Undergraduate - CourseBachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours)

The honours degree of Bachelor of Laws satisfies the academic requirements for admission to practice as an Australian lawyer. It is also a preparation for diverse careers in and beyond the law, and a pathway to masters and doctoral qualifications. The course provides coherent and advanced knowledge of the sources of law, the principal areas of law, legal concepts and broader perspectives about the law. It develops professional skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, research, communication, collaboration with others, self-management, ethical awareness and professional judgment. The skills and knowledge learned in the course are applied in a later year project which provides varied research activities and outputs. The elective component gives flexibility to choose from a wide range of specialist units, to study overseas, and to undertake work-based learning. The faculty offers students significant international learning experiences (not only through the on-campus curricula but also through off-campus international exchange and study abroad experiences), internships locally and internationally, and a legal clinical program.

The study of aerospace engineering focuses on aerodynamics, aerospace materials, aerospace structures, propulsion and aerospace instrumentation and control. This is complemented by a major emphasis on design, which is taught with a project-based focus. Current industry practice and guidance on professional issues such as ethics, legal, environmental and safety issues are also covered along with an understanding of the role of the aerospace industry in a wider, global context.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component of this double degree, graduates will be able to demonstrate:

(1.) an understanding of a coherent body of knowledge that includes:

• the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts
• the broader contexts within which legal issues arise
• the principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyers' roles

(2.) ethics and professional responsibility including:

• an advanced understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to, ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and in service to the community
• a developing ability to exercise professional judgment

(3.) thinking skills to:

• identify and articulate complex legal issues
• apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal issues
• engage in critical analysis and make reasoned choices amongst alternatives
• demonstrate cognitive and creative skills in approaching legal issues and generating appropriate responses and developing new understandings

(4.) intellectual and practical research skills needed to interpret legal conclusions and professional decisions, as well as to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues

(5.) communication and collaboration skills to:

• communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences
• collaborate effectively

(6.) self-management skills to:

• learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism
• reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering(Honours) component of this double degree will enable students to acquire knowledge in the core disciplines underpinning aerospace engineering and incorporate this into the design of systems and components for the aerospace industry. They will be able to formulate problems, propose innovative solutions, analyse the technical and other aspects of these and make decisions about the preferred option.

The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component is 60 points. The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours) component is 60 points.

Vacation employment/industrial experience

The Faculty of Engineering strongly recommends that all undergraduate students enrolled in four, five and six year engineering single or double degrees complete 12 weeks of engineering vacation employment. Vacation employment is an integral part of student development, and is an excellent avenue to prepare for future engineering careers by gaining experience in an industrial setting and establishing industry networks.

Admission to practice: Disciplinary reports

Students should note that a domestic applicant applying for admission to practise law in Victoria is required by the Admission Rules 2008 to provide to the Board of Examiners:

• a report from the University disclosing any disciplinary action taken against the student during the course (including any finding under the University Discipline Statute that the student has cheated in an assessment)
• an affidavit stating that the applicant has made full written disclosure of "every matter which a reasonable applicant would consider that the Board of Examiners might regard as not being favourable to the applicant". This may include an incident of academic or general misconduct, even if it did not lead to disciplinary action.

The Board of Examiners will consider these matters in assessing whether the applicant is a "fit and proper person to be admitted to the legal profession".

The Law component of this degree is recognised by the Council of Legal Education (CoLE). For further information refer to the Faculty of Law's professional recognition of coursesprofessional recognition of courses (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/law-03.html) webpage.

Refer also to information about professional recognition of Faculty of Engineering coursesprofessional recognition of Faculty of Engineering courses (http://monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/eng-03.html).

The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component consists of 17 common core units (102 points) plus nine elective units (54 points) including one commercial law elective and one research project unit.

The Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours) component requires students to complete 156 points of study, including compulsory and elective units.

