The Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Biomedical Science is designed to produce well-rounded graduates ready for legal practice and a range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment.
As a graduate of this double degree you will be well placed to develop specialist legal practice in a wide range of fields. This includes roles in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries and in roles related to the development, marketing and governance of health and disease.
The pro bono work you'll complete as part of this degree will provide you with firsthand experience of the legal system while allowing you to contribute to the common good.
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Year 1 - Semester 1, LAWS104
Foundations of law and legal research, LAWS105
Contract law, BMSC102
Numerical reasoning, BIOL128
The human body
Year 1 - Semester 2, LAWS107
Introduction to Australian public law, LAWS108
Commercial law
(Pre: LAWS104, LAWS105), UNCC100
Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics, CHEM105
Foundations of chemistry
Year 2 - Semester 1, LAWS106
Criminal law and procedure, LAWS206
Torts
(Pre: LAWS104), CHEM201
Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
(Pre: CHEM105 or CHEM103), BIOL123
Cells and tissues the fabric of life
Year 2 - Semester 2, LAWS200
Business organisations, LAWS403
Legal Theory
(Pre: LAWS104), BIOL124
Human body in health and disease 1
(Pre: BIOL123), BMSC100
Inroductory statistics
Year 3 - Semester 1, LAWS314 Statutory interpretation, LAWS205
Property
(Pre: LAWS104), BIOL204
Human body in health and disease 2
(Pre: BIOL123), BMSC103 Experimental and research design
Year 3 - Semester 2, LAWS201
Civil procedure and alternative dispute resolution (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS105, LAWS206 ), LAWS204
Land law
(Pre: LAWS104, LAWS205), BMSC201
Communicating ideas in science, BIOL205
Pharmacology 1
(Pre: BIOL124)
Year 4 - Semester 1, LAWS304
Evidence
(Pre: LAWS104, LAWS106), LAWS421
Legal ethics and professional responsibility (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS106), UNCC300
Justice and change in a global world
(Pre: UNCC100, PHIL102, PHIL104), BIOL206
Human genetics (Pre: BIOL123)
Year 4 - Semester 2, LAWS419
Constitutional law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS107), LAWS420
Equity and trusts (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS105, LAWS205 ), LAWS213
Community legal engagement (Pre: LAWS104), HLSC220
Healthcare ethics
OR
PHIL201 Issues in bioethics
Year 5 - Semester 1, LAWS418 Administrative law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS107), LAWS404
International law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS107), Law elective
(Pre: LAWS104), Law elective
(Pre: LAWS104)
Year 5 - Semester 2, Law elective (Pre: LAWS104), Law elective (Pre: LAWS104), Law elective
(Pre: LAWS104), Law elective
or
Biomedical science elective
'Pre:' – indicates a unit that must be completed before the next unit can be undertaken (prerequisite).
A blank cell indicates that there are no additional units required for that study period.
This is a sample program only and units will vary between states. Please refer to the handbook for the prerequisite units and the current listing.
Graduates in Law can pursue a range of legal careers including:
private legal practice as a solicitor or barrister
legal officer in the public sector (for example in federal or state government departments and publicly-funded organisations as diverse as national regulatory bodies, universities or public broadcasters)
in-house counsel to a wide range of organisations from corporations to trade unions
public interest legal work in community legal centres
legal research.
Completing a Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Laws is excellent preparation for pursuing a career in areas such as:
regulation and governance in health
commercial health ventures
the not-for-profit sector.
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
