This six-year combined degree will provide an excellent foundation for a career in law or engineering. From wi-fi to space travel, engineering and technology professionals develop innovative and sustainable solutions to society's greatest problems. Your law studies will focus on interpreting and applying the legal system and you will develop invaluable critical thinking skills and legal expertise. Engineers create smarter ways of running the planet, and in this program you can combine any of the engineering streams (Aeronautical, Biomedical, Chemical and Biomolecular, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronic, and Software) with studies in law. You will spend your first three years undertaking a combination of engineering and law units, before completing your engineering specialisation in fourth year. In your fifth and sixth years you will complete a fixed curriculum in law before specialising in areas such as taxation, banking, criminal, environmental, family, international and humanitarian law. You can complete this combined degree program in six years of full-time study, after which you will graduate with two qualifications. This degree builds technical expertise, satisfies the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in New South Wales and opens the door to a diverse range of careers. Careers & future study Career paths The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies enjoys strong professional and research links with Australian and global industry, affording unparalleled opportunities for engineering graduates. Graduates of the combined course who wish to become legal practitioners complete an accredited program of practical legal training following completion of award requirements. Our graduates are proficient in research and inquiry, and demonstrate personal and intellectual autonomy, and ethical, social and professional understanding, qualities sought after by leading employers all over the world. Future study options After completing the Bachelor of Engineering, further study is available via research or coursework. The faculty provides a link between postgraduate students in the different Engineering and IT disciplines. We offer a welcoming and supportive environment in which to undertake challenging coursework programs and research. Master of Administrative Law and Policy Master of Business Law Master of Criminology Master of Environmental Law Master of Health Law Master of International Law Master of Jurisprudence Master of Laws Master of Labour Law and Relations Master of Engineering (Automation and Manufacturing Systems) Master of Engineering (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) Master of Engineering (Civil Engineering) Master of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) Master of Engineering (Fluids Engineering) Master of Engineering (Geomechanical Engineering) Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) Master of Engineering (Risk Management) Master of Engineering (Power Engineering) Master of Engineering (Structural Engineering) Master of Engineering (Sustainability and Environmental Engineering) Master of Engineering (Telecommunications Engineering) Master of Engineering (Software) Master of Taxation International students commencing in Semester 2 will not be able to start the Law component until Semester 1 of the following year.