Student progression

Refer to the course mapcourse map (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/undergraduate-degrees-in-law.html) for guidance on how to plan your unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Law component

Students must complete (156 points):

(a.) core law units (102 points):

• LAW1111 Foundations of law
• LAW1112 Public law and statutory interpretation
• LAW1113 Torts
• LAW1114 Criminal law 1
• LAW2101 Contract A
• LAW2102 Contract B
• LAW2111 Constitutional law
• LAW2112 Property A
• LAW3111 Equity
• LAW3112 Corporations law
• LAW3402 Property B
• LAW4170 Trusts
• LAW4303 Litigation and dispute resolution
• LAW4309 Lawyers' ethics in practice
• LAW4323 Evidence
• LAW4331 Administrative law
• LAW4332 Criminal law and procedure 2

(b.) law elective units (54 points) including:

(i.) one of the following commercial law electives (6 points):

• LAW4701 Commercial transactions
• LAW4702 Competition and consumer law
• LAW4703 Introduction to Intellectual property
• LAW4704 Taxation law

(ii.) one of the following research project units (6 points):

• LAW4801 Honours research project
• LAW4802 Research practicum
• LAW4803 Clinical externship
• LAW4804 Law reform and community development
• LAW4805 Mooting and advocacy competition
• LAW4806 Jessup moot competition
• LAW4807 Vis arbitration moot
• LAW4808 Monash law review 1
• LAW4809 Monash law review 2

(iii.) an additional 42 points of elective law units be chosen from the list of undergraduate law electivesundergraduate law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/law-electives/) in this Handbook.

Aerospace engineering component

Students must complete (156 points):

• ENG1001 Engineering design: lighter, faster, stronger
• ENG1002 Engineering design: cleaner, safer, smarter
• ENG1060 Computing for engineers
• ENG1091 Mathematics for engineering
• ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics A
• ENG2092 Advanced engineering mathematics B
• MAE2401 Aircraft structures I
• MAE2402 Thermodynamics and heat transfer
• MAE2403 Aerospace computational mechanics
• MAE2404 Aerodynamics I
• MAE2405 Aircraft performance
• MAE3401 Aerodynamics II
• MAE3402 Aerospace design project
• MAE3404 Flight vehicle dynamics
• MAE3405 Flight vehicle propulsion
• MAE3406 Aerospace materials
• MAE3407 Aircraft structures II
• MAE3408 Aerospace control
• MAE4404 Aerospace practices
• MAE4408 Damage tolerance and airworthiness
• MEC2401 Dynamics I
• MEC2402 Engineering design I
• MEC4401 Final year project
• MEC4426 Computer-aided design

plus one of the following:

• 6-point foundation unit (if required) and a 6-point aerospace engineering elective
• 12 points of aerospace electives

Engineering foundation units

Students who have not completed the VCE units 3 and 4 Chemistry or Physics and/or Specialist Mathematics (or equivalents) select one foundation unit from the following (Note: Students who have not completed VCE units 3 and 4 of Specialist mathematics, must select ENG1090):

• ENG1070 Foundation chemistry
• ENG1090 Foundation mathematics
• PHS1080 Foundation physics

Aerospace engineering electives

Preferred elective:

• MAE4409 Wing design

Other electives:

• MAE4407 Instrumentation and avionics
• MAE4965 Advanced aerodynamics and turbulence
• MAE4980 Aircraft engines
• MEC4402 Final year project - thesis*
• MEC4403 Research project **
• MEC4459 Wind engineering
• MEC4418 Control systems
• MEC4428 Advanced dynamics
• MEC4446 Composite structures
• MEC4447 Computers in fluids and energy

* Students require an aggregate score of at least 70 per cent for all unit results to date to enrol in this unit.

** Enrolment subject to departmental approval.

High achieving students enrolled in the the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) single or double degrees have the opportunity of undertaking a maximum of two masters-level electives, which can be counted towards a Master of Laws (LLM) degree if they wish to progress to LLM studies within ten years. Visit the faculty's Master of Laws elective programMaster of Laws elective program (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/master-of-laws-elective-program.html) web page for full details.

Students may exit from the double-degree program and graduate with only one of the single degrees providing all requirements for that degree have been met.

Students may also in some instances graduate from one of the single degrees before going on to complete the other degree in this double-degree course providing all requirements for the graduating degree have been met.

Refer to the relevant single degree entry for details.

Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)