Program Overview

Gain the ideal combination of skill sets for careers in science and technology innovation; and expand your career opportunities significantly within legal, business, government and non-profit organisations.

In the Bachelor of Laws, you can tailor your degree to your interests through optional units in areas such as forensic advocacy, family law, human rights law, native title law and policy, and law and technology.

In this course you’ll learn the core skills required for legal practice and build a strong commercial awareness. Importantly, you’ll learn the importance of the rule of law and the responsibilities and ethics of legal practice. You’ll also be able to study optional units – in areas such as forensic advocacy, family law, human rights law, native title law and policy, and law and technology – so that you can tailor your degree to your interests.

In the Bachelor of Science course, you’ll choose one of four majors available – Data Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, or Information and Communication Technology – and gain comprehensive knowledge and skills in that field.

You’ll study the first three years of your course at Curtin Perth. Your fourth year, plus one trimester, is delivered at Curtin Law School at our Perth city campus, where you can gain practical experience by undertaking simulated proceedings in our high-tech moot court and working on real cases at the John Curtin Law Clinic. You’ll also benefit greatly from your relationships with academics, and practising solicitors and barristers based at Curtin Law School.

Major: Data Science

Data scientists collate and analyse large volumes of data and communicate their findings to a range of audiences. Their ability to use big data to predict future trends is becoming an essential part of decision making in business and government.

Data sets are being generated at an unprecedented rate and data availability will continue to increase. Every industry is using large volumes of data – from predicting weather patterns and optimising harvesting in agriculture, to improving patient diagnosis in the health industry, to enhancing the management of remote infrastructure in mining.

As a multidisciplinary major science, data science combines studies in computing, emerging internet technologies, media and statistics. You will gain a foundation in programming and statistics, which will form the basis of higher-level studies in data mining, data security and computer simulation.

Throughout the course, you'll build your capacity to extract, analyse and visualise large volumes of data, and communicate analytical outcomes to various audiences. You’ll graduate equipped to enter a range of industries where data science is key to innovation.