complete 96 points of science units, including a major sequence in a science area of study, a minor sequence in a different science area of study, a level-one mathematics/statistics unit, a level-two science core unit and two elective science units. Students must satisfy the core requirements for the Bachelor of Science as part of their science studies by completing SCI2010 (The practice and application of science) and at least one level-one mathematics or statistics unit from SCI1020 (Introduction to statistical reasoning), MTH1030 (Techniques for modelling) or STA1010 (Statistical methods for science). The level-one mathematics/statistics unit taken will depend on the mathematics background and interests. The statistics units SCI1020 and STA1010 are normally recommended for students planning to study areas where experimental design and data analysis skills are particularly important, such as life sciences. SCI1020 is for students without a strong mathematics background, while STA1010 requires the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Mathematical Methods Units 3 and 4 (or equivalent). The mathematical methods unit MTH1030 requires VCE Specialist Mathematics Units 3 and 4 or MTH1020 (or equivalent).

No more than 36 points of level-one science units may be taken, and students must complete at least 24 points of level-three science units. The Faculty of Science requires science studies to be chosen from the science units listed in the section 'Science areas of study and sequences' in this handbook.

Students may graduate with the Bachelor of Science, or undertake honours in science at the end of three years of study, provided that they have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Science program and completed a minimum of 144 points of total study.

The law component requires students to complete 156 points of study, including 12 compulsory units and a further 14 elective law units.

Course requirements

First year - 48 points

LAW1101 Introduction to legal reasoning
LAW1102 Law in society
36 points of units approved by the Faculty of Science including at least one of SCI1020 (Introduction to statistical reasoning), MTH1030 (Techniques for modelling) or STA1010 (Statistical methods for science) and satisfy the first-level requirements for a major sequence and a minor sequence in different science areas of study

Second year - 48 points

LAW3301 Criminal law and procedure A
LAW3302 Criminal law B
SCI2010 The practice and application of science
24 points of level-two units towards two minor sequences approved by the Faculty of Science
Science elective unit

Third year - 48 points

LAW2101 Contract A
LAW2102 Contract B
LAW2201 Torts A
LAW2202 Torts B
24 points of level-three units towards a major sequence approved by the Faculty of Science

Fourth year - 54 points

LAW3201 Constitutional law
LAW3401 Property law A
LAW3402 Property law B
LAW5104 Civil procedure
LAW5125 Lawyers, ethics and society
LAW5159 Evidence
18 points of elective law units

Fifth year - 54 points

LAW3101 Administrative law
LAW4169 Equity
LAW4170 Trusts
LAW4171 Corporations law
30 points of elective law units

Students have a maximum time limit of 10 years to complete the course from the date of commencement.

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