Anyone do industrial design or law? (1 Viewer)

[liuque]

Hi
Some confusion about the coursework here...

For industrial:
Just wondering about the content of the course..
do you have to do more engineering/maths related stuff instead of design??

For combined law:
What do you basically do?? cases?? reading?? writing??
is it possible if i do postgraduate law, say, after I finish my industrial degree??

Soz if these questions sounds stupid...
Thanks in advance for anyone who answers

 

[Trans4M]

Well for law you read the textbook to study about the law. Within the textbook are extract of cases. Most courses usually give you a problem scenario and ask you to advise someone e.g. Bob signed a $50 cap with Vodafone for an iPhone 5s. However, 6 months later he still hasn't received his phone and Vodafone decides to terminate his contract. Advise him of his rights. Then there are courses which teach you about policies and you will be required to write an essay e.g. "Human rights are not well protected in Australia. We need a bill of rights." Discuss.

Yes you can do postgraduate law, that would be the Juris Doctor degree (JD). It's a 3 year full time course. Hope that answer your questions.

 

[liuque]

Thank you for your reply!! This does help a lot!!

Yet I thought postgraduate law is for one year.. *sign*
Would the content of postgraduate same as the normal one??
say, I wanna specify in intellectual property law in my last year if I am doing law; is it possible if I only do this particular area in my postgraduate study??
Sorry I'm so confused..

 

[Trans4M]

Thank you for your reply!! This does help a lot!!

Yet I thought postgraduate law is for one year.. *sign*
Would the content of postgraduate same as the normal one??
say, I wanna specify in intellectual property law in my last year if I am doing law; is it possible if I only do this particular area in my postgraduate study??
Sorry I'm so confused..

Yes the JD program is the same as the LLB program (undergraduate law) except you only do law subjects in the JD program. The LLB program is a combined degree so you do courses in another faculty e.g. commerce, arts etc.

Law degrees don't have specialisation, however you can choose your own electives. At UNSW you can do 2 IP courses as part of your degree.

You can then choose to do a diploma in IP which is an extra year. http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/postgraduate/programs/2013/5265.html

 

[ilikecats]

One of my friends is in his first year of industrial design at UTS. So far I've seen about a billion different things he's designed and made models of, and I'm yet to hear him complain about any maths elements.

Also, he's yet to have an exam. I'm hoping the second year throws that curve at him!

Generally from what I've seen though he does a lot more designing/assignments than sitting down doing hard maths. With this degree also, he's got plenty of spare time... I really have no idea how. (He's also got a teacher obsessed with referencing Back to the Future, so if you like that series, I sincerely think you'd enjoy it! )

And as everybody has said, you can very easily do a JD after you finish if you wish to still pursue law. Seems like a bit of a funny combination, but hey, whatever you like is what you should do
I'd keep in mind that a JD does require you to have pretty consistently high marks throughout uni, and that if you did choose this option you'd then have to get back into the exam frame of mind after 3 or so years out of it. Also, the cost of doing a JD is quite high in comparison to an undergrad bachelors degree, so I'd take that into consideration as you'll have quite a large HELP/HECS debt when you're done, and not the most competitive subject combinations to put you at an advantage in the law field.


Anyhow, hopefully that helps. I never thought all his rambling about uni would aid somebody someday...

 

[liuque]

One of my friends is in his first year of industrial design at UTS. So far I've seen about a billion different things he's designed and made models of, and I'm yet to hear him complain about any maths elements.

Also, he's yet to have an exam. I'm hoping the second year throws that curve at him!

Generally from what I've seen though he does a lot more designing/assignments than sitting down doing hard maths. With this degree also, he's got plenty of spare time... I really have no idea how. (He's also got a teacher obsessed with referencing Back to the Future, so if you like that series, I sincerely think you'd enjoy it! )

And as everybody has said, you can very easily do a JD after you finish if you wish to still pursue law. Seems like a bit of a funny combination, but hey, whatever you like is what you should do
I'd keep in mind that a JD does require you to have pretty consistently high marks throughout uni, and that if you did choose this option you'd then have to get back into the exam frame of mind after 3 or so years out of it. Also, the cost of doing a JD is quite high in comparison to an undergrad bachelors degree, so I'd take that into consideration as you'll have quite a large HELP/HECS debt when you're done, and not the most competitive subject combinations to put you at an advantage in the law field.


Anyhow, hopefully that helps. I never thought all his rambling about uni would aid somebody someday...

lol that really helps.
I'm struggling because I'm interested in design (anything related with drawing), but not sure if it brings competitive advantage.. which is why I'm considering law :-(

anyway, thanks

 

[liuque]

Yes the JD program is the same as the LLB program (undergraduate law) except you only do law subjects in the JD program. The LLB program is a combined degree so you do courses in another faculty e.g. commerce, arts etc.

Law degrees don't have specialisation, however you can choose your own electives. At UNSW you can do 2 IP courses as part of your degree.

You can then choose to do a diploma in IP which is an extra year. http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/postgraduate/programs/2013/5265.html

Thanks!!