This program is for new 2013 commencing students. If you are a continuing student please contact the Faculty of Law for advice.

This program combines the professional LLB program with a major in Computer Science offered within the School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering.

Duration/Award
The program is a five year full-time combined program leading to the award of the two degrees of Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) and Bachelor of Laws (BSc LLB).

BSc
The degree of Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)/Bachelor of Law is not awarded until the completion of the full five year program, but students unable to complete the full program may apply for advanced standing in the Bachelor of Science degree 3978.

Science Courses
Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit, including the requirements of the Computer Science major and the optional double major in computing.

At the completion of this program, students will have obtained a sound knowledge base in the disciplines of both Computer Science and Law.

Approved Sequence of Study
Students must study Law courses in a sequence approved by the Faculty of Law. All Science courses may be taken in a sequence determined by pre-requisite and timetable constraints. Please consult the School of Computer Science and Engineering if assistance on course selection is required.

An approved sequence can be found here:

Plan for Computer Science/Law 3984

General Education Requirements
Students enrolled in the combined Computer Science/Law degree are not required to complete general education courses.

Honours in Science
Students wishing to complete the BSc (Computer Science) degree program at Honours level must obtain prior approval from the School of Computer Science and Engineering. A standard Honours program in Computer Science requires an additional year of study. Further information regarding honours can be found on the stream page for this program.

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) will be awarded with the following levels of Honours:

Honours Class 1
Honours Class 2, Division 1
Honours Class 2, Division 2

To be awarded Honours in Law, students are not required to complete an additional year. Honours in Law is based on academic excellence throughout the degree. There are three criteria relevant for awarding Honours:
• Honours Weighted Average Mark (WAM)
Honours WAM will be calculated using the WAM from core courses as 60 percent of the Honours WAM and the WAM from the prescribed elective courses as 40 percent of Honours WAM.
• Satisfactory performance in written research
To demonstrate satisfactory performance in written research, a student must complete one long substantial piece (i.e. research thesis) or three shorter substantial pieces of research (i.e. 3000 words or more) in their program that is awarded a credit or more.
• Not been found guilty of plagiarism or serious misconduct on more than one occasion and not more than one failure in the law program

For more information, please visit Honours Page on the Law website

For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program, please refer to program 4701. Although 4701 program is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here. A direct link is given below:

Bachelor of Laws 4701

Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) component of this combined degree program are outlined in the COMPA13984 stream page of this handbook.

Plan for Science (Computer Science) 3984

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html