Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Laws
Australian Catholic University
About
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.
Graduates can pursue a range of legal careers including:
private practice as a solicitor or barrister legal officer in the public sector in-house counsel for a wide range of organisations including corporations, regulatory authorities and NGOs.
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.
As part of this degree you complete 80 hours of pro bono work (after your first year), providing you with firsthand experience of the legal system while allowing you to contribute to the common good.
Structure
| Year – Study Period | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 PHCC102 Being Human or PHCC104 Ethics and the Good Life | 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, PHCC102, PHCC104 ) or PHCC320 The Just Society | 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 |
Entry requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 4), any two units of Mathematics (any) (Band 2).
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (4, SA) at year 12 level and Mathematics (any).
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 25 in any other English, and a study score of at least 25 in Mathematics (any).
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
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