Course overview
This double degree examines a broader context, including the increasing ethical and health dimensions in which legal issues arise. The course provides students with the legal knowledge and skills needed for modern law practice and the knowledge of biomedical science allowing legal knowledge to be applied to health-related issues such as health and disease, epidemiology, healthcare ethics and health research.
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Career Opportunities
Career opportunities
Private legal practice, legal officer in the public sector, in-house counsel to a wide range of organisations from corporations to trade unions, public interest legal work in community legal centres, legal research, regulation and governance in health and commercial health ventures.
Other Information
Professional recognition
This degree has been specifically developed to meet the requirements for admission to practise law. The course has been approved by the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW), the Victorian Legal Admissions Board and the Legal Profession Admissions Board (QLD).
Practical experience
For Biomedical Science: Two units of workplace learning with an external organisation. For Laws: From second year, one Community Legal Engagement unit in which students undertake 80 hours in a pro bono work experience setting. Before students begin professional experience for this course, they should review the mandatory state or territory legal and industry policy requirements. An overview of these requirements can be found via the at ACU Work Integrated Learning Search tool.
Fees and charges
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Majors
Areas of study
Biomedical sciences. The Bachelor of Laws component includes the following subjects: competition law, consumer protection law, international trade law, intellectual property, international human rights law, public and private international law.
Entry requirements
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IB Diploma
32-36Admission is assessed against the qualification, prerequisite and English requirements for the course.
If the student's current English result is below the direct-entry requirement, consider the university's recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package. When the student successfully completes the approved pathway at the required level, the university may accept that pathway for English entry without requiring a new IELTS, TOEFL or PTE result. Always confirm exclusions for professional registration courses and the offer conditions.
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Campuses & intake dates
- North Sydney (MacKillop)NSW