Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Laws

Australian Catholic University - Melbourne

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Overview

The Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Laws examines a broader context, including the increasing ethical and health dimensions, in which legal issues arise. This double degree gives you 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. Completing a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Biomedical Science is excellent preparation for pursuing a career in areas such as biomedicine, its regulation and governance, health research, commercial health ventures and the not-for-profit sector.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: satisfactory completion of any Mathematics.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Subject Proficiency: As for Year 12 or equivalent.

Majors

Biomedical Science, Law.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include in-house counsel, legal officer in science regulatory bodies, legal officer in the public sector, private legal practice as a solicitor or barrister, public interest legal work, legal officers in biomedical research, biomedical practices in government agencies, researcher in health issues and diseases, arbitrator in healthcare ethics.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offerL/NL/N
Median rank to receive an offerL/NL/N
Lowest rank to receive an offerL/NL/N

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Australian Catholic University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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University

Australian Catholic University

Campus

Melbourne

Course Type

Bachelors Degree

Study Area

Science

Delivery Mode

On-campus

Duration

Full-time: 5 years, Part-time: Available

Indicative ATAR

Unknown

Course Link

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State
VIC
Type
University
Courses
321
Campuses
Ballarat Blacktown Brisbane Canberra (Signadou) Melbourne North Sydney (MacKillop) Strathfield (Mount St Mary)
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